Sustainability training for the accommodation sector in Tunisia
Over the past weeks, Diana facilitated a presentation series for Tunisian accommodation providers with members of the German Sector Dialogue “Tourism for Sustainable Development”, as part of the GIZ Tunisia project “promotion du tourisme durable”. A range of different sustainable tourism topics were presented, such as circular economy, food waste, …
Sustainable Tourism Development in Northern Armenia
On behalf of GIZ, Matthias is supporting business start-ups and development of a regional destination management organisation (DMO) in Northern Armenia. As part of our services, we have done an evaluation of grant applications and participated in the selection committee for awarding subsidies to start-ups in tourism. Moreover, Matthias implemented …
Resilient Tourism Model of mascontour
Since the outbreak of the Corona pandemic, everyone has been talking about resilient tourism, but what does that actually mean? mascontour has developed a model on how destinations and tourism companies can position themselves more resiliently. In the future, it is no longer about solving problems, but avoiding them. The desire for consistency require…
Strengthening private sector stakeholders and tourism associations in the Palestinian Territories
Maeve, Nicole and Martin have been engaged with stakeholder talks, workshops and business coaching to support the local tourism industry. Some of the mascontour´s task were to support upgrading local businesses, improve their products and find ways to become more resilient. Maeve for example offered a workshop on “Coopetition!” (when to collaborate a…
Cooperation agreement between mascontour and IUS Latam
mascontour and IUS Latam have entered into a cooperation agreement to jointly promote innovation, digitalisation and sustainability in the tourism sector in Latin America and the Caribbean. IUS Latam is an innovation agency based in Chile and created with the purpose of facilitating the implementation of the 2030 Agenda through innovation processes a…
Support of the Tourism Recovery Process in the Palestinian Territories
We are supporting the Palestinian Territories in the tourism recovery process. In this regard we are developing a monitoring system including a training programme to check compliance with COVID-19 standards, which mascontour played a major role in developing. In addition, we are creating six microlearning courses to further expand the E-Learning-Pl…
mascontour recieves Sustainability Certificate
mascontour is the first tourism (consulting) company to be awarded the sustainability certificate of the German Institute for Quality Standards and Testing (DIQP). The rating of mascontour with “very good” underlines our successful work in sustainability issues. The certification is based on common international standards (e.g. the 1…
15 years of mascontour
A good occasion to thank all our customers, partners, friends, and supporters for the long and trustful cooperation!! Without you we would not be where we are today. And for the future we also have a lot of plans and developed new things, which we will present to you in the next weeks and months. So be curious! But today we look back again and celebrate, albeit unf…
Shaping Post-COVID-19 sustainable and resilient tourism
Matthias jointed the onTaP podcast of Time & Place Consulting and shared his thoughts on shaping Post-COVID-19 sustainable and resilient tourism. He points out that we have to think beyond sustainability in the future! But listen for yourself in the podcast.
Timor-Leste tourism reboot initiative for the After-COVID-19 era
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on Timor-Leste’s already lacklustre tourism sector. The state of emergency and resulting isolation from the outside world has made it increasingly difficult for many Timorese to make a living. Domestic and international demand for tourism products and services has contracted substantially. To cope w…