Christopher is a tourism expert with more than 15 years of experience in the field of tourism and destination development. I studied tourism management in Austria and afterwards started to work as a consultant. Since 2003 I have implemented more than 50 tourism projects in 19 countries, among them several projects in mountain destinations, and was a speaker at more than 30 international tourism conferences in 17 countries.

Christopher is a university lecturer lecturing "International Consulting - Destination Development" and in 2018 he joined PKF and is now the Managing Director of PKF tourismexperts, a company mainly supporting public administrations on their way to professionally develop tourism in their destination.

Synopsis:

The second day of the congress will start with some food for thought. The first part of the trend keynote will highlight important global trends and their consequences for the tourism industry in general and for mountain destinations in particular – will Chinese travelers dominate European ski slopes in the future?

in which ways are millennials different and what does it mean? The second part will touch current trends in mountain destinations worldwide – how do mountain destinations try to differentiate from competitors? is skiing always the engine for development?

Christopher is a tourism expert with more than 15 years of experience in the development of destinations and tourism. He studied tourism management in Austria and started working afterwards as a consultant. Since 2003, he has implemented more than 50 tourist projects in 19 countries, including several projects in mountain destinations; He has participated in more than 30 conferences on international tourism in 17 countries.

Christopher is a university professor in the "International Council - Development of Destinations" and in 2018 he joined PKF and is now General Director of PKF tourismexperts, a company whose main aim is to support the way public administrations develop tourism in their destination.

The second day of the conference will begin with some reflections. The first part of the discourse on trends will highlight important global trends and their consequences for the tourism industry in general and for mountain destinations in particular – will Chinese travelers dominate European ski resorts in the future?

How are the "millennials" different and what does this mean? The second part will touch on the current trends in mountain destinations in the world – how are mountain destinations trying to differentiate themselves from their competitors? Is skiing still the engine of development?

Christopher Hinteregger is a tourism expert with more than 15 years of experience in the sector and in destination development. He studied tourism management in Austria and then started working as a consultant. Since 2003, he has launched more than 50 tourism projects in 19 countries, including several projects in mountain destinations, and has been a speaker at more than 30 international tourism conferences in 17 countries.

Christopher teaches "International consulting - Development of destinations" at the university and in 2018 he joined PKF. He is currently the general manager of PKF tourismexperts, a company that mainly supports public administrations in the professional development of tourist destinations.

The second day of the congress will begin with some reflection. The first part of the keynote of trends will highlight important global trends and their consequences for the tourism industry in general and for mountain destinations in particular: will Chinese travelers dominate European ski slopes in the future?

How are millennials different and what does that mean? The second part will touch on current trends in mountain destinations around the world: how do mountain destinations try to differentiate themselves from competitors? Is skiing still the engine of development?