Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt FRGS FRAS

May 28

Written By Alice Gong

CEO, China Outbound Tourism Research Institute (COTRI)

Born 1957 in West-Berlin/Germany:

1975-1984 Studies of Sinology at FU Berlin (M.A.), Chinese language at Fu-Jen University Hsinchu/Taiwan and CU Hong Kong
First visit to People’s Republic of China in 1978
1986-1989 owner of Outbound Tour Operator Europe -> China (Office in Berlin)
1990-1991 Director of German East Asia Institute (Berlin)
1991-1999 owner of Inbound Tour Operator China -> Europe (Offices in Berlin & Beijing)
2002 PhD at FU Berlin in Political Sciences
2002-2007 Professor for International Leisure and Tourism Management at Stralsund University of Applied Sciences
2008-2020 Professor for International Tourism Management at West Coast University of Applied Sciences Germany
2012 –ongoing Visiting professor at universities in China, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand
2004 –ongoing Founder and CEO COTRI China Outbound Tourism Research Institute
2021 –ongoing Founder and CEO MTC Meaningful Tourism Center
Fellow Royal Geographical Society (London)
Fellow Royal Asiatic Society (London)
Research Fellow Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (Tokyo)
Board member and Member Human Development Committee PATA Pacific Asia Travel Association (Bangkok)
Vice President Western Europe ITSA International Tourism Studies Association (Greenwich)
Fellow of International Association of China Tourism Studies (Guangzhou)
Member of UNWTO Expert Panel (Madrid)
Member of Expert Committee of WTCF (Beijing)

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