Webinars

Challenges and possibilities for low season tourism in the Baltic Sea Region -webinar 10.9.2024

Opening words about the project Light in the Dark

How to prolong the tourism season
Monika Birkle, Project Manager, Åland University of applied sciences

Understanding nature tourists, expectations, motivations, and seasonal preferences
Professor Diana Šaparnienė, Klaipeda University

Seasonality –how to innovate new services for a year-round business
Mati Kose owner of Wild Estonian Nature and co-founder of the Estonian Nature Tourism association

Panel discussion

Creating Light in the Dark Experiences – Webinar 10.4.2024

The first Light in the Dark tourism webinar where we offer inspiring examples of companies and destinations innovatively developing their region throughout the year.

What is the potential in the regional and European markets? How can I attract tour operators to my region? An invited panel of destinations and entrepreneurs ponder the challenges and possibilities of sustainably developing tourism that offers the most benefits to their communities.

Speakers:

Ēriks Lingebērziņš – Director of Balticvision and assistant professor at the Faculty of International Tourism, Turiba University, Latvia

Pernille Kofod Lydolph – former Director of Destination Bornholm, Denmark

Andy Fairburn – Director of Nordic Tourism Collective, United Kingdom

Maria Pick, tourism developer, Kimitö Islands and Örö, Finland