Tourexpi
All the participants in the Studiosus discussion at
ITB Berlin 2024 agreed: travel connects sustainably - provided certain conditions
are met. “It is hard to measure the social value of travel, but it is, however,
an indispensable factor“, as the general manager of Studiosus, Peter-Mario Kubsch,
stated. With reference to current conflicts around the world, he added: “On a small
scale international understanding can achieve so much, perhaps even more than at
higher levels.”
Peter-Mario Kubsch, general manager of Studiosus: “The
choice of discussion partner at the location is an important instrument for ensuring
good encounters. Travel guides must be well prepared for this and keep in mind the
guests‘ expectations. We know our guests very well and use courses to pass on this
knowledge to our travel guides, who are actually more accurately described as facilitators
and bridge builders. They have to have an awareness of spontaneous opportunities
which may make a more lasting impression on travellers than award-winning museums.”
Dr. Gökhan Tuncer, Heinrich-Böll Foundation: “Travel
guides at the venue must also have certain knowledge about guests and their home
countries. Even if a folklore performance does not lead to a lasting encounter,
it may still give rise to something, when, for example, a dancer cooks a meal for
the group afterwards. Travel guides must undergo regular training and find the right
balance: allow curiosity but not providing so much that is new and causes shocks.
Organisers have a responsibility to integrate this professional group more in the
product.”
Best-selling author Stephan Orth, Germany’s best-known
couch surfer: “I ensure that I am well informed in advance about my hosts and the
host country. Even so, unexpected situations can still arise, for example if the
opposite number is not so well prepared. However, correcting one’s own images and
prejudices, or dispensing with them altogether, is all part of travelling. This
applies to me, but I have also experienced it with many people at the location.”
Neuroscientist Prof. Dr. Surjo R. Soekadar, Charité
University Hospital Berlin: “The brainwaves of two people who meet become synchronised
and in new surroundings nerve cells form new connections. In such situations it
is important to have an anxiety-free setting, otherwise the opposite can occur.
Fully unplanned situations can leave traces in the brain and create self-confidence.
However, everything has to remain in a certain setting: if too many new impressions
threaten a loss of control, this can even cause psychoses or trauma. By way of contrast,
too little is boring and leaves no traces at all.”
Image
Credit: © Pixabay via Messe Berlin GmbH
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