Biography
Nikolas Hatz is a passionate and dynamic tourism professional with entrepreneurial spirit with 15 years’ experience in tourism, hospitality, aviation, destination management, private higher education, and real estate. As a freelance consultant, he currently holds the position of Senior Lead Consultant and Tourism Development Expert for GIZ, the German Agency for International Cooperation, based in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Born in Germany, he is of German-Cambodian origin, and has lived in Paris, Dubai, and New York City. He believes in tourism as a driving force for good – if done right and responsibly. With several academic degrees and extensive international experience, he also serves as university lecturer in Germany and Austria while pursuing his Ph.D. in innovation management in Hungary. He has authored the two studies Cambodia's Tourism Insights Study 2022 and 2023 with actionable recommendations for tourism development, based on personal interviews with 800 tourists in Cambodia.
Sessions
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ELA-24
FD5
The Transformative Power of Tourism for Development, Education, and Innovation
2024-05-29 09:30
“The Potential of Innovation in Tourism for Change and Empowerment in Emerging Economies”