Presentation for the meeting of the heads of European DMOs, Berlin, 17th September, 2015. @Visit Berlin .

1. Place Development & Communication
Responsible Tourism in Cities:
What are our Chances?
Ares Kalandides,
Visit Berlin, Berlin 17th September, 2015

8. WHAT WE HATE

9. Traffic congestion
Noise
Deterioration of public spaces
Uncivil behaviour
Prostitution, drugs/illegal alcohol
Homogenization of public spaces
Gentrification

11. HOLIDAY FLATS

14. REAL ESTATE PRICES AND
DISPLACEMENT

17. “Tourism is much more than an economic
sector, it has also emerged as key driver of
contemporary urban change and needs to
be recognized and dealt with as such
politically” Johannes Novy

18. TOURISTS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

20. 20
Visitors and nightlife
BLUE: Visitors who know
the neighbourhood
GREEN: Visitors who don‘t
know the neighbourhood

21. 21
Shopping
BLUE: Visitors who know
the neighbourhood
GREEN: Visitors who
don‘t know the
neighbourhood

22. TOURIST OR RESIDENT?

24. NEW GLOBAL PLAYERS?

27. “Responsible Tourism is about making better
places for people to live in and better places for
people to visit – in that order. […]The key
question to ask is whether the place is being
used by tourism, or whether the local
community is using tourism?” Harold Goodwin
http://www.placemanagement.org/special-interest-
groups/responsible-tourism/

32. Place Development & Communication
kalandides@inpolis.de
http://www.inpolis.de