Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt is the founder and director of COTRI China Outbound Tourism Institute. He first visited the People’s Republic of China in 1978. From 1991-1999, he owned Inbound Tour Operator China-Europe. He is Professor for International Tourism Management at West Coast University of Applied Sciences in Germany (Heide). A visiting professor in several international universities, he is also a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, Researcher for the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and Member of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNTWO) Panel of Tourism Experts.