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Workshop Programme - Wednesday (30th September 2026)

(12:00 - 13:00) Workshop Opening: Lunch and Networking

(13:00 - 14:00)  Keynote Lecture
Cross-Border Cultural and Creative Tourism in Rural and Remote Areas
Prof. Greg Richard

(14:00 - 14:30) Coffee Break

(14:30 - 16:00)  Paper Session 1
Integrating Tourism Offer and Flows into the Implementation of a Transit-Oriented Development Policy Within the Greater Region
Sophie Vandionant, Jean-Marc Lambotte, Serge Schmitz

Cross-Border Tourist Routes in the Greater Region. Challenges and Perspectives
Marie-France Gaunard-Anderson

Measuring Cross-Border Tourism Flows and the Limits (Borders) of Quantitative Inquiry: The Case of Trier, Germany
Michael Mießner, Fabian Frenzel

(16:00 - 16:30) Coffee Break

(16:30 - 18:30)  Paper Session 2
How are Borders Displayed in Borderland Museums and Exhibitions?
Machteld Venken

Leisure at the Line: Tourism, Heritage and Everyday Encounters at the US-Canadian Border
Eva Nossem, Astrid Fellner

Beyond Resident and Tourist: Hybrid Roles and Relational Borders at Sacred Heritage Sites
Januschka Schmidt

Impact of Virtual Reality and Immersion on the Hotel Industry
Helene Yildiz, Sara Tahali

(18:30) Closing Remarks
Followed by an optional dinner at Pizza Club Trier (on self-payment basis). 
 

Workshop Programme - Thursday (1st October 2026)

(08:30 - 09:00)  Reception, Welcome & Coffee

(09:00 - 10:30)  Research Projects Matchmaking Session
Working title: Border Tourism and the Touristification of Borders (BORTO) – Discussion Proposal for an Interdisciplinary UniGR-CBS Research Projekt
Christian Wille

[Open to proposals - please get in touch with tourismusgeouni-trierde]

(10:30 - 11:00) Coffee Break

(11:00 - 12:00)  Discussion Session & Next Steps

(12:00) Closing Remarks & Farewell