Sustainable Tourism Debate
mer. 08 oct.
|St. Gallen, Square, Discovery Grid
A critical dialogue on balancing growth and responsibility in global tourism.
Time & Location
08 oct. 2025, 18:00 – 21:00
St. Gallen, Square, Discovery Grid, Dufourstrasse 50, 9000 St. Gallen, Switzerland
Guests
About the event
Event Explanation
This event brings together two leading voices in Swiss tourism to explore the challenges and opportunities of building a sustainable future for travel.
Damian Constantin, CEO of Valais/Wallis Promotion since 2013, has decades of leadership experience across the tourism and hospitality sectors. In addition to his role in cross-sector promotion for Valais, he serves on the boards of the Swiss Tourism Federation and Switzerland Tourism, and presides over both the Konferenz der regionalen Tourismus Direktoren der Schweiz and AlpNet, an association dedicated to Alpine tourism. With a professional background spanning hotel management, marketing leadership at Nestlé, and consulting, Damian brings a broad strategic perspective on the industry’s evolution.
Romy Bacher, Head of Sustainability at the Swiss Tourism Federation since 2022, leads the Competence Centre for Sustainability (KONA). With degrees in Tourism & Mobility as well as Business Development & Promotion, and professional experience in the hotel industry and…