Schladming-Dachstein region, An Exciting Evening Of Lectures And Discussions Marks The Conclusion Of The “Darum Tourismus Wirtschaftstour”
In the Schladming-Dachstein region, an exciting evening of lectures and discussions marked the conclusion of the “Darum Tourismus Wirtschaftstour” - Focus on successful cooperation between tourism and cross-sector companies in the region
“We need a healthy mix of qualified young talent, job-related training, integration of job seekers who have moved to the region, flexible working time models and targeted immigration.” According to Helge Röder, head of the “Service for Companies” department at the AMS Styria, this mix of measures would be the right recipe for easing the current labor market situation - including in tourism. The expert spoke yesterday as part of a “business evening” at the regional office of the Chamber of Commerce in Gröbming. The Schladming-Dachstein Tourism Association, in cooperation with the Styrian Chamber of Commerce, Ennstal/Salzkammergut regional office and the Raiffeisenbank Schladming-Gröbming, invited business representatives from the region to a panel discussion and a personal exchange of ideas on the topic of the labor market and senior talents. T
he evening marked the end of the two-day “Why Tourism Business Tour”, during which seven companies in the region - from advertising technicians to waste management associations, from Schladming to Donnersbach - were visited. “Together we form an economically strong region” This initiative is intended to show all businesses that they are also an important part of the region's tourism system and, conversely, tourism is of great importance for the region's economic development. "A region is only strong when the entire economic cycle in tourism works well together," emphasised TVB Managing Director Mathias Schattleitner. Raiffeisen Board Director Herbert Kolb also agreed: "We must make it even clearer that together we form an economically strong region. We must all be aware that a variety of sectors and companies are needed to create a good overall offer and maintain quality. We must work together to maintain regional economic cycles and convey their importance. And that is exactly what the tourism association has already achieved with the "Senior Talents" project, for example." Tourism as an economic engine and stimulus for regional value creation
Egon Hierzegger, chairman of the WKO regional office Ennstal/Salzkammergut, emphasized the importance of tourism for the entire region: "The joint business tour and the business evening are crucial platforms for making our regional economy future-proof. Tourism plays a key role as an economic engine and a source of inspiration for regional value creation and innovation. The key to success is open exchange and close cooperation between all stakeholders - from entrepreneurs to politicians and society."
"Senior Talents" project brings older people back into the world of work One of the focuses of the evening was the "Senior Talents" project, which the Schladming-Dachstein Tourism Association launched last year and which has also received a lot of media attention in recent weeks. The successful initiative brings older people back into the workplace from retirement. Incentives are created for both senior citizens and regional tourism companies to further integrate into society, and companies gain access to experienced workers. "In this way we achieve a win-win situation for everyone," explained TVB Managing Director Schattleitner. TVB Chairman Andreas Keinprecht also commented on the current domestic political developments: "We are pleased that the government is working on concrete measures and that the presented program includes the introduction of an attractive model for working in old age, in which employees' additional income is taxed at 25 percent. We recognized the potential of older employees at an early stage and accordingly took it up in our Senior Talents project. We would very much welcome further adjusted framework conditions from the government.
