Fabian Weber

Fabian Weber is a Professor and Project Manager at the Institute of Tourism and Mobility (ITM) within the Lucerne School of Business (University of Applied Sciences and Arts Lucerne). He holds a doctorate from the Research Institute for Leisure and Tourism in Bern, specializing in geography, sociology, and environmental science. His expertise spans sustainable tourism development, CSR, climate change impacts, overtourism, and destination management.

Professional Roles:

• Lecturer & Project Manager at ITM
• Member of the Institute Management Board
• Head of Bachelor's Programme in Hospitality Management
• Head of Tourism Coaching Programme

Research Interests:

• Sustainable tourism policies and certifications
• Climate change adaptation strategies in destinations
• Managing overtourism through innovative solutions
• Integration of CSR in hotel and destination management

Key Projects:

• Swisstainable: National sustainability program for Swiss tourism
• LUNA: Lucerne's sustainability strategy
• Charta Rigi 2030: Sustainable mountain destination framework
• Colombia Tourism Sustainability: Swiss collaboration

Awards:

• Publikationspreis 2017 for sustainability guidelines
• Best Paper Designation 2015 for scientific contribution

Grants and Collaboration:

• Lead on multiple EU and national tourism research grants
• Consultant for Swiss Tourism Association (hotelleriesuisse)
• International partnerships with UNWTO and Russian universities

Labs/Teams: Directs the Institute of Tourism's sustainability research unit and leads innovation initiatives like the 'Innovationsgenerator' for sustainable tourism products.