Institute of Tourism and Business Logistics
The institute of Tourism and Business Logistics has been founded to address research challenges in these two fields of expertise. The institute covers all major topics, e.g., destination management and marketing, hospitality, travel, and business logistics, all through the prism of excellence-driven sustainability.
Head: Dr Sonja Sibila Lebe, full professor (sonjasibila.lebe@um.si)
Dr Klavdij Logožar, associate professor
- Sustainable tourism development for destinations (elaborating strategic development plans),
- Destination management – choosing optimal development plans for each destination,
- Development of trendy and sustainable tourism products for destinations,
- Cultural and creative tourism development in a destination,
- Tourism development in rural environments,
- Consulting on development of active holidays (culture, recreation, e.g., cycling, hiking),
- Marketing plans for destinations (setting the destination’s USP, elaborating the 4P),
- Sustainable operations in the hospitality sector,
- Human resources management in tourism,
- Consulting enterprises by applying for the EU Ecolabel certificate,
- Event management,
- Wellness tourism,
- Wine- and gastronomy tourism,
- Tourism marketing (destinations, enterprises),
- Determination and minimisation of logistics costs,
- Optimisation of internal transport and warehousing,
- Inventory management.