Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt FRGS FRAS is the Director of the Meaningful Tourism Centre Ltd., including COTRI China Outbound Tourism Institute and MTG Meaningful Tourism Group. A leading expert on China’s outbound tourism, he has 50 years of experience in Chinese tourism, beginning with his Sinology studies at FU Berlin. Since 1986, he has organized delegations, advised governments and international organizations in 88 countries, and served as a professor in Germany, China, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand.
He has authored key publications on Chinese tourism, holds senior roles with UN Tourism, WTTC, WTCF, PATA, and ETC, and is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Asiatic Societies. Since 2021, he has promoted the Meaningful Tourism paradigm and continues to lead global tourism initiatives, awards, and expert engagements from Nepal.
Email: arlt@meaningfultourismcentre.org
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prof-dr-wolfgang-g-arlt/