- 1970 Born in Bremerhaven
- Since 1999 Research Associate at the BAT Freizeit-Forschungsinstitut
- 2003 Awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy by the University of Hamburg for his thesis on “Education and Entertainment – A critical analysis of concepts and projects from the perspective of educational science”.
- Main areas of research: the leisure activities of the German people, tourism and artificial experiences
- Has collaborated on (among other things) the publications Qualität im Tourismus, Das Gekaufte Paradies,Tourismusanalysen 1999-2007, Freizeit-Monitore 1999 – 2004, Deutschland 2010 - Voraussagen der Wissenschaft zur Zukunft unserer Gesellschaft and Kathedralen des 21. Jahrhunderts
- Author of the publications: “Edutainment – Bildung macht Spaß“ (2005), “Freizeitwirtschaft – Die Leitökonomie der Zukunft“ (2006)
- Since 2004: Visiting lecturer at various universities in Germany
- Since 2007: CEO and member of the Executive Board of the Stiftung für Zukunftsfragen
08 June 2009
Publication of the foundation's new study: "Vision Germany. New ways in the world of tomorrow."
04 February 2009
Tourism research handed on to the next generation
04 February 2009
German Tourism Analysis 2009: Presentation of results on 4th of February 2009
