about us

THE FIRST SIX brings together two complementery perspectives: scientific tourism expertise and international media experience.

Prof. Dr. Wolfgnag Georg Arlt, tourism researcher and founder of the Meaingful Tourism Centre, contributes decades of international expertise in tourism, destination development, resilience and Meaningful Tourism. He lives in Nepal now.

Sven Klawunder, journalist, tourism media expert and CEO of Flying Media, brings more then two decades of international reporting, media production and first-hand experience from crisis situations around the world.

Together, they created THE FIRST SIX - an international framework for tourism crisis communication in a world where information travels faster than ever.