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World Wise Ecotourism ConsultingManagement team
Aaltje van Zoelen, Managing Partner Aaltje has been instrumental over the last twenty years in the development of ecotourism programs in the Russian Far East. She has done so by putting in place an ongoing plan to use global trends as a base for creating ecotourism programs that cause the market to respond immediately. One example of this was the focus on East Russia's shores which offered a wealth of natural experiences, which could be explored easily by travelers on expedition ships. In addition, these expedition cruises, once implemented in 1991, served to advertise and market the destination itself. She also mentored local partnerships to effectively manage ongoing travel trends assuring that with the maturity of the product for the international marketplace, the partnership could effectively work with its foreign partners to their mutual profitability. She has in depth knowledge and experience about the international ecotourism marketplace. Ecological and cultural tourism development projects in the Russian Far East The services Aaltje provides:
Knut-Erik Erlandsen (Erik), General Partner brings to our company a wealth of contacts, hands-on-experiences and an international education in the hospitality industry. His consulting company Erlandsen/Associates, founded in 1987, provides hotel and restaurant planning and management services. Erik's ability for abstract reasoning and conceptual thinking combined with his intuitive problem solving skills provides him with a keen sense for future trends. He has been described as "a dreamer and futurist somewhere between Mickey Mouse and Albert Einstein". He has consulted for and advised companies as diverse as Universal Studios, Marriott Hotels, United Airlines and Holland America Line. From 1991 until 1995 he was retained to restore hotels, develop new lodging facilities and provide management training on Sakhalin Island and in Khabarovsk in the Russian Far East. He continues to share his knowledge by teaching and is presently focusing on the development of eco-tourism and sustainable communities. When not on-the-road searching for ways to help others, this visionary and spiritual seeker might be found at his residences in the Pacific Northwest, USA or among flowers, misty fjords and fairy tales in his native country Norway. Available for worldwide consulting, teaching assignments and speaking engagements. The services Erik provides:
Our points of difference The services we provide are hands on services i.e. our expertise is based upon actually having implemented these types of services in different global environments dealing with a variety of cultures and situations. Our planning work results in practical solutions which can be easily implemented.
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