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About Angelika

We talked to Angelika Dietmayer, Sales Manager at Schladming-Dachstein Convention

Schladming offers “mountains of opportunities” for the perfect meeting

Q: How is your city positioned as a meeting destination today and what are its positive attributes that are often overlooked?

Since the Alpine World Championships 2013 we do have a great conference center, the congress Schladming for up to 1400 pax. We can offer “mountains of opportunities” for the perfect “meeting in the mountains”. The combination of meetings/seminars and the great nature is peerless and we are able to offer 1 point of contact to handle all organization.

Q: What can we look forward to seeing in Schladming in the next few years?

The offers in Schladming are going to be improved constantly – infrastructure, hotels/accommodation,…; eg we will have two new cable cars in the next two years. We try to be innovative and modern and to have the best standard but to never forget our roots. (Top Events as the annual ski opening, night race, Mid Europe or Ennstal Classic.)

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Q: How hard is it to get the message out about all that your city has to offer?

I think it is not hard, we publish our offers online and offline: we do have a website and a very nice Convention Folder, where the information is presented very clearly. And we offer 1 point of contact for all questions the guests/planners might have.

Q: How do you see the relationship between the meetings industry and the tourism industry?

That fits together very well and completes and rounds up the offer: meeting guests are also “leisure guests”. They need and want good restaurants, a side programme, incentive programmes, leisure facilities. Schladming is a leisure and meeting destination, so we can combine both things in a great way and have the great “Wow-Effect” with “Meeting in the Mountains” for our guests.

Q: What is city approach to tackling climate change?

Climate change is a fact all alpine regions have to tackle. Luckily we had lots of snow in the last years in winter but are additionally able to make artificial snow (4 mountains peak area 100 % equipped with snow machines). For that our ski mountains do have a very ingenious system for saving water and energy.
We spread our offer for green transportation: we offer E-car rental and E-Bikes; we have a good network of public transportation. Congress Schladming is green-meeting certified.

Q: Tell us something that might surprise meeting planners about your city?

A great offer in summer: the Schladming-Dachstein Sommercard with free admission to over 100 top recreational attractions, plus discounts up to 50 % through over 100 bonus partners.
It is included at no cost when staying at one of our over 1.000 Sommercard hosts.

Q: What would you suggest, for example, if a German company (for example BMW) wished to organise team building in Schladming?

We have great partner agencies which organize custom-made programmes. For the BMW group I would suggest the “forest academy”: a teambuilding programme where people learn how to fell a tree, climb trees, work with chainsaws, do arts with wood in a very special way and a lot of other interesting things in the forest. I am sure they never tried such interesting and also funny things.

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Q: What do you find to be the most difficult part of your job?

Wow, that’s a very difficult question! I don’t know, but as you know we all work with people: with our clients and guests, with partners here in Schladming and agencies, … It is great to meet so many people and for me this is the best and most interesting job, but sometimes also challenging. J

Q: What is your favourite place in Schladming?

I love to be in nature – in winter on our ski slopes or in summer at one of our clear mountain lakes and in the mountains.

Q: Where do you go on holiday?

We will do a hiking tour from mountain hut to mountain hut.

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