The Cologne Tourist Board is the official tourism organisation for Cologne and is responsible for the development of the travel destination and congress location on the Rhine. Its goal, which it pursues together with its partners, is the qualitative and sustainable development of tourism for Cologne, the strengthening of the tourism brand and the integrated increase in added value for the city, in line with the interests of the people of Cologne. In B2C communication, the Cologne Tourist Board acts as VisitKöln.
About us
Find out more about the Cologne Tourist Board
The Cologne Tourist Board’s Cologne Convention Bureau (CCB) is responsible for managing conferencing activities. The CCB has an extensive track record in offering event planners independent advice plus access to a broad network of partners, a service that is free of charge. It provides individual, personal support for planning events of any kind, from conferences and congresses to meetings and incentive events.
The management
Our Chief Executive Officer Dr. Jürgen Amann is being assisted by Procurator Stephanie Kleine Klausing and by Commercial Director Eva Wilhelm.
Dr. Jürgen Amann
Chief Executive Officer
E-Mail: Juergen.Amann@koelntourismus.de
Phone: +49 (0) 221. 34643 100
Stephanie Kleine Klausing
Procurator
E-Mail: Stephanie.KleineKlausing@koelntourismus.de
Phone: +49 (0) 221. 34643 200
Eva Wilhelm
Commercial Director
E-Mail: Eva.Wilhelm@koelntourismus.de
Phone: +49 (0) 221. 34643 300
Your contact persons
Claudia Neumann
E-Mail: Claudia.Neumann@koelntourismus.de
Phone: +49 (0) 221. 34643 230
Sandra Schweer
E-Mail: Sandra.Schweer@koelntourismus.de
Phone: +49 (0) 221 346 43 240
Georg Wohlrab
E-Mail: Georg.Wohlrab@koelntourismus.de
Phone: +49 (0) 221. 34643 250
Gregor Gosciniak
E-Mail: Gregor.Gosciniak@koelntourismus.de
Phone: +49 (0) 221. 34643 220
Filiz Ük
E-Mail: Filiz.Uek@koelntourismus.de
Phone: +49 (0) 221. 34643 210
Katharina Weiß
E-Mail: Katharina.Weiss@koelntourismus.de
Phone: +49 (0) 221 346 43 410
Sonja Hapke
E-Mail: Sonja.Hapke@koelntourismus.de
Phone: +49 (0) 221. 34643 0
Guided tours
E-Mail: info@koelntourismus.de
Phone: +49 (0) 221. 34643 0
Qualitätsmanagement
E-Mail: qualitaetsmanagement@koelntourismus.de
Phone: +49 (0) 221. 34643 350
Human Resources
E-Mail: personal@koelntourismus.de
Phone: +49 (0) 221. 34643 311
Finance and accounting
E-Mail: rewe@koelntourismus.de
Phone: +49 (0) 221. 34643 330
Assistance to the management
Phone: +49 (0) 221. 34643 101
Service hotline
Our service hotline team is available from Monday to Friday (9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) to answer any questions you may have about Cologne.
Our project participations
Data Hub NRW
The Data Hub bundles tourism data from all over North Rhine-Westphalia and meets the challenge of providing guests with tourism information quickly and easily. *
Tourism Data Intelligence NRW
Building on the Data Hub NRW, the TDI initiative aims to provide a comprehensive digital representation of NRW as a travel destination and to convey special guest experiences using AI. *
REACT-EU
The project is aimed at digitizing and thus securing the future of tourism in Cologne and the Rhine-Erft district region. *
urbanana
The urbanana project presents the polycentric urban jungle from the Rhineland to the Ruhr region.
All info about urbanana
* Funded by the European Union.
Partnership
We are pleased that you are interested in a cooperation with the Cologne Tourist Board (leisure sector) and the Cologne Convention Bureau ( convention sector). Take advantage of the opportunity to position yourself more strongly in a company-specific way via our sales channels.
Advantages of the partnership
- Increase of the awareness level
- Development of new (international) markets and target groups
- Higher market presence
- Detailed presentation of your company
Our awards
German Brand Award 2023 Winner, Excellence in Brand Strategy and Creation, Brand Communication - Storytelling and Content Marketing
German Brand Award 2023 Winner, Excellence in Brand Strategy and Creation, Brand Communication - Fairs and Exhibitions
13. ICMA-Award, Graphic-Design, Identities
Our memberships
Magic Cities Germany e.V.
German Convention Bureau
Tourismus NRW e.V.
Deutscher Tourismusverband (DTV) e.V.
Bundesverband der Deutschen Incoming-Unternehmen e. V.
Deutscher Reiseverband
International Congress and Convention Association
RDA Internationaler Bustouristik Verband
City Destinations Alliance
Radregion Rheinland
Our advisory board
DEHOGA Nordrhein e.V.
Handelsverband Nordrhein-Westfalen Aachen-Düren-Köln e.V.
Cologne Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Koelnmesse GmbH
Köln-Düsseldorfer Deutsche Rheinschiffahrt AG
KölnBusiness Wirtschaftsförderungs-GmbH
Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG
Kölner Sportstätten GmbH
Koelncongress GmbH
City of Cologne
STADTMARKETING KÖLN e.V.