--- title: "About the Cologne Tourist Board: Introducing ourselves | Cologne Tourism" url: "https://www.cologne-tourism.com/service/about-us" description: "The Cologne Tourist Board is the official tourism organisation for the city of Cologne and thus the first contact for visitors from all over the world." language: "en" breadcrumb: "Root > Homepage > Special > Service > About us" --- *About* us ========== *Find out more about the* Cologne Tourist Board ----------------------------------------------- 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**. - - - - - - 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 and divisional management ---------------------------------------- Stephanie Kleine Klausing is being assisted by Eva Wilhelm and Claudia Neumann. Stephanie Kleine Klausing ### Stephanie Kleine Klausing Chief Executive Officer Eva Wilhelm ### Eva Wilhelm Commercial Director / Authorized Signatory Claudia Neumann ### Claudia Neumann Director Communications and Brand Management / Spokeswoman Supervisory Board ----------------- ### Max Derichsweiler Chairman of the Supervisory Board Bündnis 90/Die Grünen faction in the Cologne City Council ### Kristian Beara Deputy Chairman CDU faction in the Cologne City Council ### Regular members - **Roberto Campione** FDP / Cologne City Society faction in the Cologne City Council - **Teresa De Bellis-Olinger** CDU faction in the Cologne City Council - **Bärbel Hölzing** Bündnis 90/Die Grünen faction in the Cologne City Council - **Stefan Hoff** Cologne Tourist Board - **Lisa Steinmann** SPD faction in the Cologne City Council - **Alexander Vogel** Representative of the Lord Mayor – Press and Public Relations Office of the City of Cologne - **Yeşim Yeşil-Bal** DIE LINKE faction in the Cologne City Council *Your* contact persons ---------------------- - Head of Corporate and Brand Communications**Julia Mangano** - Head of Digital**Sandra Schweer** - Head of Marketing**Gregor Gosciniak** - Head of Cologne Convention Bureau**Filiz Ük** - Key Account Manager**Katharina Weiß** - Head of Tourist Services**Sonja Hapke** - Further contact persons**Guided tours** **Qualitätsmanagement** **Human Resources** **Finance and accounting** **Assistance to the management** *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. \* - \* 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 ### View media data now and become a partner - *Our* awards ------------ ICMA-Award, award of excellence **15th ICMA Award, Graphic Design, Animated Logos & Sound Logos** German Brand Award 2023 Winner **German Brand Award 2023 Winner, Excellence in Brand Strategy and Creation, Brand Communication - Storytelling and Content Marketing** German Brand Award 2023 Winner **German Brand Award 2023 Winner, Excellence in Brand Strategy and Creation, Brand Communication - Fairs and Exhibitions** German Brand Award 2023 Special **German Brand Award 2023 Special, Excellent Brands, Tourism and Gastronomy** ICMA-Award, award of excellence **13th ICMA Award, Graphic Design, Identities** *Our* memberships ----------------- Magic Cities Germany e.V. **Magic Cities Germany e.V.** German Convention Bureau **German Convention Bureau** Tourismus NRW e.V. **Tourismus NRW e.V.** German Tourism Association **Deutscher Tourismusverband (DTV) e.V.** Federal Association of German Incoming Companies e. V. **Bundesverband der Deutschen Incoming-Unternehmen e. V.** German Travel Association **Deutscher Reiseverband** International Congress and Convention Association **International Congress and Convention Association** RDA Internationaler Bustouristik Verband e. V. (Logo) **RDA Internationaler Bustouristik Verband** City Destinations Alliance **City Destinations Alliance** Radregion Rheinland **Radregion Rheinland** *Our* advisory board -------------------- DEHOGA Nordrhein e.V. **DEHOGA Nordrhein e.V.** Trade Association of North Rhine-Westphalia Aachen-Düren-Cologne e.V. **Handelsverband Nordrhein-Westfalen Aachen-Düren-Köln e.V.** Cologne Chamber of Commerce and Industry **Industrie- und Handelskammer zu Köln** Koelnmesse (logo) **Koelnmesse GmbH** Köln-Düsseldorfer German Rhine Shipping Company **Köln-Düsseldorfer Deutsche Rheinschiffahrt AG** KölnBusiness **KölnBusiness Wirtschaftsförderungs-GmbH** Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG **Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG** Kölner Sportstätten GmbH **Kölner Sportstätten GmbH** Koelncongress GmbH **Koelncongress GmbH** Stadt Köln **Stadt Köln** Stadtmarketing Köln e.V. **STADTMARKETING KÖLN e.V.**