Mag.
Stefanie Wallinger, BSSc
Researcher
Department Business and Tourism
Department Business and Tourism
Location: Campus Urstein
Room: Urstein - 260
Room: Urstein - 260
Teaching
IMTE-B | 1. WS 2026 | Research Methodologies Fundamentals | IL
Current Research Projects
- RETOUR: Revitalizing the Exhausted Self: A Comparative Study of the Motivations Behind Spiritual Tourism and the Effects of Spiritual Energy Renewal Practices in the East and West
The project explores the growing phenomenon of spiritual tourism, focusing on wellbeing retreats in Austria and Thailand. The study aims to...
01/2025 - 12/2026 - Entwicklung von grenzüberschreitenden Strategien und Aktionsplänen zur Verbesserung der Resilienz für eine nachhaltige und digitale Zukunft des Tourismus
In den vergangenen Jahrzehnten hat sich der Tourismus zu einem schnell wachsenden und dynamischen Wirtschaftszweig entwickelt, sowohl als Treiber für...
01/2024 - 12/2026 - CEFoodCycle: Circular Economy: Mapping Food Value Stream and Identifying Potentials to Close the Food Cycle
The vulnerability of Alpine areas calls to rethink the sustainability framework towards measurable actions. Food waste, for instance in the...
11/2022 - 12/2025
Current Publications
- Aufbruch ins Innere: Koh Phangan als Erfahrungsraum spiritueller Selbstsuche und Transformation
Westliche Gesellschaften sind gegenwärtig mit tiefgreifenden ökologischen, politischen und sozialen Transformationsprozessen konfrontiert. Klimawandel, geopolitische Machtverschiebungen, ökonomische...
2026 - Beyond escape: Spiritual retreats, alienation, and the search for meaning on Koh Phangan
(Western) societies are facing grand challenges, including climate change, shifts in geopolitical and economic power structures, demographic changes and political polarization. While some react to...
2026 - From Exhaustion to Inner Adventure: How Retreat Providers Curate Transformative Place Experiences
In an era where Western society is confronted with accelerating social pressures, rising expectations for self-optimization, and widespread experiences of psychological fatigue, spiritual retreats...
2026