Gothenburg (1990-2009)

Assignment:

Develop Gothenburg to become one of Europe’s most attractive destinations.

Create Europe’s most professional DMO.

Commissioner: 

The City of Gothenburg, The private sector.

Project description:

Sustainable Destination Development. Vision & Goals. Strategies & Actions.

 Product development:

  • Make Gothenburg an attrative city to live in, work in, study in and to visit
  • Leading event and meeting city
  • Develop tourism all year around  
  • Attract more investments 
  • Attract more students to the universities
  • Develop the food and shopping experience
  • Development of culture venues and offers
  • And much more…

 

Develop the Brand

Increase Accessability 

Create a professional Organisation and make it a platform for Private Public Partnership. 

Attract substantial investments into the DMO’s work. 

Consultants:

 

  • Claes Bjerkne, built up Göteborg & Co and was the CEO from 1990 until 2009.

Partners:

Extremly talented and professional collegues within Göteborg & Co, fantastic partners from the private as well as the public sector, strong and professional politicians, organisers of events and meetings from all over the world, and last but not least the people of Gothenburg. 

 

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During 1990 to 2009 Gothenburg has seen the following results and won the following awards:

  • Tourism had 18 years of unbroken growth
  • Tourism turn over has risen from around SEK 10 billion to SEK 23 billion
  • Best European City Tourism Organisation (DMO) 2007
  • Sweden’s National Tourism Award for Outstanding Performance (Stora turistpriset)
  • Best Tourist Bureau in Sweden
  • Best Tourist Service in Sweden
  • Best Event City in Sweden (several awards)
  • A number of international prizes for marketing campaigns and promotion pictures on Gothenburg
  • Best Convention Bureau according to the German trade journal Tageswirtschaft (2006)
 
 
 
 

About Claes Bjerkne

Claes Bjerkne has held a number of regional, national and international top assignments during the years. For almost two decades he developed and marketed Gothenburg as a destination. He built up Göteborg & Co from the beginning in 1990, and was the company’s CEO until 2009. 

Contact

Bjerkne & Co
Hugo Grauers gata 3B
S-411 33 Göteborg, Sweden
Tel: +46 706 044060
Mail: info@bjerkne.com