Team

Policy Advisor for Tourism and Development at Bread for the World

Alien Spiller has been Policy Advisor for Tourism and Development and Head of Tourism Watch at Bread for the World since June 2024. She holds a degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Tourism Economics and successfully completed her Master's degree in Strategic Sustainability Management in August 2024. After initial professional experiences in market research, Alien worked for many years with a focus on politics and economics within the field of international relations.

Project Coordinator Economic Affairs and Sustainability at Bread for the World

Sonja Niedecken is a political scientist with a Bachelor's degree in European Studies and a Master's degree in International Relations and Diplomacy. She has extensive experience in international development cooperation, gained through her work with GIZ and Plan International Germany. At Plan International Germany, she most recently worked on a project focused on vocational training for young women, including in the tourism sector, with an emphasis on improving working conditions and promoting decent work. Since November 2024, Sonja has been part of the Tourism Watch team.

Freelance editor for Tourism Watch

Christina Kamp holds a degree in business administration with a focus on tourism, regional, and settlement development. She is a trade journal editor and a state-certified English translator. Since 1998, she has worked as a freelance journalist and translator with a focus on tourism and development. Among other roles, she has been a freelance editor for Tourism Watch since 2006.

Freelance Editor for Tourism Watch

Lea Thin is a geographer and works on the topics climate change, gender and development policy. After research experiences in Colombia and Tajikistan, she supported Germany's public appearance at the UN Climate Conferences in Bonn and Katowice. Since 2018 she has professionalized in political communications and presents the commitment of ministries and NGOs to a bigger audience. In 2019 she joined the Tourism Watch team as a freelance editor researching at the nexus of development and tourism.

Freelance Social Media Editor for Tourism Watch

Marie-Theres Detmer holds a Master's degree in Sustainable Tourism from the University for Sustainable Development in Eberswalde. She gained work experience at the MitVergnügen media company and started to work for Tourism Watch during a practical university project. Together with Alien Spiller she now stands behind @tourismwatchinfo on Instagram (German only).