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Foundation of the Landesfremdenverkehrsverband Sachsen e.V. on April 5, 1991

An important date in our association history: On April 5, 1991, the Landesfremdenverkehrsverband Sachsen e.V. was founded. Almost 100 tourism experts from Saxony met on the Bastei. The founding members included Klaus Brähmig, member of the Bundestag, and Dr. Ingo Zimmermann, member of the Landtag, later both vice-presidents of the LFV SACHSEN, as well as the district councils Renate Koch and Albrecht Kohlsdorf, and the regional tourist associations. Among the first well-wishers were Kajo Schommer, the then Saxon State Minister for Economic Affairs and Labor, and Hermann Schaufler, the then President of the Baden-Württemberg State Foreign Trade Association.

We rummaged through our archives and found these photos from the founding event.

Erich Iltgen

First president of LTV SACHSEN from 1991 – 2003

Erich Iltgen († 09.06.2019) was the founding president of today’s Landestourismusverband Sachsen e.V. in May 1991 and actively led our association for 12 years. For his work and tireless efforts, he was appointed the first Honorary President in 2003 and accompanied our work until 2019. In 2017, he received the Medal of Honor from our association.

For many years, Erich Iltgen contributed with great personal commitment to firmly anchoring tourism in Saxony as an economic factor. He led and shaped the development of tourism in Saxony in the political and association sense with diplomacy, prudence and foresight. Erich Iltgen was not only a recognized master builder, he was also a successful architect of political structures for cohesion in our society.

He has always paid attention to the cooperation of local authorities, business, politics and administration. Contacts with the members, district councils, mayors, entrepreneurs and also the problems of the “little ones” as well as the honorary office were always important to him.

Mr. Iltgen has contributed significantly to the fact that tourism in Saxony has been speaking with one voice through our association since 1991.