Sustainability From Salzburg to the Sea: “Slow” Business

Travel from the Austrian Alps to the Adriatic as we explore how imagination, entrepreneurship, and innovation are shaping more sustainable business futures. Our classroom will be the landscapes and communities of Austria and Italy, where we will examine sustainability through economic, social, and environmental lenses. From Salzburg and the Austrian countryside, we cross the Alps to Udine, cultural capital of Friuli Venezia Giulia, and continue to Trieste, where Italian, Austrian, and Balkan cultures converge. Along the way, we’ll go behind the scenes at an eco-farm, biodynamic wine and olive oil estate, family dairy farm, coffee roaster, and other innovative organizations. Through 8–10 organizational visits and conversations with business leaders, we’ll analyze sustainability practices in food, wine, the arts, hospitality, and beyond. 

Dates

May 15 – 25, 2027

Enrollment limit

25 students

Course fee

$3,050 – $3,295 + SBS Tuition*

All participants pay the course fee ($3,050 – $3,295)
*School of Business & Society (SBS) Tuition billed to SBS students.

Included in the course fee:

• Accommodations: 3 Nights Salzburg (Hotel Mercure), 3 nights Udine (Clamplus Residences Udine), 4 Nights Trieste (Hotel Nuovo Albergo Centro) -- shared room double occupancy [single rooms available for added cost]

• Meals: Daily breakfast, 2 group lunches, 2 group dinners

• Transportation: Private motorcoach between locations and on excursions

• Excursions & Admissions: 8-10 sustainability organization visits, private walking tours in cities, FVG Card (admission to over 70 museums, castles, and caves; special discounts on outdoor activities, some local transportation)

• Insurance & Fees: International health & emergency insurance, course materials

Not included in the course fee:

• Round-Trip Airfare: $800 – $1200 estimated

• Uncovered Meals: $300 (8 lunches, 8 dinners, miscellaneous snacks) 

• Passport / Visa Fees: $130 – $165

• Cell Phone / Data Plan: $10 – 12/day for many international service plans

• Personal Spending / Souvenirs: $200
  
  

For questions about the travel course, please contact the faculty-leader

Allison Fraiberg at allison_fraiberg@redlands.edu or 949-444-8908 (voice/text).