REGIO Konstanz-Bodensee-Hegau e.V.

What REGIO Konstanz-Bodensee-Hegau e.V. does

REGIO Konstanz-Bodensee-Hegau e.V. is a German non-profit registered association (eingetragener Verein) operating as the destination management organization for the western Lake Constance region, headquartered in Konstanz with 5 employees. It markets and books tourism services across a cross-border footprint of 28 German and Swiss municipalities plus Landkreis Konstanz, operating under the consumer-facing brand Westlicher Bodensee (bodenseewest.eu). The organization serves two distinct sides: on the supply side, 577+ accommodation providers and member municipalities, and on the demand side, leisure tourists, families, and outdoor enthusiasts visiting the Lake Constance region.

Its core products are the BODENSEECARD WEST (a free guest card bundling public transport with 93 excursion benefits), the Bodensee Card Plus (offered via affiliate), and an accommodation booking portal. The platform is built on Neos CMS (open source) and integrates Holidu Smart Destination for booking functionality, Outdooractive for outdoor activity routing, and AWS for cloud infrastructure. Distribution spans the website, social media (Facebook, Instagram), newsletters, print brochures, trade fair participation, and co-marketing with Tourismus Baden-Württemberg and the Vier Länder Region Bodensee umbrella brand.

The business model combines marketplace commission on accommodation bookings, an affiliate commission on Bodensee Card Plus sales (via IBT GmbH), and likely member dues from the 28 municipalities. Pricing is set by individual accommodation providers on the platform, with a typical 15% deposit structure and locally collected Kurtaxe. There is no publicly disclosed revenue, no venture funding, and no parent company — REGIO is a membership-governed association with a board composed of municipal leaders including Stefan Keil (Chairman) and Simon Gröger (Deputy Chairman).

Name

REGIO Konstanz-Bodensee-Hegau e.V.

Legal name

REGIO Konstanz-Bodensee-Hegau e.V.

Website

https://bodenseewest.eu

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

REGIO Konstanz-Bodensee-Hegau e.V. is a non-profit German destination management organization operating the bodenseewest.eu tourism platform across 28 German and Swiss municipalities, booking accommodations and distributing the BODENSEECARD WEST to leisure visitors in the western Lake Constance region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Konstanz

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Accommodation Booking Commission: REGIO acts as an intermediary for accommodation bookings, earning commission on bookings made through the platform. The platform facilitates bookings between guests and accommodation providers (hotels, holiday apartments, campsites).
2. Affiliate Revenue (Bodensee Card PLUS): REGIO participates in an affiliate program with IBT GmbH for the Bodensee Card PLUS, earning commissions when visitors purchase this card through affiliate links on the website.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

REGIO Konstanz-Bodensee-Hegau e.V. operates a regional destination marketing and booking platform (bodenseewest.eu) for the western Lake Constance area spanning 28 German and Swiss municipalities. Its core offerings include the BODENSEECARD WEST guest card (free public transport plus attraction discounts), the Bodensee Card PLUS, an accommodation booking portal aggregating hotels, holiday apartments, and campsites, and themed tourism products such as Grenzenloses GartenRendezvous. Revenue is generated through booking commissions on accommodation reservations and affiliate commissions on card sales.

Product overview

REGIO Konstanz-Bodensee-Hegau e.V. operates a tourism marketing and booking platform for the western Lake Constance region (Deutsch-Schweizerische Ferienregion). The offering consists of the BODENSEECARD WEST visitor card as the primary loyalty program, combined with an accommodation booking portal that integrates third-party providers like Holidu, and themed tourism products such as Grenzenloses GartenRendezvous. The platform provides comprehensive information about beaches, recreational facilities, ferry services, events, and cultural attractions across 28 member municipalities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BODENSEECARD WEST A free visitor card distributed to guests by member accommodation providers, offering free public transport (Bus & Bahn), 20% discounted ship tickets on the Untersee and Rhine ferry routes, and reduced or free entry to 93 excursion tips including beaches, museums, and cultural attractions across the Western Lake Constance region.
• Bodensee Card PLUS An extended visitor card offering additional benefits and discounts across the Lake Constance region, published by IBT GmbH and sold to visitors through REGIO's bodenseewest.eu platform via an affiliate program.
• Accommodation Booking Portal Self-service online booking platform powered by Holidu Smart Destination that aggregates 577+ accommodation options across hotels, holiday apartments, guesthouses, campsites, and motorhome pitches in the Western Lake Constance region, enabling visitors to search and book directly.
• Grenzenloses GartenRendezvous A themed tourism product that showcases private gardens, park facilities, artist gardens, and garden tours across the Lake Constance region, curated on the bodenseewest.eu platform.

Quantifiable outcome

• 577+ accommodation options listed on platform
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• IBT GmbHcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerIBT GmbH is the publisher of the Bodensee Card PLUS. REGIO participates in an affiliate program where affiliate links on bodenseewest.eu redirect to IBT GmbH's web shop for Bodensee Card PLUS purchases, earning REGIO commission on sales.
• OutdooractivesupportingTechnology or IntegrationOutdooractive provides electronic databases for digital tourism content including maps and route planning. The platform is integrated into bodenseewest.eu for outdoor activity discovery.
• Amazon Web Services, Inc.supportingTechnology or IntegrationAWS provides cloud infrastructure for website hosting and web services enabling the bodenseewest.eu platform.
• Google Inc.supportingTechnology or IntegrationGoogle provides web analytics (Google Analytics) and advertising services (Google AdSense) for the platform.
• consentmanager ABsupportingTechnology or IntegrationConsentmanager provides cookie consent management technology (consentmanager.net) for GDPR compliance on bodenseewest.eu.
• land in sicht agsupportingTechnology or IntegrationWebsite design, layout, and programming partner for bodenseewest.eu based in Freiburg, Germany.
• Member Municipalities (28)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner28 German and Swiss municipalities plus Landkreis Konstanz are members of REGIO Konstanz-Bodensee-Hegau e.V., collectively managing tourism development and marketing for the Western Lake Constance region.
• Web Inclusion GmbH (Eye-Able)supportingTechnology or IntegrationWeb Inclusion GmbH provides Eye-Able technology for accessibility compliance monitoring and WCAG adherence assessment for the website.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/bodenseewest
• Instagraminstagram.com/bodenseewest
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/regio-konstanz-bodensee-hegau-e-v

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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