Working languages:
English to German
German (monolingual)
German to English

Wenke Geddert
Tourism/Travel, Marketing, Business

Lincoln, England, United Kingdom
Local time: 09:25 BST (GMT+1)

Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
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Account type Freelance translator and/or interpreter
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Affiliations
Blue Board affiliation:
Services Translation, Transcreation, MT post-editing, Copywriting, AI training
Expertise
Specializes in:
Tourism & TravelEducation / Pedagogy
MarketingReal Estate
Business/Commerce (general)

All accepted currencies Pounds sterling (gbp)
KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 441, Questions answered: 365, Questions asked: 211
Payment methods accepted Bank Transfer, Payoneer | Send a payment via ProZ*Pay
Glossaries Art English German, IT, Italian / German, Management / Human Resources, ProZ, Technical
Translation education Other - Institut für Fremdsprachen u. Auslandskunde bei der Universität Erlangen - Nürnberg (Staatlich geprüfte Übersetzerin)
Experience Years of experience: 23. Registered at ProZ.com: Jul 2000.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials English (Cambridge University (ESOL Examinations), verified)
English to German (Bayerisches Staatsministerium (Germany), verified)
German to English (Bayerisches Staatsministerium (Germany), verified)
English to German (SDL - Post Editing Certification, verified)
Memberships Lincoln Business Club
Software Adobe Acrobat, CafeTran Espresso, MemSource Cloud, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Polyglot, PhraseApp, Powerpoint, XTM

Website https://tourism-translations.com/
CV/Resume CV available upon request
Events and training
Professional practices Wenke Geddert endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
Professional objectives
  • Meet new translation company clients
  • Stay up to date on what is happening in the language industry
  • Improve my productivity
  • Meet new end/direct clients
Bio

I am a language specialist with over 20 years' experience in
professional translation, cultural localisation, transcreation and MTPE. My
specialist areas? Travel, tourism and marketing – sectors where language needs
to inspire, not just inform.


Since 2016, I’ve been immersed in large-scale tourism
projects across Europe, working with tourism and travel companies, hotel and
accommodation providers, online travel and booking platforms, language service
providers and translation agencies, as well as direct clients. I have
translated destination guides, written captivating hotel and accommodation
descriptions, and transcreated immersive travel itineraries that reflect the
nuances of local culture, all of which are tailored for the Anglo-German
tourism market.


What sets my approach apart? I don’t just "translate". I
craft content that speaks to the heart. I convey the essence of a place,
whether that's the excitement of a city break or the tranquillity of a forest
retreat, adapting it for different cultural contexts without losing its soul.


Clients come to me when they require consistency across
multilingual content, assistance with brand storytelling across markets or when
machine translation is inadequate.


Get in touch if you’re looking for engaging translations!



Services: Translation, Cultural Localisation, Transcreation, MTPE


Working Languages: English (UK & US) into German (Germany) | German into English (UK)

Subject Specialisms: Tourism/Travel & Marketing

Content: Briefings | Catalogues | Magazines, newsletters and leaflets for internal and external publication | Presentations | Questionnaires | Tourism, travel, destinations, hotels, tours, flights, hire cars | Training course material | Websites

Education:
- German State Examination in Translation ("Staatlich geprüfte Übersetzerin", Institute for Foreign Languages at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
- Post Graduate Certificate in Education ("PGCE"), University of Huddersfield, UK
- Committed to CPD

This user has earned KudoZ points by helping other translators with PRO-level terms. Click point total(s) to see term translations provided.

Total pts earned: 538
PRO-level pts: 441


Top languages (PRO)
German to English277
English to German110
German16
Italian to German14
English12
Pts in 3 more pairs >
Top general fields (PRO)
Other131
Bus/Financial105
Tech/Engineering70
Medical40
Marketing32
Pts in 4 more flds >
Top specific fields (PRO)
Other32
Tourism & Travel24
Human Resources24
Education / Pedagogy23
Business/Commerce (general)20
Computers: Software16
Marketing16
Pts in 36 more flds >

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Profile last updated
Feb 17



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