40th Session of UNESCO World Heritage Committee

The 40th session of UNESCO World Heritage Committee takes place in Istanbul, Turkey, in July 2016. A side event is dedicated to the “Integration of Sustainable Development into the Processes of the World Heritage Convention: Role of Academia and UNESCO...

Localising Websites of National Tourism Organisations

We are happy to announce the publication of a new report “Localising Websites of National Tourism Organisations: The Case of ETC Members”. The report was compiled and edited by Emanuele Mele, doctoral student in Communication Sciences at Università della...

Fifth China & Europe International Tourism Forum

The event will take place on June 19-21, 2016, in Lin’an City, China. With the theme”twenty-first century tourism, heritage and memory”, the forum will include topics like heritage tourism, community development coordination, and tourism development...

(Social) Media and the deliberate targeting of cultural heritage

Dr. Silvia De Ascaniis, from the UNESCO Chair at USI, presents #faces4heritage campaign at the UNESCO High-Level Meeting and Technical Conference titled Cultural Diversity under Attack: Protecting Heritage for Peace (Brussels, 09-10 June 2016) More info...