Events
Live Webinar “Turismo, quo vadis” on May 28, 2020
A live webinar with chair-holder, Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni took place on Thursday, May 28, 2020 (in Italian). More information here: https://www.iulm.it/it/news-ed-eventi/news/webinar-universita-che-ci-serve
AlUla: Building the ultimate tourism destination
From November 23rd to 30th, 2019, a group of 16 experts from 9 countries in Europe, Africa and Latin America gathered at AlUla (KSA) at the joint invitation of RCU (Royal Commission for AlUla) and AFALULA (French Agency for AlUla development) to...
Summer School August 2020 postponed to 2021
We regret to inform you that, due to the global COVID-19 outbreak, this year's Summer School has been rescheduled to 2021. We look forward to welcoming you, in Indonesia next year (16th - 23rd August 2021). The official letter by chair-holder,...
HTHIC2020 canceled
Unfortunately, due to the current COVID-19 developments, the Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality, 4th International Conference has been canceled. The chance of postponing the conference to next year is being discussed at the moment. More info here.
UNESCO Chair @ Enter2020
Chair-holder, Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni, PhD candidate Emanuele Mele and visiting researcher Rafael Oliveira particiapted to the ENTER2020 conference in Surrey (January 8.10, 2020). A panel was run by prof. L. Cantoni, with Rafael Oliveira and Kelly...
Prof. Ulrike Gretzel @USI
On Monday, 09.12.2019, Prof. Ulrike Gretzel visited the UNESCO Chair and USI. She is one of the top scholars in the field of tourism and persuasion and currently a senior fellow at Annenberg School of Communication (California/ USA). At USI she...
Prof. Cantoni @ FORUM SUL TURISMO. LA DESTINAZIONE DEL LUGANESE È VERAMENTE TURISTICA?
Alongside USI's Claudio Visentin, chair holder, Prof. Cantoni will be a speaker at the upcoming "Forum Sul Turismo. La Destinazione del Luganese è veramente turistica?" on December 2nd, 2019. The event will be taking place at Hotel Splendide in...
UNESCO Meeting of National Commissions @ Lugano
Great news! During the UNESCO General Conference (40th Session) in Paris (France) the city of Lugano has been appointed to host the first formal meeting of the National Commissions from Europe. It is not the first time that the city has welcomed...
PhD Thesis Defense Marta Pucciarelli @ USI
On Monday the 11th of November 2019, Marta Pucciarelli, defended her PhD thesis on "The Digital Birth of an African City. The Case of Douala". The dissertation examines the online representation and communication of Douala, which is the largest...
Dr. Engelbert Ruoss @ World Heritage Experience Switzerland Jubilee
In early November, Dr. Engelbert Ruoss participated at the event of the 10 years anniversary of the Association “World Heritage Experience Switzerland” at the World Nature Forum in Naters/VS. He presented to the site mangers the tasks of the World...
Prof. Cantoni @ European IFITT Masterclass on eTourism (02. – 06.09.2019)
Chairholder, Prof. Cantoni was a speaker at this year's International Federation for Information Technologies and Tourism (IFITT) Masterclass on eTourism at MODUL University in Vienna (Austria), talking about sustainable tourism and tourism for...
Prof. Cantoni @ Fête de Vignerons (18.07 – 11.08.2019)
In July, Prof. Cantoni visited the Fête des Vignerons in Vevey (CH) to present Ticino’s nomination to the list of Swiss intangible heritage at an official press conference. “Mendrisio’s Holy Week Processions have been put forward for Intangible...
Dr. Ruoss @ International Conference Between Overtourism and Undertourism: Implications and Crisis Management Strategies (Lecce, June 26 – 29)
Associate expert, Dr. Engelbert Ruoss was a speaker at the International Conference Between Overtourism and Undertourism: Implications and Crisis Management Strategies (June 26 - 29) in Lecce (Italy) While a growing number of tourist...
UNESCO Chair @ 70th anniversary of the Swiss UNESCO Comission
Chair coordinator, Silvia de Ascaniis and research assistant, Lea Hasenzahl, joined Day 2 of the conference in honor of the 70th anniversary of the Swiss UNESCO Comission! The Chair presented itself and highlighted its upcoming projects, the UNESCO...
UNESCO Chair @ Fête des Vignerons
On Sunday, July 28th 2019, chair holder Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni, held a conference at 5:30 p.m. in the "Maison Ticino". The event was organized by "Sapori Ticino" and represented "an opportunity to explore the concept of intangible cultural heritage,...
UNESCO Chair @ UNESCO Unitwin Conference on value of heritage for tourism
From the 8th to 12th of April 2019, several team members such as chair holder Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni and intern Andela Sormaz, participated in the 6th UNESCO Unitwin Conference in Leuven (Belgium) , which was dedicated to the "value of heritage for...
Call for Papers and Presentations for the HTHIC 2020 (April 6 – 8) is online!
The Call for Papers and Presentations of the Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality, 4th International Conference (HTHIC2020) is now online. Researchers, practitioners and policy makers working in tourism, heritage, hospitality, geography, archaeology,...
Prof. Cantoni @ BTO 2019
Chair holder, Prof. Cantoni, was the moderator of the round table about "Smart DMO" at Buy Tourism 2019 (20 - 21 March) in Florence (Italy). He was joined by discussants Renzo Iorio (CEO Nugo S.p.A.) and Antonio Vezzoso (Marketing...
Fernando Astete talked about the preservation of Machu Picchu in Lugano
Renowned anthropologist, Fernando Astete, visited Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) on the 25th of March 2019. He talked about the preservation of Machu Picchu. The event was part of a series of conferences in Lugano and Milan, organised by...
Dr. De Ascaniis @ VII International workshops on Religious Tourism
Chair coordinator, Dr. Silvia De Ascaniis was a guest speaker at the International Conference of Religious Shrine Cities (07.03.2019), which is part of the VII International workshops on Religious Tourism (07.03. - 09.03.2019) in Fátima, Portugal....
UNESCO Chair @ BIT 2019
PhD student, Puspita Ayu Permatasari, talked about the Indonesian Tourism Market as a new incoming Muslim market at the BIT- International Travel Exhibition in Milan (February 10 - 12, 2019. Indonesia is the 4th largest population in the world...
UNESCO Chair @ ENTER 2019
Chair-holder, Prof. Cantoni has participated to ENTER 2019 (29.01 - 01.02.2019) in Nicosia (Cyprus) as one of the keynote speakers for the PhD workshop "Preparing for Your First Job Talk" on January 29, 2019. Alongside other USI members, he is also...
Parallel Session on “Communicating Cultural Heritage to global audiences of travelers” @ ECREA Conference 2018
The parallel session on communicating Cultural Heritage to global audiences of travelers was held at the at ECREA Conference 2018 in Lugano (31.10. - 03.11.2018). The 7th European Communication Conference was held in Lugano for the first time -...
40th UNWTO Affiliate Members Plenary Session (November 12th – 14th)
Chair holder, Prof. Cantoni was one of the keynote speakers at this years' UNWTO Affiliate Members Plenary Session (12 - 14 November 2018) in Hamedan (Iran). The topic this year was Harnessing Cultural Tourism through Innovation and Technology;...