UNESCO Chair in ICT to develop and promote sustainable tourism in World Heritage Sites
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 tourism"....
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, architecture and...
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 Representative Internationale...
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 the UNESCO Chairs of...
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. She spoke during...
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 with 227 million...