UNESCO Chair in ICT to develop and promote sustainable tourism in World Heritage Sites
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...
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 part of this years'...
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 - with more than 1.400...
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; discussions aimed at...