by Lorenzo Cantoni | Mar 22, 2020 | Home, News
Dear colleagues and friends, As you know, Tourism is being dramatically affected by the Coronavirus crisis. According to UNWTO, “This pandemic affects every level of society and we stand by those affected in these times. The impact of the pandemic on already...
by USI UNESCO Chair | Mar 9, 2020 | Events, Home
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.
by USI UNESCO Chair | Feb 3, 2020 | Home, News
The ECREA 2018 (Lugano, October 31 – November 3) special panel report on “Communicating World Heritage to global audiences of travelers” conducted by chair-holder, Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni and chair-coordinator, Dr. Silvia De Ascaniis, was published in...
by USI UNESCO Chair | Jan 9, 2020 | Events, Home
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 Macquire (Ancient...
by USI UNESCO Chair | Dec 16, 2019 | Home, News
USI and the UNESCO Chair have just become a member of the “University Network for Cultural Routes Studies” of the European Institute of Cultural Routes (EICR). EICR is a body of the Council of Europe, which also includes Switzerland. This agreement will open...
by USI UNESCO Chair | Dec 10, 2019 | Events, Home
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 gave a presentation...
