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	UNESCO Chair in ICT to develop and promote sustainable tourism in World Heritage Sites

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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The team of the UNESCO Chair at USI wishes you and your families a very merry Christmas and a happy 2019! Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (World Heritage Site) Picture by Berthold Werner.

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USI UNESCO Chair Summer School 2019

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The next Summer School "Leverage ICTs for tourism" will take place in Lugano & Müstair (Switzerland) from August 24th to 31st, 2019. It is dedicated to investigating how ICTs designed to enhance the tourism experience can help in preserving and transmitting living heritage.

Previous Summer School

USI UNESCO Chair Summer School 2018

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Held in Finland on August 20 - 31, it provided an immersive learning experience to more than 50 participants from over 17 countries; 1'270 Km of travel and 54 hours of class on the road; visits to 5 UNESCO World Heritage Sites and 2 Biosphere Reserves.

Conference

Parallel Session @ECREA conference 2018

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A team of UNESCO Chair discussed on "Communicating Cultural Heritage to global audiences of travelers" during the 7th European Communication Conference, held in Lugano from 31.10 to 3.11.2018.

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40th UNWTO Affiliate Members Plenary Session

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Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni gave a keynote speech at the UNWTO Affiliate Members Plenary Session, held in Hamedan (Iran) on 12–14 November, 2018. Within the event's topic "Harnessing Cultural Tourism through Innovation and Technology", he discussed the role of ICTs to trigger cultural tourism potentials.

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IX Jornades Universitàries de Turisme Religiós

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Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni talked about “New technologies and religion” during the “IX Jornades Universitàries de Turisme Religiós” that was held at the Abbey of Santa Maria de Montserrat (Spain) on November 13th, 2018.

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Chef Joan Roca i Fontané at "Città del Gusto 2018"

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Together with the UNESCO Chair “Gastronomy, Culture and Tourism” at the University of Girona (Spain) and Patronat de Turisme Costa Brava Girona, USI UNESCO Chair organized a conference on “Cultura, gastronomia e turismo", during the events of Lugano "Città del gusto 2018".

	Publications


	Tourism Management at UNESCO World Heritage Sites Silvia De Ascaniis, Maria Gravari-Barbas and Lorenzo Cantoni, (2018). "Tourism Management at UNESCO World Heritage Sites." Università della Svizzera italiana. ISBN 9788861010185.


	"eTourism for Heritage" in Farsi language Fatemeh Sayedi (Summer School 2018 participant) and Yasaman Beshad (UNESCO Chair intern) translated in Farsi language the chapter “eTourism for Heritage” of the MOOC “Tourism Management at UNESCO World Heritage Sites”. Freely available on FUN MOOC upon registration.


	Music and Tourism: an exploratory study Gunel Sadigova, Elena Marchiori and Lorenzo Cantoni, with the support of the European Travel Commission (ETC). May 2018. "Music and tourism: an exploratory study. How do National Tourism Organizations' websites cover soundscapes?"


	Switzerland Travel Academy: the report Elide Garbani Nerini, Nadzeya Kalbaska, Lorenzo Cantoni, and Urs Eberhard. "Developing an e-learning course about tourism destinations: the case of the Switzerland Travel Academy."

	UNESCO Chair in ICT to develop and promote sustainable tourism in World Heritage Sites