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

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Exploring WH & Tourism through the lens of Heinz Plenge

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On June 1, an online conversation about sustainable tourism and the challenges faced by WHS will take place with Perú’s most prominent nature and wildlife photographer Heinz Plenge. It is organized in collaboration with the Chairs of University of Genoa and University of San Martín de Porres (Lima).

New MOOC

Tourism Management at UNESCO World Heritage Sites Vol 3

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The new course starts May 24, 2021! Already more than 2'300 learners have registered from all over the world. Free, in English and Arabic language. Why take it? Here are at least 5 reasons!

New website

USI UNESCO Chair has a new website

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The new website of USI UNESCO Chair is online! Thank you to the whole team and in particular to Lea Hasenzahl and Giulio Del Giudice on their great job!

Workshop Report

IMPACTOUR ReDiscover Europe Workshop

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The workshop took place on May 9th, with the participation of our Chair. Representatives of European and international institutions in the field of Culture and Tourism discussed the role of sustainable cultural tourism in today’s Europe in a post-COVID era. See the video following the link.

Project visibility

Machu Picchu project got public acknowledgement

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The project "Machu Picchu Seen Through the Eyes of Fernando Astete" is now featured on the website of Perú's Ministry of Culture!

	Publications


	Analyzing cultural tourism promotion on Instagram: a cross-cultural perspective Mele, E., Kerkhof, P. and Cantoni, L. (2021). Analyzing cultural tourism promotion on Instagram: a cross-cultural perspective, Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 38:3, 326-340, DOI: 10.1080/10548408.2021.1906382.


	User Experience and Usability: The Case of Augmented Reality Korkut, S., Mele, E. and Cantoni, L. (2021). User Experience and Usability: The Case of Augmented Reality. In: Z. Xiang, M. Fuchs, U. Gretzel and W. Höpken (eds.), Handbook of e-Tourism. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05324-6_62-1.


	Tourism management at UNESCO world heritage sites Vol. 2 De Ascaniis, S., Gravari-Barbas, M. and Cantoni, L. (2021). Tourism management at UNESCO world heritage sites Vol. 2, Lugano: Università della Svizzera italiana. ISBN: 9788861010215.


	Co-designing Digital Engagements with Cultural Heritage Sites in Africa: A Research Road Map for the Brandberg National Monument Area, Namibia Mosha M., Cantoni L. (2021) Co-designing Digital Engagements with Cultural Heritage Sites in Africa: A Research Road Map for the Brandberg National Monument Area, Namibia. In: Ioannides M., Fink E., Cantoni L., Champion E. (eds) Digital Heritage. Progress in Cultural Heritage: Documentation, Preservation, and Protection. EuroMed 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 12642. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73043-7_58