Friday 31 March 2023

09:00

Registration Desk Open (Check-in)

10:00 – 10:10

10:10 – 10:45

Keynote Talk: Eduardo Santander, Executive Director European Travel Commission, Bruxelles, Belgium

Sustainable tourism transition in European destinations

10:45 – 11:00

Carlo Fontana, director of Hotel Lugano Dante

New Concept of LUGANODANTE

11:00 – 11:15

Anna Picco-Schwendener

Digital exhibition on pictures by Heinz Plenge

11:15 – 11:30

Short Break

11:30 – 13:00

Different facets of sustainability in tourism

Chair: Silvia De Ascaniis

11:30 - 11:50

Eva Vroegop, postdoctoral researcher Academy of Tourism of Fondazione Campus in Lucca (Tuscany), Italy

Social sustainability of tourism. Residents’, tourists’ and tourism stakeholders’ well-being

11:50 – 12:10

Emil Juvan, associate professor Faculty of Tourism Studies Turistica, University of Primorska, Slovenia

Ecological sustainability of tourism. Tourists’ behaviour and arguments

12:10 – 12:30

Rafael Oliveria, researcher at João Pinheiro Foundation, Brazil

Cultural sustainability of tourism. Indicators for heritage tourism management

12:30 – 13:00

Discussion

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch Break and Posters

14:00 – 15:30

Swiss tourism and sustainability

Chair: Lorenzo Cantoni

14:00 - 14:20

Angelo Trotta, director Ticino Turismo, Switzerland

“Go green… small steps go a long way”, sustainable holiday offers in Tessin

14:20 – 14:40

Nadia Fontana-Lupi, Organizzazione Turistica Regionale del Mendrisiotto e Basso Ceresio and president WHES, Switzerland

Tourism sustainability at World Heritage Sites

14:40 – 15:00

Romy Bacher, Head of Sustainability Swiss Tourism Federation, Switzerland

Swisstainable - together we shape Switzerland as a sustainable tourism destination

15:00 – 15:30

Discussion

15:30 – 16:00

Coffee Break and Posters

16:00 – 17:30

Policies and strategies of tourism sustainability at the international level

Chairs: Silvia De Ascaniis & Lorenzo Cantoni

16:00 – 16:20

Adine Gavazzi, UNESCO Chair University of Genoa, Italy

Sustainable Tourism issues in Machupicchu

16:20 – 16:40

Stefano Dominioni, Executive Secretary EPA and Director EICR, Luxembourg

Cultural routes as sustainable assets for tourism in Europe

16:40 – 17:00

Eugene Jo, Programme Manager IUCN-ICCROM World Heritage Leadership

Sustainability of creative interventions on heritage: gaps and challenges

17:00 – 17:30

Discussion & Conclusion

17:30 – 18:00

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