I have recently presented an abstract to the Tourism Education Futures Initiative Conference – TEFI9 in Kamloops, Canada at the Thompson Rivers University. The paper in collaboration with prof. Lorenzo Cantoni was about: “Applying the Counseling-Learning Approach to a Tourism-related Massive Open Online Course”. Here myself presenting: Applying the Counseling-Learning approach to the #eTourismMOOC. #TEFI… Read More Applying the Counseling-Learning approach to the #eTourismMOOC. Speaker at TEFI9 conference in Kamloops, Canada

Just back from a two days workshop with colleagues from Tartu University, Pärnu College (Estonia) on how to include ICTs in their Tourism Program. I have shared how the course “eTourism Tech Lab” that I am currently teaching at USI is structured. In particular, it has been discussed the contents/pedagogical goals/credits/evaluation procedure/skills required for lecturers and… Read More A workshop on Including ICTs in a Tourism Education Program at @TartuUniversity Pärnu College, Estonia

Last year, our lab webatelier.net has been equipped with the Tobii Pro X2-60 (eye-tracker software and hardware). A first study has been done on “Studying Online Contents Navigation: A Comparison Between Eye-Tracking Technique and Self-Reported Investigation“. We are currently running a project on “Online consumer behaviour in the tourism field. A teenagers’ perspective”. More news to… Read More Guest lecturing on Eye-Tracking

It is already 8 years that I am attending the ENTER eTourism Conference. This year the conference is in Bilbao, Spain and I will present two full papers on: The Role of Destination in Hotels’ Online Communications: A Bottom-Up Approach The co-creation process of the online image of an Italian World Heritage Site: the Sassi… Read More Presenting two full papers at ENTER2016 in Bilbao, Spain

I participate in the ‪#‎faces4heritage‬ campaign. Do you? check the website, the FB page and group, and share with #faces4heritage. “We are a Swiss agency for peace promotion through heritage preservation. We recognize together with UNESCO that “Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to… Read More I participate in the ‪#‎faces4heritage‬ campaign

Journals: Marchiori, E., Cantoni, L. (2015). The Role of Prior Experience in the Perception of a Tourism Destination in User-Generated Content. Journal of Destination Marketing & Management: in press Marchiori, E., Boegli, F. Adukaite, A., Cantoni, L. (2015). The Role of Food and Gastronomy in Online Travel Reviews about Agritourism Experiences. Journal of Gastronomy and… Read More Some recent publications