67742 - Seminars

Learning outcomes

Learning Outcomes: Al the end of the seminars the student is able to identify and evaluate the main topics of current research in the tourism field, and to deepen the analysis through brief essays.

Course contents

In 2023/24 a series of Seminars, of variable length, will be organized in the first semester (between July and December 2023). Students should attend AT LEAST 15 hours of seminars. Attendance will be checked through identification and signature. Some of the seminars might be offered in online mode.

The programme:

1. Wednesday 5 July, 14.30 - Room Alberti 7

Current Issues in Climate Change and tourism.

- 14.30 The economics of climate change (Alessandro Tavoni, University of Bologna, online)
- 15.00 Assessing climate change impacts on coastal tourism (Matías M. González Hernández, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
- 15.30 The impact of weather and climate on prices and tourist behavior (Veronica Leoni, University of Bologna)
- 16.00 Discussion

 

2. Thursday 6 July, 11.15 - Room Alberti 7

Current issues in the green transition of tourism

- 11.15 Key Speech: Climate resilient and low carbon tourism (Robert Steiger, University of Innsbruck)
- 12.00 The green transition of sustainable destinations (Judit Zoltan, UNIBO

- 12.30 Sustainable tourism and rural development in inner areas (Annalisa Spalazzi, Gran Sasso Science Institute)

-13.00 Discussion

 

3. Friday 6 July, 11.15 - Room Alberti 7

Current issues in circular economy and climate change

- 11.15 The interaction between indigenous communities and biodiversity: a key factor in climate change (Jesus Olivero Verbel, Universidad de Cartagena).
- 11.45 Behavioral economics and nudging (Lorenzo Zirulia, University of Milan)
- 12.15 Green nudging in tourism (Francesco Barbini, University of Bologna)
- 12.45 Discussion

Please, be aware that Workshops 1, 2 and 3 are organized within an event linked to a European project. Although the workshops take place before the official start of the semester, its attendance is recognised for the seminars series.

 

4. Monday 25 September, 10-12, Online and Room Alberti 4. Davide Cannata (Free-lance consultant): Experience economy applications in the tourism industry

 

5. Friday 6 October, 14.30-16.30, Room Alberti 9. Francesca La Polla (TripAdvisor): Ota and job hunting in the online travel industry

 

6. Tuesday 10 October, 14-18, Room Alberti 10. The hidden dimension of sustainability: inclusion, empowerment, access to fundamental rights

Speakers:

• Erika Moranduzzo (Italian Climate Network): Climate Justice and Social Justice: two sides of the same coin
• Andrea Saayman (North-West University): The Informal Tourism Sector in an Unstable World: Challenges, Resilience, and Pathways to Sustainability
• Leonardo Setti (University of Bologna): Energy communities as empowerment tools to re-design development
• Anastasios Xepapadeas (University of Bologna): Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance.

 

7. Monday 16 October, 10-12, Room Alberti 7. Raffaele Scuderi (Kore University, Enna): The use of big data generated by destination cards. An agenda for the applied economist and some applications.

 

8. Monday 23 October, 16-19 and Wednesday 25 October, 16-19, Room Angherà 3. Federica Salvatori (Adjunct Professor, John Cabot University, Rome): Leading the Way: Building Future Leaders in Tourism.

Watch out: this seminar is divided in two parts and students must attend both of them, for a total of 6 hours.

 

9. Wednesday 29 November, 11-13, Room Alberti 2. Alessandra Segantin (Mountain leader): Lost in Formation: What Does it Take to be a Mountain Leader?

 

10. Thursday 30 November, 09.30-13.30, Room TBA. Meeting the tourism companies. Participants will include: Booking.com, Diemme Hospitality Group, HotelPerformance, Promozione Alberghiera Rimini, Start Romagna, Trentino Marketing, Visit Rimini. More info soon on TEaM website.

 

11. Friday 1 December, 14-16, Room Alberti 2. Veronica Leoni (University of Balearic Islands): The informational content of online reviews: the case of Booking.com.

 

12. Thursday 7 December, 11-13, Room Alberti 14. Giacomo del Chiappa (University of Sassari): Online Review Management.

 

Readings/Bibliography

Additional material suggested by the speakers will be uploaded in virtuale.unibo.it

Teaching methods

Seminars given by invited speakers, with discussion.

Assessment methods

To gain the 3 ECTS, students must:

• attend AT LEAST 15 hours of seminars out of the offered programme.
• write a short essay (between 3,000 and 5,000 words long) on one of the topics covered in the seminars. Students have to independently find sources and reference material to prepare the essay.
• Upload the essay on the seminars page in virtuale.unibo.it BEFORE February 1, 2024, 09.00h.
• Book the corresponding exam (Seminars, February 1, 2024, 09.00h) on Almaesami following the standard procedures normally set for the exams.

Evaluation will be on a PASS / FAIL basis.

Teaching tools

Brain plugged-in, curiosity, participation

Office hours

See the website of Paolo Figini