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B1759 - TOPICS IN TOURISM ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT

Academic Year 2025/2026

                
                        Docente:
                        Lorenzo Masiero
                    
                        Credits:
                        3
                    
                        Language:
                        English
                    
                        Teaching Mode:
                        Traditional lectures
                        
                            Campus:
                            Rimini
                        
                            Corso:
                            Second cycle degree programme (LM) in
                            Tourism Economics and Management (cod. 5910)

                                    Course Timetable
                                
from Oct 01, 2025 to Oct 22, 2025

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student can identify and evaluate the main topics of current research in the tourism field, from both the management and the economics perspective, this way developing autonomous ability in deepening the analysis through brief written essays.

Course contents

In 2025/26 a series of Seminars given by invited speakers will be organized throughout the academic year (between September 2025 and May 2026). 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, according to the speakers' availability.

The Calendar will be published in due time in this page, as soon as the seminars will be defined. The preliminary programme is as follows:

1. October 1, 13:00 - 16:00, Room Alberti 6. Francesca La Polla (TripAdvisor): Ota and job hunting in the online travel industry.

2. October 16, 15:00 - 18:00, Room TBA: Welcome Conference: The future of cities and sustainable destinations.

3. October 17, 13:00 - 16:00, Room Alberti 5. Vanessa de Oliveira Menezes: Sustainability and digital tools in tourism and hospitality.

4. October 22, 13:00 - 16:00. Room Angherà 3. Andrea Saayman: The informal tourism sector.

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, selected from the list above. Attendance will be monitored through identification and signature.
Write a short essay (between 3,000 and 5,000 words) on one of the topics covered in the seminars. Students are expected to independently find and use appropriate sources and reference materials.
Discuss their essay in an oral session, which will be scheduled accordingly.

Evaluation will be on a PASS / FAIL basis.

Teaching tools

All materials can be found on https://virtuale.unibo.it/

Office hours

See the website of Lorenzo Masiero