Courses a.y. 2024/2025
Biographical note
Degree in Philosophy from Università Cattolica (Milano), Postdegree specialization in Tourism Economics from Università Bocconi and PhD in Management Rerearch (Hospitality and Tourism track) from University of Surrey (UK).
About
I am lecturer of Tourism Destination Management at Bocconi University and faculty at SDA, the Bocconi School of Management and I am currently director of the Bocconi Specialized Master Program in Tourism Economics and Management (MET). I’ve been visiting professor at Temple University (Philadelphia, USA) and at various Italian Universities. I am mostly intereted in topics concerning the development and management of tourism destinations, sustainable tourism, and the visitor economy. I am consultant on tourism destination projects for public authorities and tourism organizations, and delegate to the Convention of the Alps for the Italian Ministry of the Environment. Former member of the Board of directors of the ‘Centro Internazionale di Arte e Cultura Palazzo Te’ (Mantova) and of Fabilia Group SpA.
Research interests
My research interests include tourism, regional development, cultural and creative industries, destination management and marketing.
Selected Publications
Wine and food tourism and place identity: the strategic role of local networks
In Foroudi, P., Mauri, C., Dennis, C., Melewar, T.C. (Eds.). Place branding: Connecting tourist experiences to places. Oxford: Gower, Chapter 15, 2020
Culture, Creativity and Tourism Attractiveness: Towards a Common Policy. Differing Clusters and Patterns in European Cities
In Luger, K., Ripp, M. (Eds.). World Heritage, Place Making and Sustainable Tourism Towards Integrated Approaches in Heritage Management. Wien: StudienVerlag, pp. 53-66, 2020
Smart City e Turismo
In Ferrari, G.F. (a cura di). Smart City. L’evoluzione di un’idea. Milano: Mimesis, pp. 225-246, 2020
Il turismo della montagna in un’ottica sostenibile: ruolo e nuove tendenze, indicatori e policy
XXIII-Rapporto-sul-Turismo-Italiano 2018-2019. Roma: Rogiosi Editore, pp. 609-626, 2019
Analisi strategica della domanda turistica per il territorio di Milano Marittima-Cervia
XXII-Rapporto-sul-Turismo-Italiano 2017-2018. Roma: Rogiosi Editore, pp. 151-164, 2018
Turismo
Collana Pixel, Milano: EGEA, 2016
Shopping as an urban tourism determinant: technological tools for its promotion
In R. Garibaldi (Ed.), Il Turismo Culturale Europeo. Città Ri-Visitate. Milano: FrancoAngeli, pp. 208-217, 2014
Planning and management of European rural territories
in Costa, C., Panyik. E., & Buhalis, D. (Eds) ‘European Tourism Planning and Organisation Systems Vol.I. New Perspectives and Emerging Issues’. Channel view publications, Bristol: UK, 2013
Tourist destination competitiveness: the role of cooperation
RIVISTA ITALIANA DI ECONOMIA, DEMOGRAFIA E STATISTICA, 2012
Turismo e territorio: la competitività delle destinazioni turistiche
Prodotto, consumatore e politiche di mercato quarant'anni dopo, 2012
Internal stakeholder-based brand equity for tourism destination marketing: an empirical study
Journal of Vacation Marketing, 18(4), pp. 327-340, 2012
A regional review on Italy
Goodfellows Publishers, p. 2-25, 2012
Technological aspects of public tourism communication in Italy
JOURNAL OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM TECHNOLOGY, 2011
Turismo di montagna in transizione
Economia & Managment, Milano: Egea, n.3, pp. 33-37, 2022
Nomadismo digitale come opportunità per il turismo
Economia & Managment, Milano: Egea, n.1, pp. 52-57, 2021