Nicolò Costa
Sociologist , Professor of Tourism Sciences University UniRoma2 | Tor Vergata , President of ACOM (Alliance Skills in Hospitality and Mobility) and Sociology Expert of tourism, territorial marketing and local development
He has been involved in tourism and its sectoral inter-dependence since the mid-1980s. He was Coordinator for the Degree Course in 'Tourism Sciences' at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, after holding the same role at the University of Milano Bicocca. Amongst his most recent books are: 'Tourism Development. Theories, Strategies and Knowledge Management' (Wolters Kluwer Cedam (2021), ‘Sociology of Tourism Development' (Wolters Kluwer/Cedam, 2017), 'Tourism and Jihadist Terrorism' (Rubbettino, 2016), 'Towards Made in Italy Hospitality' (Armando, 2013) and, together with Silvia Testa, 'Web Marketing and Hospitality Destinations' (McGraw Hill, 2012), and with Giorgio de Rossi 'Networks of Business and Hospitality' (Universitalia, 2016). He is the author of about 50 publications in Italian, English, and French. He is a consultant for tourism, hospitality, and leisure companies in addition to local authorities for the planning of local tourism development.