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Thursday 01 September 2022 09:33

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Mark your calendars, the cycle of autumn conferences will resume at the end of September 2022 with the theme "Tourism in transition: towards a paradigm shift?"  

These conferences (in French) are organized jointly since 2020 by the HES-SO Valais-Wallis (institute of tourism) and the University of Lausanne (institute of geography and sustainability) around themes related to tourism. The main guest shares his or her experience, research results and knowledge on the topic of the day and a second personality is invited to give a counterpoint. Of course, all questions and points of view from the audience are welcome. 

Tourism in transition: towards a paradigm shift?
Overtourism in cities, changes in accommodation practices, ecological transition and climate change are all issues that, long before the health crisis, were questioning our tourism development models. In order to exchange and debate on these issues that the crisis has highlighted, as well as on the difficulties and potentials they represent for our regions, the four conferences below will take place: 

  • L'hospitalité chez l'habitant à l'épreuve du tourisme : le cas marseillais d'Hôtel du Nord (more information)
    Speaker: Prosper Wanner, Hôtel du Nord cooperative - Counterpoint: Thierry Weber, Vivactis SA
    20.09.22, 7 pm, HES-SO Valais-Wallis Sierre

  • Tourisme et transition énergétique dans les régions de montagne : quelles options, quelles solutions ?
    Speaker: Stéphane Genoud, prof. HES-SO Valais-Wallis - Counterpoint: Emmanuel Reynard, UNIL
    04.10.22, 7 pm, HES-SO Valais-Wallis Sierre

  • Evolution des pratiques des résidents secondaires, vers un avant et un après Covid-19 ?
    Speakers: C. Clivaz, L. Kebir and G. Overney, UNIL - Counterpoint: Stéphanie Dijkman, Anzère Tourisme SA
    08.11.22, 7 pm, UNIL site of Sion

  • Chemins de transitions touristiques et territoriales des stations de montagne : état des lieux et réflexions sur la durabilité
    Speaker: Emmanuelle George, INRAE - Counterpoint: Pascal Bourquin, Grimentz-Zinal SA ski lifts
    22.11.22, 7pm, UNIL site of Sion

It will also be possible to follow these conferences online via Zoom (to be specified when registering).

For more information and to access the registration form, please visit the UNIL website : here