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WORLD TOURISM DAY 2025

Conference: Tourism and Sustainable Transformation
Toward a Responsible and Inclusive Future for Territories

Location: Former Capuchin Convent - Fresco Room

SCHEDULE OF THE DAY

8:45 AM – Welcome and Registration
Check-in, welcome coffee, and informational materials.

9:30 AM – Institutional Opening

* Greetings from local authorities: Graziano Milia - Mayor of Quartu
* Introduction by Roby Matta (Quartu Sant'Elena Tourist Association)
* Short introductory video on sustainable tourism

10:00 AM – "Sustainable Tourism: From the RAS Guidelines to Local Reality"

The Regional Context and Local Challenges - Professor Giuseppe Melis [university professor]

10:30 AM – Round Table - Tourism and Community: What Balances?
* Roby Matta – Quartu Sant'Elena Tourist Association
* Fausto Mura – FederAlberghi Sud Sardegna
* Maurizio Battelli – Associazione Extra
* Raimondo Mandis – Slow Food Cagliari

11:15 AM – Q&A with the audience

11:30 AM – Coffee break

12:00 PM – "Digitalization and sustainability: tools for responsible tourism"

* Best practices of green digital platforms
* Analysis of tourist flows and management
* Communication of sustainable tourism (storytelling and marketing)

Speaker: Barbara Argiolas

12:30 PM Conclusions and next steps
Tore Sanna, Deputy Mayor with responsibility for Tourism

1:00 PM Closing remarks and greetings: Roby Matta