{"id":19136,"date":"2026-10-02T17:09:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T15:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/speaker\/marco-platania\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T16:53:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T14:53:30","slug":"marco-platania","status":"publish","type":"speakers","link":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/en\/speaker\/marco-platania\/","title":{"rendered":"Marco Platania"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A researcher, he teaches Tourism Economics at the University of Catania and serves as the regional delegate for SISTUR\u2014the Italian Society of Tourism Sciences.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He conducts teaching and research on topics related to economics as applied to the tourism sector, with a particular focus on sustainable development, territorial governance, and the analysis of tourism models.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He coordinates the Master\u2019s program in Tourism Operations Management at the University of Catania, a management training program offered in collaboration with the country\u2019s leading hotel groups.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He provides consulting services to companies and organizations on issues related to destination management and tourism planning. Since 2025, he has served as Director of the Enjoy Barocco Local Development Observatory of the GAL Terra Barocca.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recent years, he has overseen the Enjoy Barocco (in the province of Ragusa), Turisma (in the Taormina area), and Discovering Rural Sicily (in western and southeastern Sicily) projects in Sicily.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15239,"template":"","class_list":["post-19136","speakers","type-speakers","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"azienda":"Local Development Observatory \u2013 GAL Terra Barocca","email":"marco.platania@unict.it","ruolo":"","bidir_speaker_event":[18594],"social_linkedin":"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/marco-platania-1553a6141\/","ordinamento":"Platania","modalita_partecipazione":"In presenza"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Marco Platania | Speaker BTO 2026<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Marco Platania is a speaker at BTO 2026, 10-11 November at Stazione Leopolda, Florence. A researcher, he teaches Tourism Economics at the University of Catania and serves as the regional delegate for SISTUR\u2014the Italian Society of Tourism\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/en\/speaker\/marco-platania\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Marco Platania | Speaker BTO 2026\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Marco Platania is a speaker at BTO 2026, 10-11 November at Stazione Leopolda, Florence. A researcher, he teaches Tourism Economics at the University of Catania and serves as the regional delegate for SISTUR\u2014the Italian Society of Tourism\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/en\/speaker\/marco-platania\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"BTO 2026 - Be Travel Onlife\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BTO.Official\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-29T14:53:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-27-at-21.50.29.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1137\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@BTO_travel\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bto.travel\\\/en\\\/speaker\\\/marco-platania\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bto.travel\\\/en\\\/speaker\\\/marco-platania\\\/\",\"name\":\"Marco Platania | Speaker BTO 2026\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bto.travel\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bto.travel\\\/en\\\/speaker\\\/marco-platania\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bto.travel\\\/en\\\/speaker\\\/marco-platania\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bto.travel\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-27-at-21.50.29.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-02T15:09:30+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-29T14:53:30+00:00\",\"description\":\"Marco Platania is a speaker at BTO 2026, 10-11 November at Stazione Leopolda, Florence. A researcher, he teaches Tourism Economics at the University of Catania and serves as the regional delegate for SISTUR\u2014the Italian Society of Tourism\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bto.travel\\\/en\\\/speaker\\\/marco-platania\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bto.travel\\\/en\\\/speaker\\\/marco-platania\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bto.travel\\\/en\\\/speaker\\\/marco-platania\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bto.travel\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-27-at-21.50.29.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bto.travel\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-27-at-21.50.29.jpeg\",\"width\":1137,\"height\":1600},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bto.travel\\\/en\\\/speaker\\\/marco-platania\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bto.travel\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Speaker\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bto.travel\\\/en\\\/speaker\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Marco Platania\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bto.travel\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bto.travel\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"BTO 2026 - Be Travel Onlife\",\"description\":\"10-11 November, Florence\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bto.travel\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bto.travel\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bto.travel\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"BTO 2026 - Be Travel Onlife\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bto.travel\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bto.travel\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bto.travel\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/Logo-Bto-2022.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bto.travel\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/Logo-Bto-2022.png\",\"width\":109,\"height\":41,\"caption\":\"BTO 2026 - Be Travel Onlife\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bto.travel\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/BTO.Official\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/BTO_travel\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/bto_betravelonlife\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/c\\\/BTOOfficialVideo\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/bto-be-travel-onlife\\\/mycompany\\\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Marco Platania | Speaker BTO 2026","description":"Marco Platania is a speaker at BTO 2026, 10-11 November at Stazione Leopolda, Florence. A researcher, he teaches Tourism Economics at the University of Catania and serves as the regional delegate for SISTUR\u2014the Italian Society of Tourism","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/en\/speaker\/marco-platania\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Marco Platania | Speaker BTO 2026","og_description":"Marco Platania is a speaker at BTO 2026, 10-11 November at Stazione Leopolda, Florence. A researcher, he teaches Tourism Economics at the University of Catania and serves as the regional delegate for SISTUR\u2014the Italian Society of Tourism","og_url":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/en\/speaker\/marco-platania\/","og_site_name":"BTO 2026 - Be Travel Onlife","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BTO.Official\/","article_modified_time":"2026-10-29T14:53:30+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1137,"height":1600,"url":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-27-at-21.50.29.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@BTO_travel","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/en\/speaker\/marco-platania\/","url":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/en\/speaker\/marco-platania\/","name":"Marco Platania | Speaker BTO 2026","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/en\/speaker\/marco-platania\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/en\/speaker\/marco-platania\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-27-at-21.50.29.jpeg","datePublished":"2026-10-02T15:09:30+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-29T14:53:30+00:00","description":"Marco Platania is a speaker at BTO 2026, 10-11 November at Stazione Leopolda, Florence. A researcher, he teaches Tourism Economics at the University of Catania and serves as the regional delegate for SISTUR\u2014the Italian Society of Tourism","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/en\/speaker\/marco-platania\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/en\/speaker\/marco-platania\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/en\/speaker\/marco-platania\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-27-at-21.50.29.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-27-at-21.50.29.jpeg","width":1137,"height":1600},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/en\/speaker\/marco-platania\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Speaker","item":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/en\/speaker\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Marco Platania"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/en\/","name":"BTO 2026 - Be Travel Onlife","description":"10-11 November, Florence","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/en\/#organization","name":"BTO 2026 - Be Travel Onlife","url":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Logo-Bto-2022.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Logo-Bto-2022.png","width":109,"height":41,"caption":"BTO 2026 - Be Travel Onlife"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BTO.Official\/","https:\/\/x.com\/BTO_travel","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bto_betravelonlife\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/BTOOfficialVideo","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/bto-be-travel-onlife\/mycompany\/"]}]}},"wpml_current_locale":"en_US","wpml_translations":[{"locale":"it_IT","id":15233,"slug":"marco-platania","post_title":"Marco Platania","href":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/marco-platania\/"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/speakers\/19136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/speakers"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/speakers"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"acf:post":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/eventi\/18594"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bto.travel\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}