Conference 2025
International Journal of Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Law (IJTTHL)
ESHTE | INATEL | ISEG | UFRGS, with support from the Portuguese Bar Association
2nd-4th November 2025, Portugal
On Sunday afternoon, 2nd November, there will be a visit to the new facilities at ESHTE, which include innovative spaces such as an auditorium and a three-dimensional room, along with other state-of-the-art technologies. This will be followed by a trip to Cascais, ending with a group dinner.
First session – 3rd November, Palácio dos Marqueses da Praia e Fronteira, Loures
9:30 Open session: João Massano, President of the Portuguese Bar Association and Carlos Torres (ESHTE)
Mauro Rosati | Italy, General Manager of Qualivita Foundation, The enormous potential of “Turismo DOP”
Chiara Tincani | Italy, University of Verona, Legal aspects of “Turismo DOP”
Francesco Torchia | Italy, University of Calabria, Protection of Traditional Specialty Guaranteed (TSG) in the EU: What novelties result from Regulation (EU) 2024/1143?
Alejandro Corral Sastre | Spain, Complutense University of Madrid, Administrative control in the “high quality” gastronomic offer
Enrico Gragnoli | Italy, University of Parma, Hospitality businesses, gastronomy and labour relations
Ermenegildo Mario Appiano | Italy, Foodstuff Tradition protection: EU law on Traditional specialities guaranteed and UNESCO in Unesco Intangible Cultural tangible Cultural Heritage
Freddy A. Hung Gil | Cuba, University of Havana, Sustainable Agriculture and Gastronomy Law
Dimitrios Mylonopoulos and Polyxeni Moira | Greece, The Integration of the Greek Gastronomic Identity and Philosophy into the Modern Tourism-Cultural Product
Angelo Venchiarutti | Italy, University of Trieste, Fake and paid-for online reviews and protection of hotels, restaurants and tourists
Duilio Cortassa | Italy, Gastronomy Law in Italy Legal Framework, Regulations, and Impact on Culinary Practices
13:00 End of first session
Second session – 3rd November, Palácio dos Marqueses da Praia e Fronteira, Loures
14:30 Tatjana Josipovic | Croatia, University of Zagreb, No Show clause in gastronomy (food) service contracts
Karolina Pruchniewicz | Poland, The Regulation of Restaurant Services Consumed On-Site in EU Consumer Law
Duilio Cortassa | Italy, Gastronomy Law in Italy Legal Framework, Regulations, and Impact on Culinary Practices
Christine Lebel | France, AIDV, Legal considerations regarding Truffles
Michael Wukoschitz | Austria, President Emeritus of IFTTA, Liability Issues in the Gastronomy Sector
Valérie Augros | France, Impact of the law of 19 November 2024 that intends to regulate further and thus to limit short-term rentals
Ilie Dumitru | Romania, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, The commercial relationship between airports and airlines from a competition law perspective
Andrew Charlton | Switzerland, The evolution of airline industry distribution
Belén Ferrer | Spain, University of the Balearic Islands, The proposed amendments to EU Regulation 261/2004 to the detriment of passengers
Silvia Feliu | Spain, University of the Balearic Islands, Extraterritorial Applicability of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 in the Context of Its Revision: Continuities, Changes, and International Challenges
Apostolos Tassikas | Greece, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, The catering contract
Oscar Cruz Barney | Mexico, UNAM, Gastronomic Law in Mexico: Protection of tradition and culinary culture
Rui Lacerda Badaró | Brazil, Brazilian Academy of International Law, Freedom of Access to Restaurants: between consumption and dignity, a critical interpretation of the right to a table
18:00 End of second session
Third session – 4th November, Palácio dos Marqueses da Praia e Fronteira, Loures
9:30 Maria Victória Rocha | Portugal, Portuguese Catholic University, How to Protect Food Presentation by Intellectual Property
Pedro Dias Venâncio | Portugal, University of Minho, Fair competition in the ranking of commercial establishments on digital platforms
Ana Branca Soeiro de Carvalho | Portugal, IPV, Legal discipline of couvert
Manuel David Masseno | Portugal, Beja Polytechnic, Seria: On “Dine and dash”, a brief Comparative Criminal Law overview
Matija Damjan | Slovenia, University of Ljubljana, Trademark and copyright protection for scent and flavour of food products
Filippo Moreschi | Italy, Vice President of UGIVI, The restaurateur and the customer’s health: food preservation, restaurant safety, liability: the Italian point of view
Carlos Eduardo Armas Morales | Peru, National Major University of San Marcos, Legality and gastronomic regulation of Traditional Specialties Guaranteed: The case of Peru
João Vidal | Portugal, University of Algarve, The civil liability of bars and restaurants for excessive supply of alcohol to their clients
Katja Štemberger Brizani | Slovenia, University of Ljubljana, Responsibility for Vegan Dishes in Gastronomy
Cesare Galli | Italy, University of Parma, Greenwashing Directive and case law on green claims
Paola Gelato and Stefano Vergano I Italy, Protection of recipes and taste under Italian law
Caterina del Federico | Italy, University of Bologna, ), Tourism sustainability and artificial intelligence: the role of private law
Hugo Ferreira Arizaga | Uruguay, Universidad de La República, Legal regime of tourist accommodation in Uruguay
13:00 End of first session
Fourth Session – 4th November, Palácio dos Marqueses da Praia e Fronteira, Loures
14:30 Launch of the book Gastronomy Law
