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 Monforte, 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”
Francesco Torchia | Italy, University of Calabria, Geographical Indications and Tourism: Normative Perspectives for Sustainable Development
Alejandro Corral Sastre | Spain, Complutense University of Madrid, Sustainable tourism, return to measures to control the tourism sector
Ermenegildo Mario Appiano | Italy, Foodstuff Tradition protection: EU law on Traditional specialities guaranteed and UNESCO in Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage
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
Tatjana Josipovic | Croatia, University of Zagreb, No Show clause in gastronomy (food) service contracts
Afonso Ribeiro Café | Portugal, University of Algarve, Restaurant Classification in Tourism: Regulation, Technical Standards and European Harmonisation
13:00 End of first session
Second session – 3rd November, Palácio dos Marqueses da Praia e Monforte, Loures
14:30 Karolina Pruchniewicz | Poland, The Regulation of Restaurant Services Consumed On-Site in EU Consumer Law
Christine Lebel | France, AIDV, Legal considerations regarding Truffles
Michael Wukoschitz | Austria, President Emeritus of IFTTA, Liability Issues in the Gastronomy Sector
Andrew Charlton | Switzerland, Managing Director of Aviation Advocacy, The relationship between wine and commercial aviation
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, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, The commercial relationship between airports and airlines from a competition law perspective
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
Rodrigo Jardim | Portugal, Legal aspects of street food
João Vidal | Portugal, University of Algarve, The civil liability of bars and restaurants for excessive supply of alcohol to their clients
Paola de Pascalis | Italy, University of Bari, The fiscal dimension of starred restaurants: aligning tourism, sustainability, and governance
Marianne Hundahl | Denmark, Aalborg University, ‘Extraordinary Circumstances’ as an Autonomous EU Legal Concept
Francisca Ramón Fernández | Spain, Universitat Politècnica de València, El turismo gastronómico en la Huerta de Valencia y el diseño de rutas para la dinamización del espacio territorial y su sostenibilidad
Freddy A. Hung Gil | Cuba, University of Havana, Sustainable Agriculture and Gastronomy Law
Enrico Gragnoli | Italy, University of Parma, Hospitality businesses, gastronomy and labour relations
18:00 End of second session
Third session – 4th November, Palácio dos Marqueses da Praia e Monforte, Loures
9:30 Maria Victória Rocha | Portugal, Portuguese Catholic University, How to Protect Food Presentation by Intellectual Property
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
Paula Casadesus Ripoli | Spain, University of the Balearic Islands, Artificial Intelligence and food security
João Amaral | Portugal, Wine Tourism in the New European and Portuguese Legal Framework: A Proposal for Deepening and a Regulatory Code
Chiara Tincani | Italy, University of Verona, Legal aspects of “Turismo DOP”
Pedro Dias Venâncio | Portugal, University of Minho, Fair competition in the ranking of commercial establishments on digital platforms
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, La promoción de la gastronomía en la nueva ley de turismo. El caso de Perú
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
Francesco Gaspari and Luigi Cameriero | Italy, Guglielmo Marconi University, Water Governance and Right to Food
Hugo Ferreira Arizaga | Uruguay, Universidad de La República, Legal regime of tourist accommodation in Uruguay
Giorgi Amiranashvili | Georgia, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Competition in the Tourism Industry: Some Observations
13:00 End of third session
Fourth Session – 4th November, Palácio dos Marqueses da Praia e Monforte, Loures
14:30 Launch of the book Gastronomy Law
Scientific committee:
Carlos Torres, ESHTE (Portugal), Chiara Tincani, University of Verona (Italy), Claudia Lima Marques, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), Francesco Morandi, University of Sassari (Italy), Francesco Torchia, University of Calabria (Italy), Silvia Feliu, University of the Balearic Islands (Spain), Monika Jurkova, University of Trnava (Slovakia), Tatjana Josipovic, University of Zagreb (Croatia), Victor Afonso, ESHTE (Portugal) and Vincenzo Franceschelli, University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy).
Organising committee:
Carlos Torres, Victor Afonso, João Neves e Sílvia Santos.
