Claudio Visentin is "Cultural History of Tourism" and "Heritage Interpretation" professor at the University of Lugano, where he created the "Scuola del viaggio" ("Travel School").
At first he researched in the field of International Relations, with special regard to intercultural dialogue: he has published a book about the image of Germany in Italy ("Nel paese delle selve e delle idee. I viaggiatori italiani in Germania 1866-1915", Jaca Book, Milan 1995). Then he turned to the history and culture of travel and tourism, and he has particularly investigated the history of italian tourism and package holidays.
His last books are "Il turismo contemporaneo. Cultura e mondo dell'impresa" (Giampiero Casagrande, Lugano 2002) and "Il Canton Ticino visto dagli altri. L’immagine del territorio nelle guide turistiche internazionali" (Giampiero Casagrande, Lugano 2007).