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Where is the best place to study Travel & Tourism? The heart of Europe, Rome!

Not only is Rome consistently ranked a must-see (#12 on the 2017 Euromonitor International Top City Destination Rankings), but it’s at the center of every tourism trend imaginable.

Postcards from Atlanta: AUR’s top achievers study abroad at Emory University

Each semester, a host of U.S. study abroad students arrive at AUR’s beautiful Rome campus to experience Italian culture and enrich their studies.

Learning about luxury: A visit to Castel Romano, Rome’s Finest Designer Outlet

On April 7, Prof Anna Sasso’s Global Fashion Marketing students indulged in a world of the Italian luxury at Castel Romano Designer Outlet, which is the perfect place to find your favorite brands at reduced prices.

Food Tourism Wine-and-Olive Oil Tasting Tour in Castelli Romani

An afternoon full of beautiful sights, wonderful food, flavorful wine, and intriguing conversations sounds like the perfect way to spend any sunny day in Italy.

AUR graduate takes on Event Management Internship with Rome Chamber Music Festival

AUR graduate Tiffany Burrafato (BUS ’17) has an extraordinary Event Management internship with the Rome Chamber Music Festival (http://www.romechamberfestival.org/en/) this summer, hosted in the magnificent Pietro da Cortona hall of the 17th century Palazzo Barberini. Founded and directed by American violinist Robert McDuffie, the prestigious Rome Chamber Music Festival is a celebration of classical and contemporary chamber music, and has become one of the most anticipated events on Rome’s cultural and social calendar.

B.S. Travel & Tourism Management. New major for Fall 2017.

There are few more appropriate and relevant places to study the profession of Travel and Tourism than here in Rome. Tourism has always been part of the lifeblood of this remarkable city – and, nowadays, of the country.

Scientific Applications in Cultural Heritage - Alumni Lecture Series Fall 2024

Keelie Rix

17 Sep 2024, 19:00

Via Pietro Roselli, 16

Gastrofascism and empire: Food in Italian East Africa, 1935-1941. Seminar, 18 September 2024

Food stood at the center of Mussolini's attempt to occupy Ethiopia and build an Italian Empire in East Africa. Seeking to redirect the surplus of Itali