Marta Soligo is an assistant professor at the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Grounded in the sociology of tourism, her research examines the relationship between tourism, social justice, and local communities. She investigates the impacts of tourism on marginalized communities, overtourism, and discrimination experienced by minority groups while traveling. Her recent work focuses on Civil Rights tourism, environmental justice, and Indigenous tourism. Additional areas of interest include film-induced tourism, dark tourism, immigrant labor in hospitality, and gambling studies. Soligo has presented her research at conferences hosted by prominent organizations, including UNWTO (World Tourism Organization) and ASA (American Sociological Association). Soligo also serves as visiting professor of Sociology of Tourism at the University of Bergamo (Italy).