During the XXVI WOA-ASSIOA, University of Chieti-Pescara - 29-30 May 2025, the puntOorg - ASSIOA prize was awarded. The Evaluation Committee, made by Davide Bizjak, Laura Cortellazzo, Sara Sassetti awarded Sara Lombardi, Miguel Pina E Cunha, Luca Giustiniano with the Best Paper Award for "Beyond the Emergency: Medium-Term Organizational Effects of Pandemic Responses in Italian Hospitality".