WORKSHOPS

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DTTAM´26 - Digital Tranformation in Tourism Activities Management

 

The World Tourism Organization characterizes the tourist destination as the fundamental unit where the complex tourist activity takes place.

In the information society, technologies play an important role in bringing tourists to tourist destinations. The way of planning and travelling has evolved immensely. Tourists now have at their disposal a wide range of options on various platforms that facilitate access to the destination.

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EXPERIENTIAL´26 - Experiential Tourism

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This workshop includes several trends in experiential tourism research. Experiential Tourism engages visitors in authentic, memorable travel activities, revealed over time, that engage the senses, are inherently personal and make connections on a physical, emotional, spiritual, intellectual, or social level (Arsenault, 2004). It intends to identify and discuss several dimensions of experiential quality and investigate the relationships among experiential quality, experiential value (emotional and functional), trust, corporate reputation, experiential satisfaction, and behavioural intentions perceived, regarding diverse tourism experiences (Wu, Cheng, Ai, 2018).

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Chairs: Bruno Sousa, CiTUR & ESHT-IPCA; Dália Liberato, CiTUR & ESHT- Polytechnic of Porto;  Elga Costa, CiTUR & ESHT- Polytechnic of Porto; Fernanda A. Ferreira, UNIAG & CiTUR & ESHT- Polytechnic of Porto; Pedro Liberato, CiTUR & ESHT- Polytechnic of Porto

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​SMSMTou´26 - Sustainable Marketing and Strategy Management for Tourism

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Considering the (post-)pandemic context and considering the worldwide UNWTO 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals, tourism is an increasingly competitive sector. Tourism is a sector strongly marked by heterogeneity in motivations and the diversity of tourist demand. Therefore, sustainable marketing and strategy management for tourism are crucial in competitive differentiation.

The main aim of the Special Issue is to bring best practices, trends, motivations, challenges, opportunities, recommendations, and case studies for professionals and academics into sustainable marketing and strategy management for tourism.

Moreover, the subject entirely relates to the journal scope, due to the fact the themes cover the major topics and concepts addressed in the journal Sustainability.

For this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Sustainable marketing in destination management

• Strategic management in territories and place marketing

• Sustainable development of segmentation and niche tourism

• Designing sustainable and relational practices in tourism and hospitality

• Sustainable innovation in hospitality marketing

• Competitive differentiation and sustainability in tourism segments (e.g., food and wine tourism, religious tourism and pilgrimage, virtual tourism, ecotourism, cultural trends, health tourism, pet-friendly tourism, accessible tourism, events, visiting friends and relatives,  cross-border regions, and others)

• Sustainable consumer behaviour in tourism and hospitality

• Brand management, emotions, and attachment theory

• Green marketing and corporate social responsibility

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

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Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Bruno Barbosa Sousa and Prof. Dr. Vasco Ribeiro Santos

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Education challenges in an uncertain world

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​Chairs: Amélia Silva (OSEAN, CEOS.PP, Polytechnic of Porto), Maria José Gonçalves (CEOS, Polytechnic of Porto)

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Education is increasingly a collective challenge. Economic globalization, digital transformation, sustainable development goals and pandemic crisis have been the many drivers of education policies in developed countries. However, the uncertainty and complexity of this new reality presents enormous challenges for teachers, students, schools, and organizations.  This special track seeks submissions that attempt to address the following key issues (but not limited to) the following themes:

• ICT use educational environments

• Skills for the future

• Impact of COVID-19 in education models

• Interdisciplinarity approaches in education

• Education for sustainability

• Training in organization environment

• Gamification

 

Scientific Committee:

Cristina Circa, Professor, University of Timisoara, Romania

Fábio Martins, University Centre of Planalto, Brazil

Małgorzata Cygańska University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland

Manuel Pérez Cota, University of Vigo, Spain

Robert Kirsch, Southern Connecticut State University, USA

Rui Silva, University of Trás-os-Monte e Alto Douro, Portugal

Valeria Caggiano, University of Roma-3. Italy

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Cybersecurity - Threats, Impacts and Solutions in the Tourism Sector

 

Chair: Sandro Carvalho, LIACC, 2Ai, EST-IPCA

 

This workshop is dedicated to exploring the topic of cybersecurity and how it can have implications for the Tourism sector.

Due to the significant increase in the number and type of attacks, in the most varied areas of society and covering all countries, security problems are becoming a serious concern, particularly for tourism. In this area, it can affect all the players involved, such as tourist destinations, organizers, as well as the tourists themselves.

This workshop is an opportunity to explore the potential risks, the actions being taken, and to propose innovative solutions to reduce the impact of potential threats.

 

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Food and Wine Tourism / Gastronomia e Vinhos (Chairs: Adriano Costa, CiTUR Guarda/UDI/IPGuarda  a.costa@ipg.pt 

Cristina Barroco, CiTUR Guarda/CISED/IPViseu cbarroco@estgv.ipv.pt; Carlos Fernandes CETRAD/CiTUR/IPVC cfernandes@estg.ipvc.pt

, Portugal)

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The thematic session seeks submissions that attempt to address the following key issues (but not limited to) the following themes:

• Wine Tourism

• Food and Wine Tourism and Rural Development

• Food and Wine Tourism Destinations: Case Studies

• The Future of Food and Wine Tourism – Post COVID 19

• Gastronomic and Wine Routes

• Impacts of Food and Wine Events

• The Importance of Local Markets on Food and Wine Tourism

• Food and Wine Tourism - The role of human resources in this type of tourism

• Travelers Food and Wine Experiences

• Mediterranean Diet

• Atlantic Diet

• Slow Food and Wine Movement

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Key challenges facing tourism (Chairs: Paula Odete and Isabel Lopes, Portugal)

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It is in the context of the importance of Tourism, being one of the indispensable and most important sectors in the conduct of a country's macroeconomic policies, that a set of initiatives should be discussed for the sector's development. In the present context that we are experiencing, it is imperative to reflect and debate challenges and potential solutions that may be adopted to reinforce the growth trajectory of Tourism, within a framework of sustainability and competitiveness in the regional, national and international panorama. Competitiveness, which is governed by the ability to attract the largest number of visitors, satisfy their needs, develop in a sustainable way without becoming out of balance with the lifestyle of the resident population.

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