Zelia Breda holds a PhD in Tourism, a MA in Chinese Studies (Business and International Relations) and a BSc in Tourism Management and Planning from the University of Aveiro, where the editor is an Assistant Professor, at the Department of Economics, Management, and Industrial Engineering, holding the position of Director of the Master in Tourism Management and Planning. The editor is a member of the Research Unit ‘Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies’ of the University of Aveiro; a founding member and vice-president of the Observatory of China, and a senior researcher of the tourism R&D spin-off company Idtour. The editor is also a member of the editorial and scientific boards of a few academic national and international journals, as well a member of the organizing and scientific committees of international tourism conferences. The editor has authored and co-authored several national and international papers and communications on tourism. The editor has also been taking part in several research projects in the tourism field, both as member of the team and as a consultant.