Vânia Gonçalves Costa

Vânia Costa has a PhD in Economics from the University of Vigo, with the thesis “Regional Portuguese Airports, Local Economy and Tourism Development”, a MSc in Industrial Economics and Business from University of Minho and a degree in Economics from University of Minho. She is an Assistent Professor in the School of Hospitality and Tourism of Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave (Barcelos, Portugal). She is a member of the research unit on Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies (GOVCOPP) working in the Tourism Development Group.Her current research interests include Economics of Tourism Destinations, Corporate Finance for Tourism Industry, Tourism Enterprises, Tourism Investment, Finance, Regional, Transport Economics, Air Transport and Airports.

Publications

Sustainability and Competitiveness in the Hospitality Industry
Sustainability and Competitiveness in the Hospitality Industry
Vânia Costa, Carlos Costa. © 2022. 312 pages.
The hospitality industry is one of the most significant drivers of economic growth and socioeconomic advances in both developed and developing countries. This industry...
Challenges in Times of Crisis and Pandemics in the Hospitality Industry: A Systematic Literature Review
Challenges in Times of Crisis and Pandemics in the Hospitality Industry: A Systematic Literature Review
Vânia Costa, Carlos Costa. © 2022. 22 pages.
Hospitality is one of the most dynamic sectors of activity and plays a key role in competitiveness and regional development. Over the past decades, the sector has faced several...
Handbook of Research on Human Capital and People Management in the Tourism Industry
Handbook of Research on Human Capital and People Management in the Tourism Industry
Vânia Gonçalves Costa, Andreia Antunes Moura, Maria do Rosário Mira. © 2021. 472 pages.
The tourism industry is an industry of people and is directly dependent on the performance of activities, skills, professionalism, quality, and competitiveness. Approaching the...
Soft Skills vs. Hard Skills in Tourism: Anything Else?
Soft Skills vs. Hard Skills in Tourism: Anything Else?
Andreia Antunes Moura, Maria do Rosário Campos Mira, Vânia Natércia Costa. © 2021. 32 pages.
This chapter presents a qualitative study, resulting from a systematic literature review using a text analysis technique through the NVivo software, version 10.0. This technique...
Airline Business Models and Tourism Sector
Airline Business Models and Tourism Sector
Cláudia Ribeiro de Almeida, Vânia Costa, Jorge Abrantes. © 2020. 24 pages.
The new century brought innovation, creative business environments, and above all, new competitors to some sectors. One of them is the airline sector that besides being very...