Cláudia Ribeiro de Almeida is Professor of Tourism at University of the Algarve. Tourism Course Director since 2017. Holds a PhD and a Post Doctoral Degree in Tourism (University of Aveiro). Current research interests include Air transport & Tourism dynamics; Second home tourism, Cultural tourism and Decision making process. Member of the Research Unit – CinTurs. Reviewer of many international journals and researcher in several national and international funded projects.
João Carlos Martins holds a Ph.D in Sociology (2015) by Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Has a master in urban Anthropology (2009) by ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa and Degree in Sociology (20004) by Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas. Actual scientific interests are around urban transformation, particularly on multidimensional questions around Tourism, Participation, Leisure, Cultural Heritage; Creative Cities; Knowledge Cities and Contemporary societies. Works in the area(s) of Social Sciences with emphasis on Sociology, Anthropology and Economic, Cultural and Social Geography with emphasis on Cultural and Urban Studies.
Alexandra R. Gonçalves is Assistant Professor at the University of Algarve, School of Management, Hospitality and Tourism. Integrated Researcher of the Research Centre for Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being (CinTurs) for the areas of Tourism, Sustainability, Territory, Heritage, Museums, Cultural Management and Creative Industries. PhD Degree in Tourism. Master's Degree in Cultural Heritage Management. Post-graduate degree in Cultural Heritage Law. Graduate in Marketing. Regional Director of Culture of the Algarve from December 16, 2013 to December 15, 2018; Councilor of the Municipality of Faro (Oct. 2009-Oct. 2013). Since October 30th, 2019, is the Director of the School of Management, Hospitality and Tourism (University of Algarve). Has several published research in the areas of tourism, cultural experiences, cultural and creative tourism, cultural heritage management and museums, events evaluation. Was the regional researcher responsible for the project funded by the Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation -CREATOUR-Creative Tourism Destination Development in Small Cities and Rural Areas (2016-2020). Currently is the UALG coordinator for the iHERITAGE project, ENI CBC MED Program (2020-2023).
Sílvia Quinteiro is Coordinating Professor at University of the Algarve – School of Management, Hospitality and Tourism, where she teaches since 1994 and, among other positions and functions, was President of the Technical and Scientific Council. She holds a first degree in Modern Languages and Literatures (Portuguese and German Studies) from New University of Lisbon, a Master’s and a PhD degree in Comparative Literature from the University of Lisbon. She founded and coordinated the Research Cluster in Literature and Tourism Studies: LIT&TOUR (2012-2020). Her research interests include Comparative Literature, and the relation between Literature and Tourism. She is a full member of CIAC – Centre for Research in Arts and Communication (University of the Algarve) member of the Rede Entremeio: Geography, Tourism and Literature Research Network of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and collaborates with project LITESCAPE. PT Literary Atlas of Continental Portugal. She coordinates the Literary Route of the Algarve, and has authored several national and international scientific publications.
Maria Laura Gasparini is a tourism researcher and consultant with a solid background in the private and non-profit sectors gained in Latin America, Europe and Oceania. She holds a Master’s Degree in Tourism Economics and Management from the University of Bologna (Italy) and a Degree in Tourism from the National University of Lanús (Buenos Aires, Argentina). She has specialized in the role of sustainability indicators as policy-making tools in European destinations. She is currently Research Fellow and PhD candidate at the Center for Advanced Studies in Tourism (CAST), University of Bologna, being her main research focus on rural development, Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe, sustainability measuring through sustainable tourism indicators.