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Tourism concepts and rural tourism In Portugal
Fernandes, Joel; Albuquerque, Eduardo B.; Silva, AmândioObjective: To systematize literature on tourism and tourism in rural areas in Portugal. Methodology: Review of literature on tourism and tourism in rural areas in Portugal that leads us to the respective concepts. Results: Tourism in Portugal could reach approximately 39.5 billion euros in 2024, which will represent around 17.4% of the Gross Domestic Product. Rural and nature tourism in Portugal is a practice t...
Tourism and local accommodation In Portugal: concepts and numbers
Fernandes, Joel; Albuquerque, Eduardo B.; Silva, AmândioObjective: To systematize literature on Tourism and Local Accommodation (AL) in Portugal, in order to extract the main concepts and numbers involved in the topic; Methodology: Literature review and database consultation on tourism and Local Accommodation (AL) in Portugal that leads us to the respective concepts and main numbers; Results: On December 16, 2024, there were 160,412 LA places registered in the natio...
The contribution of tourism to the Portuguese economy: comparison between 2019 ...
Fernandes, Joel; Albuquerque, Eduardo B.; Silva, Amândio; Barroso, Andreia; Morim, Beatriz; Ferreira, Bruna; Pereira, Érica; Lopes, GabrielaTourism has developed in the last decade (2011/2020), allowing the growth of different destinations. Therefore, the main objective of this article is to understand the main characteristics of tourism supply and demand in Portugal and identify its importance and contribution to the Portuguese economy, through the comparison of data from 2019 with that from 2022 (pre-Covid-19 and post-Covid-19). In this article, ...
The impact of Covid-19 on the tourism activity in Portugal and Greece: a compar...
Fernandes, Joel; Albuquerque, Eduardo B.; Silva, Amândio F. C. da; Sousa, Gisela P. de; Anjo, Manuel M.; Brito, Miguel A.; Cardoso, Miguel P.The objective of this study was to analyze the impact of Covid-19 on the tourism sector of Portugal and Greece. Both countries have similar tourism demand and supply characteristics and the industry is very important for their economies. In the methodology, we reviewed the literature of the topic and analyzed several statistical data for the period of 2018 to 2021. The main results confirm that in both countrie...
The influence of company size on its internationalization capacity: a comprehen...
Fernandes, Joel; Albuquerque, Eduardo B.; Silva, Amândio F. C.In the competitive environment that companies operate today, there is a need to adopt internationalization strategies to enable consolidation in diversified markets. The internationalization process is part of a relevant strategy for companies, has several implications and is influenced by innumerable specific aspects, namely by the behavior of companies, by their culture and structure, as well as by their lead...
Senior tourists´ tours´ experiences: the case of Portugal
Mendes, Tânia; Fernandes, Joel; Albuquerque, Eduardo B.; Silva, Amândio F. C. daThis is an innovative study to understand the objectives and motivations of senior tourists, based on their past experiences as tourists. It involves the data of a study undertaken with nine senior tourists, aged between 69 and 84, who frequent a senior university in the northern region of Portugal. The collected data was used for category analysis. The results show that senior tourists described with detail an...
The internationalization dilemma of Portuguese furniture sector SMEs
Fernandes, Joel; Albuquerque, Eduardo B.; Silva, AmândioInternationalization strategies are the need of the hour in order to consolidateprofits. The internationalization process is a relevant strategy for companies, has several implications and is influenced by innumerable specific aspects, namely company behavior, culture and structure, especially in the case of SMEs. The furniture companies in Portugal depend on traditional management of their founders thatlacklea...
Perception of reality vs. professional reality in unilateral lower limb prothes...
Rocha, Jackelyn M. G.; Fernandes, Joel; Matos, José Pedro; Silva, Amândio F. C. daIntroduction To understand the perception of lower limb amputees, regarding movement with prothesis, wellbeing and perceived appearance, and to elaborate a socio-professional demographic and clinical study, to establish patterns and relations that may help enjoy a better quality of life. Methods We conducted a questionnaire survey of socio-professional, demographic and clinical data of 103 lower limb amputees, ...
The influence of company size in its capacity for internationalization: an appli...
Fernandes, Joel; Machado, Carolina FelicianaIn the competitive environment where companies operate nowadays, there is a need to adopt intemationalization strategies to enable consolidation in diversified markets. The internationalization process is pait of a relevant strategy for companies, has several implications and is influenced by many specific issues, namely companies behavior, its culture and stmcture, as well as its leadership. However, it is on the...
The application of Basel III in Portugal: previsions based on 2012 and 2013 ban...
Silva, Amândio; Fernandes, JoelThe Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) introduced new regulations for banking supervision in December 2010, better known as Basel III recommendations that aimed at guaranteeing the solidity of banks worldwide and the mitigation of new banking crises risks. The European Union transposed these directives through the Credit Review Directives IV (CRD IV). Portugal adopted CRD IV by a new decree-law no. 1...