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HOW DO DIGITAL NOMADS AFFECT LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC (CULTURAL) DEVELOPMENT? A LIT...
Lopes, Maria Carlos; Pinheiro, Eduardo; Bernardo Guia, Ana Teresa; Mota, Miguel ÂngeloIntrodução: Até 2019, o trabalho remoto estava limitado a uma pequena fração da força de trabalho, sobretudo nos setores da tecnologia e da informação. No entanto, a pandemia de COVD-19 acelerou o nomadismo digital, expandindo as oportunidades de trabalho remoto e aumentando a procura de destinos com uma forte infraestrutura tecnológica e uma elevada qualidade de vida. Objetivo: O principal objetivo deste estud...
The role of Wi-Fi networks to understand visitor behaviour
Dinis, Maria Gorete Ferreira; Lopes, Maria Carlos; Proença, Adelaide; Balão, AnaIn recent years, we have seen an increasing use of mobile devices to access the Internet, allowing individuals access to tourist platforms at all stages of their trip. The European Union and Turismo de Portugal are aware of changes in consumer behaviour and have encouraged local authorities to implement or expand free Wi-Fi networks in areas of high tourist interest. Data from Wi-Fi access points in tourist are...
Technology applications in the competitiveness of tourism destinations
Liberato, Pedro; Pereira, Diogo; Liberato, Dália; Lopes, Maria CarlosThe development and emergence of new technologies in tourism have revolutionized the sector and business operations and have also become an important factor in the competitiveness of tourist destinations. The use of these technologies contributes to the differentiating factor between destinations, which is why their implementation is seen as a priority. On the other hand, the use of technology in destinations a...
Senior tourism as a key element for quality of life, wellness and loneliness
Lopes, Maria Carlos; Liberato, DáliaThe ageing of the world's population is a contemporary reality and will continue to be so in the near future, with a much sharper ageing pattern than in the past. The ageing of the world's population is associated with increasingly recognised future trends, and it is crucial to design actions and strategies that promote healthy ageing, a fundamental objective of all global policies and organisations, from the W...
The influence of the senior tourist profile on the assessment of the dimensions...
Lopes, Maria Carlos; Liberato, Dália; Alén, ElisaQuality of life is a construct that has been much debated and that has caused persistent challenges in the realization of a definition. Due to its multidimensional character, and because its nature comprises the physical, economic, mental, social, environmental, among others, and not least, because this construct depends on the values and perceptions of the individuals involved, a consensual definition has not ...
The importance of cultural context in the quality of life of senior tourists
Domínguez Vila, Trinidad; Lopes, Maria Carlos; Liberato, DáliaPropelled by the ageing of the world's population, quality of life has become a determinant in the establishment, at a global level, of strategies to implement healthy ageing policies. Hence the importance of designing interventions that can generate positive effects on the healthy ageing process, that is, on quality of life. Leisure and tourism activities substantially improve the well-being of participants, i...
Projecting an image: TV series Amor Amor and Lua de Mel and the impacts of film...
Ferreira, Ana; Lopes, Maria Carlos; Alén, ElisaThe image of a touristic destination is a complex construction based on different sources of information. Among them we can highlight the films and television series as they are an excellent tool for promoting tourism for the territories where they are filmed. The appearance of a particular area in a film or television series can have a huge effect on the number of visitors of an already existing place and crea...
The evolution of thermalism in Portugal - the current state of health and welln...
Lopes, Maria Carlos; Liberato, Dália; Alén, ElisaIn Portugal, as in other European countries, thermal activity was developed under the influence of the Roman people. In the fifteenth century, the first thermal hospital in the world was established in Portugal. In the centuries that followed, the practice of going to the baths to cure illness developed across the continent. In 1928, the first legislation was passed that gave thermal activity the same importanc...
Technologies at the service of education: present and future
Azevedo, Patrícia Anjos; Lopes, Maria Carlos; Liberato, Dália; Liberato, PedroThe confinement caused by the spread of the disease COVID-19 transformed the way of teaching in the education sector during confinement, leading to the intensification of the development of virtual learning. This includes the use of many educational tools, applications, and Websites at zero cost for its users, the emergence of the STEM (STEAM education is a revolutionary approach that respects the particulariti...
Soft skills in action: developing tourism students skills through interdiscipli...
Vasconcelos, Sandra; Melo, António; Melo, Carla; Liberato, Dália; Lopes, Maria CarlosTourism research has highlighted the strategic need to identify and assess relevant skills for the sector to ensure organizations’ competitiveness. Describing an interdisciplinary project carried out at the School of Hospitality and Tourism (Polytechnic Institute of Porto), this paper aims to contribute to the ongoing debate on the importance of soft skills in the tourism industry and the role played by higher ...