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Cooking up a sustainable future: insights of circular economy in the restaurants
Maia, Beatriz; Silva, Susana; Melo, António; Silva, Goretti; Azevedo, Daniel; Camões, Henrique; Melo, CarlaRestaurants increasingly prioritize promoting sustainability within their kitchen’s operations, focusing their offers on valuing raw materials as a central point of gastronomy, thus highlighting the importance of local, responsible consumption and respect for nature and the environment. The Circular Economy (CE) emerges as a new sustainability paradigm, uncovering valuable opportunities for organizations and cu...
From volunteering to experiential learning: a service-learning project in touri...
Melo, Carla; Meneses, Daniela; Vasconcelos, SandraIn recent years, there has been a growing adoption of more active, student-centered pedagogical strategies, which aim to develop skills beyond theoretical knowledge and better prepare future professionals. Motivated by a diverse range of factors, such as the need to bridge/fill in training gaps identified by the job market, or the difficulty to engage 21st century students, this adoption of innovative methodolo...
In_Spire: fostering pedagogical innovation in tourism education
Vasconcelos, Sandra; Melo, Carla; Melo, António; Mouta, Cristina; Silva, José António; Ferreira, Fernanda A.; Monteiro, BebianaThis paper aims to establish a didactical framework that can scaffold the adoption of experiential approaches in Tourism and Hospitality Higher Education (THHE). Having been developed in the context of the collaborative project In_Spire – Sharing Best Practices in Tourism Education – it draws on a systematic literature review, putting forward a model that supports the creation of a toolkit for tourism educators...
Sustainable regional growth through astrotourism
Liberato, Dália; Melo, Carla; Carvalho, Sofia; Liberato, PedroAstrotourism is a form of tourism that focuses on the observation and appreciation of the night sky and astronomical phenomena. It involves travelling to places with low light pollution where these can be seen with great clarity and detail. This type of tourism is particularly popular among astronomy enthusiasts. It also attracts people seeking unique experiences in contact with nature and the cosmos. Astrotour...
Explorando a Intersecção entre Economia Circular, Gastronomia e Sustentabilidad...
Moura, Andreia; Costa, Vânia; Deville, Eugénia; Camões, Henrique; Maia, Beatriz; Melo, CarlaThe purpose of this research is to examine the scienti c production and international trends and recommendations on circular economy, gastronomy, and sustainability concepts. A bibliometric analysis was carried out in the SCOPUS and Web of Science (WOS) databases, and the extracted results considered relevant were processed in the VOSviewer software. In a total of four hundred articles considered, Italian, Span...
Exploring the Intersection between Circular Economy, Gastronomy, and Sustainabi...
Moura, Andreia Filipa Antunes; Costa, Vânia; Devile, Eugénia; Camões, Henrique; Maia, Beatriz; Melo, CarlaThe purpose of this research is to examine the scientific production and international trends and recommendations on circular economy, gastronomy, and sustainability concepts. A bibliometric analysis was carried out in the SCOPUS and Web of Science (WOS) databases, and the extracted results considered relevant were processed in the VOSviewer software. In a total of four hundred articles considered, Italian, Spa...
Public policies for tourism in peripheral areas in times of pandemic (COVID-19)...
Milheiro, Eva; Emílio Alves, João; Araújo, Hugo; Melo, CarlaTourism is often pointed out as a strategic sector for developing territories. For that matter, public policies are crucial, and the organisations that share responsibilities in tourism play a fundamental role in planning, financing and encouraging communities’ development through tourism. Alto Alentejo is a peripheral region that suffers from several constraints to its development. It is imperative to reflect ...
CEDH - a lifelong learning program to improve hotel managers paths
Melo, António; Vasconcelos, Sandra; Melo, CarlaDue to the growth of the industry, hospitality professionals, and most particularly hotel managers, are increasingly being challenged to develop new skills and adapt to operational challenges, new trends of services, facing the ever-changing labour market, requiring them to be more flexible, creative, resilient and focused on recovery (the latter having become paramount in the post-COVID era). Following the end...
Designing a toolkit for tourism educators: from paper to action
Vasconcelos, Sandra; Melo, Carla; Melo, AntónioTeaching practical and transversal skills is a key component within Tourism Education (TE), not only because of its service-oriented nature, but also due to the fact that most programs include some sort of practical component, ranging from classes and seminars to workshops and work placements (Chandra et al., 2022). On the other hand, with TE being a fairly recent area, particularly in Higher Education, where i...
Fostering pedagogical innovation in tourism education through experiential lear...
Vasconcelos, Sandra; Melo, Carla; Melo, AntónioDue to its service-oriented nature, Tourism and Hospitality Education relies heavily on experimental learning (EL) approaches, that focus on real-word challenges and can replicate future professional settings. In addition to simulation, project-based learning, fieldtrips and role-play, educators are looking for alternative and innovative strategies to enhance students' learning experiences and support the devel...