Valene L. Smith Outstanding Tourism Award

Given to four top paper presentations, which bring to light theoretically based applications of tourism intelligence. Each recognition package will include a copy of Dr. Valene Smith’s Stereopticon: Entry to a Life of Travel and Tourism Research and €500,00 cash award.

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Paper Title: Madeira Island Tourists Psychological Profile and Wellbeing

Authors: Soraia Garcês; Margarida Pocinho; Saúl Neves de Jesus

 

Paper Title: How Hotel Employee’s Role Stress can Shift the Structural Empowerment – Job Satisfaction Link: A Current Issue in Hindrances-Challenges Field

Author: Helena de Almeida

 

Paper Title: Arbitration in Tourism and its Influence on the Performance of the Tourism Industry

Authors: João Vidal; João Albino Silva; Guilherme Castela

 

Paper Title: Forecasting Hotel Demand for Revenue Management using Machine Learning Regression Methods

Authors: Luis Nobre Pereira; Vitor Cerqueira

 

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CinTurs Best Paper Award

Given to a top paper presented at the conference by a CinTurs' PhD student: €500,00 of additional research plafond.

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Paper Title: On the Role of Internal Stakeholders in Place Branding

Authors: Homayoun Golestaneh; Manuela Guerreiro; Patrícia Pinto; Seyed Hashem Mosaddad

 

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SUNx Best Paper Award

Given to two top papers presented at the conference on climate-friendly travel: €500,00 cash award each.

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Paper Title: Activating an Artisanal Saltpan: Tourism Crowding In or Waterbirds Crowding Out?

Authors: Jorge Ramos; Patrícia Pinto; Pedro Pintassilgo; Anabela Resende; Luís Cancela da Fonseca

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Eduardo Fayos-Sola Award for Tourism Innovation

Given to a top paper presented at the conference on tourism innovation: €500,00 cash award.

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Paper Title: Designing Compelling Accommodationscapes: Testing a Framework

Authors: Dora Agapito; Patrícia Pinto; Mário Passos Ascenção; Pasi Tuominen

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