11 September
Local Date: Sep 11 2024 |
Local Time: 6:00 am - 7:30 am
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Antónia Correia, is Professor of Tourism Economics, University of Algarve in Portugal. Email: ahcorreia@gmail.com. Her main research interests focus on consumer behaviour, tourism economics and modelling. She has a number of papers published in tourism, leisure and economics journals. Antonia is also a member of the editorial board of several journals including Journal of Travel Research, Journal of Business Research, Tourism Analysis, and Anatolia. |
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Prof Seongseop (Sam) Kim is Professor at the School of Hotel and Tourism Management at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, he is President of APacCHRIE (Asia Pacific Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education. 2021 to 2022 term), and he serves on the editorial board of multiple international journals.Prof Kim’s main research interests include tourist behavior, sustainable practices, fourth industrial revolution and technology, film tourism, tourism impacts, convention/event management, destination marketing, economic psychology, and research methodology. He has published over 260 papers on refereed international journals. He is one of the most prolific authors in the tourism and hospitality field. He was a recipient of over 30 research excellence awards from academic associations (TTRA, AAPRA, Journal of Service Management, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management etc.), university, and conference organizations. |
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Gonçalo Rebelo de Almeida, Graduated in law from Universidade LusÃada de Lisboa in 1997. He started working at the Vila Galé group in 1996 in the legal department. Throughout his career he has held roles in different departments ranging from legal, purchasing, marketing and sales, information technology and human resources. He was responsible for launching several products and services within the group, including: loyalty program, websites, mobile applications, Vila Galé ERP, Vila Galé academy and Vila Galé Staff program. He assumed the role of CEO/administrator of the group until October 2023. He currently founded a consultancy specializing in Tourism and Hospitality that works with hotels, destinations, local authorities and other institutions, sharing the knowledge acquired over 27 years in the areas of management, resources human resources, marketing and sales and information technologies. |
![]() | Antónia Correia Moderator |
![]() | Sam Kim Panelist |
![]() | Gonçalo Rebelo de Almeida Panelist |