Barometer of tourism: A methodological proposal for scanning the tourism business environment

Jorge Costa is the Co-Founder and President of IPDT – Institute of Tourism, a UNWTO Affiliate Member. He is also Global Trends Editor of Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes (WHATT), an Emerald Journal and a member of the Consultancy Council of Porto Airport. From 1997 to 2016, he held the positions of Pro-Vice Chancellor, Director of the Doctoral Program in Management Sciences and Professor of Strategic Management at Fernando Pessoa University in Porto, Portugal. He was a member of the Sectorial Tourism Council (Ministry of Economics) and of the Strategic Council of the Portuguese Hotel Association and Regional Editor of the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management (1997-2013). His consultancy clients include: Allied Distillers, BAA plc, Forte plc, Cockburn’s, Accor Portugal, Sheraton Portugal, TAP Airlines, the Ministry of Hospitality and Tourism of Angola, the Ministry of Tourism of Cape Verde, the Regional Government of Azores, the Regional Government of Madeira, UNDP, UNCTAD and UNWTO. He graduated in Management and Public Administration (Technical Univ. of Lisbon, Portugal) and received a PhD in Strategic Management from the Univ. of Surrey, UK.

Daniela Rodrigues is a Communication Director in IPDT – Institute of Tourism. Daniela has done BA in Journalism and Communication Sciences by the University of Porto in 2006, staged in RTP, Radio and Television of Portugal between February and July 2006. In 2015, Daniela took a course in Digital Marketing. In 2011, Daniela took the Specialization Course in Digital Graphic Production, was a contributor to Future Trends, SA between November 2006 and January 2008. Among the main activities developed, emphasis goes to several editorial projects from contents planning and production to graphics and pre-press development, among which stands out the “Tourism in” magazine. Daniela has supported the development of marketing plans, strategic plans, manuals, research studies, among others. Since 2006, Daniela actively participates in the organization and production of communication media for events, especially the International Conference in Tourism and Hospitality and the International Conference on Douro Tourism, organized by IPDT.

João Bastos is a Consultant and Researcher at IPDT – Institute of Tourism. He holds a master’s degree in Management by the Faculty of Economics of the University of Porto and a degree in Tourism by the University of Aveiro. As an expert in strategic tourism planning, he co-coordinated the projects of tourism strategy development for various destinations including the Azores, Madeira and Porto and North of Portugal. He is also a member of the research and strategy team at IPDT.