Alexandre Sousa Guedes

Alexandre Sousa Guedes is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics, Sociology, and Management at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD). He serves as director of the bachelor's degree course in Tourism and coordinates the Tourism and Sustainability Research Group (TURS) at CETRAD. His research focuses on cultural tourism, wine tourism, and river tourism, employing methods like spatial econometrics and network analysis.

Education:

• Bachelor’s in Tourism Management & Planning (University of Aveiro)
• Master’s in Tourism and Cultural Heritage (University of Minho)
• Ph.D. in New Resources and Sustainability in Tourism (University of Salamanca)

Research Interests: Explores tourism's socio-economic impacts through mixed-methods approaches. Specializes in analyzing wine tourism resilience to crises, river cruise networks, and the spatial effects of cultural landscapes on lodging markets.

Projects: Led or contributed to projects like 'Rumo Estratégico do Vinho do Porto' (2017-2018), 'Innovine & Wine' (2016-2019), and Côa Archaeological Park studies (2021-2022), totaling over €129k funding. These projects address competitiveness, heritage management, and low-density tourism challenges.

Grants & Advising: Active in applied research with institutions like the Douro region's wine sector and the Côa Parque Foundation. No advisee names listed in available texts.

Labs/Teams: Coordinates CETRAD's Tourism and Sustainability Research Group (TURS), focusing on tourism sustainability and regional development.