معرفی
Manuel Alector Ribeiro serves as Associate Professor in Tourism Management at Surrey Business School, University of Surrey. His research examines sustainable tourism development with focus areas including circular economy applications, consumer behavior in travel, and social impact assessment methodologies.
His scholarly contributions span three interconnected domains:
- Theoretical advancement in social impact assessment frameworks
- Community-based tourism in resource-scarce contexts
- Consumer adoption of AI technologies in tourism services
He leads significant research projects including a €23.5m EU Interreg initiative on experiential tourism and a Global Challenges Research Fund study on women's entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa. Recent publications demonstrate methodological innovation in evaluation approaches and cross-cultural analysis.
Ribeiro maintains extensive PhD supervision with current projects examining crisis management, gender entrepreneurship, and cultural tourism. He serves on editorial boards for leading tourism journals including Journal of Travel Research.
