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Academic Background PhD in Tourism - University of Aveiro Specialist with Public Tests (Article 6 of Decree-Law No. 206/2009) in Tourism Advanced Training Course of the Doctoral Program in Tourism - Advanced Studies Master in Management and Development in Tourism - University of Aveiro Bachelor Degree in Tourism - Instituto Superior de Assistentes Intérpretes
Research Area Tourism
Research Units/Centers CICET - FCVC GOVCOPP - Research Unit on Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies (University of Aveiro)
Publications (most relevant) Scientific Journals Alves, J., Eusébio, Celeste E., Carneiro, M.J., Teixeira, L., & Mesquita, S. (2023). Living in an untouchable world: Barriers to recreation and tourism for Portuguese blind people during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jort.2023.100637 Mesquita, S., Almeida, S., & Sousa, M.J. (2022). Exploring COVID-19 Technological Impacts on Portuguese Hotel Chains-CEO's Perspective. In: Guarda, T., Portela, F., Augusto, M.F. (eds) Advanced Research in Technologies, Information, Innovation and Sustainability. ARTIIS 2022. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1676 (pp.137-149). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20316-9_11 Mesquita, S., Caldeira, A., & Carneiro, M.J. (2022). What facilitates or constrains co-creation in museums? The case of people with visual impairments. Disability & Society, 37(10), https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2022.2157704 Mesquita, S., Carneiro, M.J., & Caldeira, A. (2021). Accessibility of European museums to visitors with visual impairments. Disability & Society. Mesquita,S. (2020). O Sagrado no imaginário do povo. Festa. De NªSrº da Assunção, vilarinho da Castanheira. Revista da Memória Rural, 3, 149 - 159. Mesquita, S. (2019). A Evolução da mobilidade no Alto Douro: memórias de um transmontano na década de 50. Revista da Memória Rural, 2, 202-211. Mesquita, S. (2019). A evolução da mobilidade no Alto Douro: memórias de um transmontano na década de cinquenta. Revista Memória Rural, 2, pag. 202 - 211. Mesquita, S., & Carneiro, M. J. (2016). Accessibility of European museums to visitors with visual impairments. Disability & Society, 31(3), 373-388. doi: 10.1080/09687599.2016.1167671. Mesquita, S. (2012). Accessibility to interpretation for the visually impaired in Lisbon museums. Revista Turismo e Desenvolvimento, 17/18, 91-10.
Books and Book Chapters Almeida,S.,& Mesquita,S. (2022). How risky can a trip be for a guest with visual impairments? Evaluation of the organisational risks through a real story. In Seabra,C. (Eds), Safety and Tourism: a global industry Global Risks. Emerald Publishing Limited. Mesquita, S. V., & Carneiro, M. J. (2021). Assistive Technologies in Museums for People With Visual Impairments. In C. Eusébio, L. Teixeita & M. J. Carneiro (Eds.), ICT Tools and Applications for Accessible Tourism (pp. 256-276). IGI Global. Almeida, S., Sousa, M. J., & Mesquita, S. (2021). How to manage knowledge within Hotels chains in the ERA of Covid-19. Springer. Almeida, S., Mesquita, S., & Pereira, C. (2021). SMART Hospitality: Goodbye Virus! Springer. Caldeira, A., Carneiro, M., Kastenholz, E., & Mesquita, S. (n.d.). Personalising cultural heritage co-creative experiences. In Gronau, W., E-CUL-TOURS: open source textbook (pp. 205-218). Avalaible at https://www.kultopia.dk/CustomerData/Files/Folders/7-pdf/22_e-cultourstext-book-final.pdf Carneiro, M., Kastenholz, E., & Mesquita, S. (n.d.). Immersive heritage tourism experience through sensorial, emotional and cognitive visitor engagement. In Gronau, W., E-CUL-TOURS: open source textbook (pp. 193-204). Avalaible at https://www.kultopia.dk/CustomerData/Files/Folders/7-pdf/22_e-cultourstext-book-final.pdf
Conferences/Workshops and Communications Mesquita, S., Borges, A.P., Vieira, E., & Lopes de Almeida, A. (2023). The Evaluation of Physical and Attitudinal Accessibility Applied to the two Destinations: Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia. In C. Seabra, R. Peres, S. Almeida & S. Mesquita (Eds.), Book of Abstracts of DSOTT¿2023: Diversity & Sustainability ¿ Opportunities and Threats in Tourism (p.138). Universidade de Coimbra- Portugal Mesquita, S., Nadais, C., & Conde, R. (2021). The Evaluation of Co-creation in Wine Experiences: The Case of Essência do Vinho. International Workshop Tourism and Hospitality Management. doi:https://iwthm21.isag.pt/en/book-of-proceedings/ Mesquita, S. (2020). Acessibility in museums to visually impaired persons. ICABM2020. Mesquita, S. (2019). The evolution of mobility in Alto Douro: Memories of a transmontano in the fifties. International Conference - The Future of Education. 27 - 28 Junho 2019. Mesquita, S. (2012, maio). Tourism in Times of Change: Knowledge and Pratices paving the way for the future. Paper Presented at Conferência Internacional INVTUR 2012, Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro.
Other publications Mesquita, S. (2022). Knowledge: it is not only necessity, it is strategy. Publituris. Mesquita, S. (2021). Generation Z, what future? Vida Económica. Mesquita, S. (2020, december). The importance of knowledge... Vida Económica. Mesquita, S. (2020, july). What if, after all, COVID-19 is here to stay? Vida Económica. Mesquita, S. (2020, january). Accessible tourism more than an opportunity. Vida Económica. Mesquita, S. (2019, july). The new challenges in final education. Vida Económica. Mesquita, S. (2019, february). Redesigning the territory. Vida Económica.
Professional Experience Researcher integrated in the "E-CUL-TOURS" project team since 2017. Teacher at EPROMAT - Escola Profissional de Matosinhos, since 2016. Official Interpreter Guide working currently with the following entities: CLIP - Colégio Luso Internacional do Porto, local accommodation unit, SPEMD - Soc. Portuguesa de Estomatologia e Medicina Dentária, Vindima Narwhal Lda, among others, since 2005. Trainer at IEFP- Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional, since 2013. Teacher at ISAG, since 2011 Coordinator of the Professional Tourism Course at Raul Dória School, from 2006 to 2017. Coordinator and Teacher of the Technical Course of Tourism at ESIC at Inês de Castro Secondary School, from 2008 to 2012. Coordinator of Tourism Operations at Negraltur - Atividades Turísticas Lda., from 2001 to 2012.
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