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Mr. Vitor Rodrigues
University of Aveiro

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Journal article
Published: 04 April 2021 in Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism
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Air quality is a topic with growing interest within the tourism industry, especially for destinations with a high volume of tourism. Several implications on tourism demand are already recognised, such as influence on health and well-being, travel behaviour and trip satisfaction. However, there is a knowledge gap concerning its influence on tourism decision making. To overcome this gap this study intends to examine the relevance of destinations’ air quality on tourism decision making before and during tourism trips. A qualitative study was carried out based on in-depth interviews with visitors from different cultural backgrounds and with different health conditions. A content analysis was undertaken to find the major references regarding the topic and to establish a comparative analysis. The results demonstrate a lack of concern regarding air quality in specific dimensions of travel planning. Nevertheless, when visitors are confronted with episodes of air pollution at the destination, they tend to adopt adaptive strategies to prevent negative effects. Differences were found between groups from different places of residence and between individuals with or without health problems. The paper ends with guidelines for those developing recreation and tourism activities concerning the relevance that should be assigned to air quality in the development of these activities.

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V. Rodrigues; M.J. Carneiro; C. Eusébio; M. Madaleno; M. Robaina; C. Gama; K. Oliveira; H. Relvas; M. Lopes; A. Monteiro. How important is air quality in travel decision-making? Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism 2021, 35, 100380 .

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V. Rodrigues, M.J. Carneiro, C. Eusébio, M. Madaleno, M. Robaina, C. Gama, K. Oliveira, H. Relvas, M. Lopes, A. Monteiro. How important is air quality in travel decision-making? Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism. 2021; 35 ():100380.

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V. Rodrigues; M.J. Carneiro; C. Eusébio; M. Madaleno; M. Robaina; C. Gama; K. Oliveira; H. Relvas; M. Lopes; A. Monteiro. 2021. "How important is air quality in travel decision-making?" Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism 35, no. : 100380.

Journal article
Published: 01 April 2021 in Sustainability
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The pandemic caused by coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (associated to the disease named COVID-19) is having a global impact that affects health, the economy and the environment. These impacts are negative in most of the sectors but benefits also occurred in specific fields. Tourism was one of the most negatively affected economic sectors, and in terms of benefits, the improvement of air quality can be highlighted, with positive health implications. This paper aims to evaluate the impacts on these two particular fields—tourism and air quality—focusing on Portugal due to the relevance of tourism in the country. The research carried out in this paper enables us to find the most critical areas and identifies lessons learnt and recommendations for the post-COVID period. Tourism and air quality data were collected for both 2019 and 2020 and compared in terms of quantitative and spatial analysis. The Lisbon metropolitan area—the geographical area where the capital of the country is located—was the area that suffered the most negative impacts in terms of tourism activity but was also the one where highest benefits in terms of air pollution reduction and human exposure were felt. Recommendations for future strategies are suggested, including new concepts of tourism connected to the environment; the investment in online/virtual tourism activities; promotion of the domestic market; mitigation of the over-tourism problem and using environmental issues, such as air quality, as new attractiveness criteria for tourism destinations.

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Alexandra Monteiro; Celeste Eusébio; Maria Carneiro; Mara Madaleno; Margarita Robaina; Vitor Rodrigues; Carla Gama; Hélder Relvas; Michael Russo; Kevin Oliveira; Myriam Lopes; Carlos Borrego. Tourism and Air Quality during COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons for the Future. Sustainability 2021, 13, 3906 .

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Alexandra Monteiro, Celeste Eusébio, Maria Carneiro, Mara Madaleno, Margarita Robaina, Vitor Rodrigues, Carla Gama, Hélder Relvas, Michael Russo, Kevin Oliveira, Myriam Lopes, Carlos Borrego. Tourism and Air Quality during COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons for the Future. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (7):3906.

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Alexandra Monteiro; Celeste Eusébio; Maria Carneiro; Mara Madaleno; Margarita Robaina; Vitor Rodrigues; Carla Gama; Hélder Relvas; Michael Russo; Kevin Oliveira; Myriam Lopes; Carlos Borrego. 2021. "Tourism and Air Quality during COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons for the Future." Sustainability 13, no. 7: 3906.

Research article
Published: 22 January 2021 in Tourism Planning & Development
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Air quality (AQ) is gaining considerable visibility within the tourism sector. However, despite several studies analysing the impact of tourism activities on the AQ of destinations, little is known about the inverse relation. This paper analyses the role of AQ on travel planning and the factors influencing it, specifically the influence of environmentally friendly daily behaviours and concerns with AQ impacts on visitor health. To accomplish this, a questionnaire survey (N = 834) was carried out to visitors. Two Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and two multivariate regression models were used to identify the factors influencing the role of AQ in travel planning. Results reveal that despite AQ not having a substantial role in travel planning of tourism activities, the environmentally friendly daily behaviours of visitors have a positive influence on the role of AQ in travel planning. The paper ends with some theoretical and practical implications.

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Maria João Carneiro; Vitor Rodrigues; Celeste Eusébio; Margarita Robaina; Mara Madaleno; Alexandra Monteiro; Carla Gama; Kevin Oliveira; Michael Russo; Carlos Borrego. Tourism and Air Quality: Factors Influencing the Role of Air Quality in Visitors Travel Planning. Tourism Planning & Development 2021, 1 -21.

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Maria João Carneiro, Vitor Rodrigues, Celeste Eusébio, Margarita Robaina, Mara Madaleno, Alexandra Monteiro, Carla Gama, Kevin Oliveira, Michael Russo, Carlos Borrego. Tourism and Air Quality: Factors Influencing the Role of Air Quality in Visitors Travel Planning. Tourism Planning & Development. 2021; ():1-21.

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Maria João Carneiro; Vitor Rodrigues; Celeste Eusébio; Margarita Robaina; Mara Madaleno; Alexandra Monteiro; Carla Gama; Kevin Oliveira; Michael Russo; Carlos Borrego. 2021. "Tourism and Air Quality: Factors Influencing the Role of Air Quality in Visitors Travel Planning." Tourism Planning & Development , no. : 1-21.

Journal article
Published: 15 May 2020 in Journal of Gastronomy and Tourism
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Douro, Portugal is a tourism destination increasingly sought after by its natural and cultural landscapes, where the wineries and wine production act as central attractions. As a world-renowned tourism product, wine draws most of the interest in this subregion. Nonetheless, many other gastronomic attractions can be found, including local products such as honey, dairy products, jams, as well as characteristic dishes from the northern Portuguese in-land and from other parts of Portugal. Food and beverages are consumed on location, but also taken home by tourists as souvenirs. Delicacies go through processes of certification and heritagization and are marketed as a tourism product, a process that often creates problems and consequences unforeseen by locals, authorities, or businesses. This article analyzes the certification process of a regional Douro delicacy and the issues that followed, namely consequences for producers and local communities, but also the symbolic, political, and economic repercussions. This qualitative research demonstrates how the certification process of food souvenirs can entail an intense symbolic power conflict between different producers with economic implications that segregates key stakeholders and threatens to crystallize the cultural dynamic of food production, innovation, and reinvention.

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Edgar Bernardo; Vitor Rodrigues. Buying Sweet Memories: The Heritagization of Food Souvenirs in Northern Portugal. Journal of Gastronomy and Tourism 2020, 4, 129 -140.

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Edgar Bernardo, Vitor Rodrigues. Buying Sweet Memories: The Heritagization of Food Souvenirs in Northern Portugal. Journal of Gastronomy and Tourism. 2020; 4 (3):129-140.

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Edgar Bernardo; Vitor Rodrigues. 2020. "Buying Sweet Memories: The Heritagization of Food Souvenirs in Northern Portugal." Journal of Gastronomy and Tourism 4, no. 3: 129-140.

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Published: 01 January 2020 in Handbook of Research on the Impacts and Implications of COVID-19 on the Tourism Industry
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The European Directive 2011/24/EU establishes the rules for the access to cross-border healthcare to ensure the mobility of patients and promote cooperation between the different Member States. This study aims to understand its impact and the role that medical tourism can play in the healthcare context in Portugal. On the one hand, it makes a reflection on the challenges arising from its adoption, and, on the other hand, it discusses the possible impacts of its implementation, specifically in two sub-regions of the Central Region, and the role of medical tourism in light of the views of health policymakers and other local and regional stakeholders. The attractive conditions of Portugal translate into a potential destination for medical tourism; however, the transposition of the Directive reveals several weaknesses. Only through the design of a strategic plan of action, necessarily collective, participative, and accountable, that lists the supply, the potential demand, and priority options for the country and for each region, it is possible to effectively develop medical tourism.

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Gonçalo Santinha; Zélia Breda; Vitor Rodrigues. Perspectives for Medical Tourism Development in Portugal's Central Region. Handbook of Research on the Impacts and Implications of COVID-19 on the Tourism Industry 2020, 112 -133.

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Gonçalo Santinha, Zélia Breda, Vitor Rodrigues. Perspectives for Medical Tourism Development in Portugal's Central Region. Handbook of Research on the Impacts and Implications of COVID-19 on the Tourism Industry. 2020; ():112-133.

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Gonçalo Santinha; Zélia Breda; Vitor Rodrigues. 2020. "Perspectives for Medical Tourism Development in Portugal's Central Region." Handbook of Research on the Impacts and Implications of COVID-19 on the Tourism Industry , no. : 112-133.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2020 in PASOS. Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural
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Edgar Bernardo; Universidad De Trás-Os-Montes E Alto Douro (Portugal); Vitor Rodrigues. Turismo em Cabo Verde, governação e governança. PASOS. Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural 2020, 18, 27 -38.

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Edgar Bernardo, Universidad De Trás-Os-Montes E Alto Douro (Portugal), Vitor Rodrigues. Turismo em Cabo Verde, governação e governança. PASOS. Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural. 2020; 18 (1):27-38.

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Edgar Bernardo; Universidad De Trás-Os-Montes E Alto Douro (Portugal); Vitor Rodrigues. 2020. "Turismo em Cabo Verde, governação e governança." PASOS. Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural 18, no. 1: 27-38.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2019 in PASOS. Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural
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Vitor Rodrigues; Universidade de Trás‑os‑Montes e Alto Douro (Portugal); Xerardo Pereiro. Real Food ‑ Guia de Restauração de Vila Real. PASOS. Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural 2019, 17, 853 -856.

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Vitor Rodrigues, Universidade de Trás‑os‑Montes e Alto Douro (Portugal), Xerardo Pereiro. Real Food ‑ Guia de Restauração de Vila Real. PASOS. Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural. 2019; 17 (4):853-856.

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Vitor Rodrigues; Universidade de Trás‑os‑Montes e Alto Douro (Portugal); Xerardo Pereiro. 2019. "Real Food ‑ Guia de Restauração de Vila Real." PASOS. Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural 17, no. 4: 853-856.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2019 in Pasos. Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural
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Vitor Rodrigues; Centro de Estudos Transdisciplinares para o Deenvolvimento (CETRAD) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD). (Portugal). Book Review: Baldacchino, G. (2015); Archipelago tourism: policies and practices. London: Routledge. ISBN 978‑1472424303. Pasos. Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural 2019, 17, 629 -632.

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Vitor Rodrigues, Centro de Estudos Transdisciplinares para o Deenvolvimento (CETRAD) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD). (Portugal). Book Review: Baldacchino, G. (2015); Archipelago tourism: policies and practices. London: Routledge. ISBN 978‑1472424303. Pasos. Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural. 2019; 17 ():629-632.

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Vitor Rodrigues; Centro de Estudos Transdisciplinares para o Deenvolvimento (CETRAD) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD). (Portugal). 2019. "Book Review: Baldacchino, G. (2015); Archipelago tourism: policies and practices. London: Routledge. ISBN 978‑1472424303." Pasos. Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural 17, no. : 629-632.

Proceedings article
Published: 01 January 2015 in Proceedings of the Singidunum International Tourism Conference - Sitcon 2015
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Nikola Minić; Vitor Gomes Rodrigues; Catarina Ferreira Dias Dinis; Ivana Stević. A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PORTUGUESE AND SERBIAN TOURISM MARKETS. Proceedings of the Singidunum International Tourism Conference - Sitcon 2015 2015, 99 -105.

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Nikola Minić, Vitor Gomes Rodrigues, Catarina Ferreira Dias Dinis, Ivana Stević. A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PORTUGUESE AND SERBIAN TOURISM MARKETS. Proceedings of the Singidunum International Tourism Conference - Sitcon 2015. 2015; ():99-105.

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Nikola Minić; Vitor Gomes Rodrigues; Catarina Ferreira Dias Dinis; Ivana Stević. 2015. "A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PORTUGUESE AND SERBIAN TOURISM MARKETS." Proceedings of the Singidunum International Tourism Conference - Sitcon 2015 , no. : 99-105.