Zelia Breda

Background

About Zelia Breda

I hold a PhD in Tourism, a MA in Chinese Studies (Business and International Relations) and a BSc in Tourism Management and Planning from the University of Aveiro, where I am Assistant Professor, at the Department of Economics, Management and Industrial Engineering, holding the positions of Director of the Master in Tourism Management and Planning. I am a member of the Research Unit ‘Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies’ of the University of Aveiro; and a founding member and vice-president of the Observatory of China and the Portuguese Institute of Sinology In addition, I am part of the research team of idtour I am also member of the editorial and scientific boards of a few academic national and international journals, as well member of the organizing and scientific committees of international tourism conferences. I have authored and co-authored several national and international papers and communications on tourism development and planning, networks, tourism in China and Goa (India), gender and tourism, and internationalization of the tourism economy. I am also been taking part of several research projects in the tourism field, both as member of the team and as consultant.