João Estêvão
Department of Social Sciences, Territory and Development, School of Education and Social Sciences
CARE – Research Center on Health and Social Sciences
Portalegre Polytechnic University
Relevant links outside academia
Professional experience as a project manager at a leading professional congress organiser in the German market; former co‑founder of a tourism entertainment company operating in the Lisbon area, with a focus on Sintra; consultant to the Regional Tourism Authority of Central Portugal on tourism interpretation projects using information technologies; collaborations with several regional tourism bodies, Turismo de Portugal and leading industry companies and associations on educational projects and science outreach events, particularly in sustainable tourism.Expertise
- Destination management using inter‑organisational information systems;
- Smart tourist destinations;
- Wine tourism;
- Adaptive reuse of heritage for tourism.
Relevant projects
- Member and Work Package coordinator for the CraftEd project application to the 2026 edition of the Creative Europe programme — Culture strand.
- Norte@Introitus international project under the Spain–Portugal Cross‑Border Cooperation Programme (POCTEP) 2021–2027, aiming to unify the most significant traditions of Entrudo (Carnival) traditions in Northern Portugal and Galicia.
- Comunidad Agro‑Hub international project: “Entrepreneurial Discovery, Local Agricultural Productions and Cultural Landscapes” under the Spain–Portugal Cross‑Border Cooperation Programme (POCTEP) 2021–2027.