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  • Digital Communication Strategy and Tourism: Examining Spanish Media Coverage About Portugal as a Tourist Destination
    Publication . Veríssimo, Medéia; Lobo, Juliana; Martínez Hernández, Ángela; João Vidal Carvalho; António Abreu; Pedro Liberato; Alejandro Peña
    Online media can influence tourists’ decisions and help build the image of destinations, so monitoring media coverage is a crucial aspect of tracking a destination’s reputation and evaluating the effectiveness of a digital communication strategy. Considering the relationship with international media is part of the Portuguese communication strategy to project its destination image and increase awareness in priority markets, this paper examines Spanish media coverage about Portugal as a tourist destination. For this purpose, the present study scanned Spanish online news over one year, identifying 81 mentions. Different types of online sources (e.g., news portals, online magazines, blogs, and Websites) were analyzed and then described based on several indicators, such as geographic reach, media names, type of coverage, and key messages. Results point to the fact that, although Portugal has been making online media efforts to reinforce its image as a diversified destination in terms of products and places, Spanish media coverage still associates Portugal with sun and sea tourism, mainly referring to destinations such as the Algarve. Therefore, this study aims to bridge the gap between theory and practice by discussing the relevance of digital media to tourism and describing the case of a destination communication strategy.
  • Comunicação digital e estratégia de redes sociais em hotelaria: o caso da rede Marriott International.
    Publication . Veríssimo, Medéia; Lobo, Juliana; Bruno Carriço Reis; Ana Paula Castela
    O turismo é uma indústria globalizante e um fenómeno, tanto a nível económico como social. É, assim, importante saber o que motiva, nos dias de hoje, os indivíduos a um trânsito permanente. Este nomadismo intermitente, onde cada chegada projeta nova partida, interpela-nos no sentido de percebermos que critérios são tidos em conta para a eleição de um dado destino turístico (em detrimento de tantos outros). Num mundo em que o turismo experiencial se afirma cada vez mais, as redes sociais contribuem para aumentar o valor da experiência dos viajantes, tanto relativamente aos destinos turísticos como aos hotéis, sendo que os agentes do negócio das viagens apostam cada vez mais no Marketing Digital.