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Margarida Cunha is a PhD candidate in Tourism at the University of Aveiro. She holds a Master's degree in Tourism Management and a Bachelor's degree in Tourism, both from the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu. Her research interests include destination management, sustainable development, tourist experiences, and technology in tourism. She has participated in several tourism conferences, contributing to the dissemination of scientific knowledge. She is currently a research fellow at the DigiMedia research center of the University of Aveiro, under the Mobilizing Agenda for Business Innovation - ATT (Accelerate and Transform Tourism). Previously, she worked as a task assistant in the project "TWINE – Co-creating sustainable Tourism & Wine Experiences in rural areas" (GOVCOPP).
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Margarida de Almeida Cunha

Citation names

  • Cunha, Margarida

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
651B-6BB2-9EF7
ORCID iD
0009-0006-6367-651X

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Other Social Sciences - Other Social Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2023 - 2026
Ongoing
Tourism (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019 - 2022
Concluded
Tourism Management (Mestrado)
Instituto Politécnico de Viseu Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão de Viseu, Portugal
"Experiências Turísticas em Dark Tourism" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2016 - 2019
Concluded
Tourism (Licenciatura)
Instituto Politécnico de Viseu Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão de Viseu, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2023/11/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/11/01 - 2025/12/31 Agenda Mobilizadora para a Inovação Empresarial - ATT (Acelerar e Transformar o Turismo)
127/2023/BI/AgendasPRR
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro DigiMedia - Digital Media and Interaction, Portugal
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2020 - 2021 TWINE - Co-creating sustainable Tourism & Wine Experiences in rural areas-
PPTDC/GES-GCE/32259/2017 - POCI-01-0145-FEDER-032259
Task assistant
Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Investigação em Governança Competitividade e Políticas Públicas, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Cunha, Margarida; Caixinha, Helder; Costa, Carlos. "Digital technologies as tools for the sustainable management of coastal tourist destinations: the case of Barra and Costa Nova". Paper presented in INVTUR 2024 International Conference | Tourism in unprecedented times: Looking for new directions, Aveiro, 2024.
    Published
  2. Breda, Zélia; Brandão, Filipa; Rodrigues, Vitor; Costa, Carlos; Cunha, Margarida. "Leveraging artificial intelligence for sustainable tourism development in Mediterranean destinations". Paper presented in The Mediterranean Tourism Knowledge Exchange & Policy Conference 2024, 2024.
    Published
  3. Cunha, Margarida; Caixinha, Helder; Costa, Carlos. "Smart Tourist Destinations: Qualitative Analysis of Best Practices in Europe". Paper presented in International Geographic Seminar ”Dimitrie Cantemir” XLIVth edition, Iasi, 2024.
    Published
  4. Cunha, Margarida; Caixinha, Helder; Costa, Carlos. "The use of digital technologies in destination management as enhancers of sustainable economic development in touristic coastal zones – the case of Barra and Costa Nova". Paper presented in Research Summit 2024 - Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, 2024.
    Published
  5. Cunha, Margarida; Silva, Carla; Susana Barros Fonseca. Corresponding author: Cunha, Margarida. "The Tourist (Pre) Experience Promoted by Dark Tourism Destinations". Paper presented in TMS Algarve 2022: International Conference on Tourism and Management Studies, 2022.
    Published
  6. Cunha, Margarida; Silva, Carla. Corresponding author: Cunha, Margarida. "Linking Dark Tourism with Tourist Experiences: A Conceptual Model of Relationship Between Different Shades of Dark and Tourist Experiences' Dimensions". Paper presented in ICABM - International Conference of Applied Business and Management, 2020.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Cunha, Margarida; Silva, Carla; Susana Barros Fonseca. "Experiências Turísticas em Dark Tourism". Paper presented in “VRI24- 2nd IPViseu Study, Research & Innovation Summit”, 2024.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Cunha, Margarida de Almeida. "Experiências Turísticas em Dark Tourism". Master, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/7344.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/10 Smart Tourist Destinations: Qualitative Analysis of Best Practices in Europe International Geographic Seminar ”Dimitrie Cantemir” XLIVth edition
Alexandru Ioan Cuza University (Ia¿i, Romania)
2024/07 The use of digital technologies in destination management as enhancers of sustainable economic development in touristic coastal zones – the case of Barra and Costa Nova Research Summit 2024 - Universidade de Aveiro
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2024/05 Digital technologies as tools for the sustainable management of coastal tourist destinations: the case of Barra and Costa Nova INVTUR 2024 International Conference | Tourism in unprecedented times: Looking for new directions
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2024/04 Experiências Turísticas em Dark Tourism “VRI24- 2nd IPViseu Study, Research & Innovation Summit”
Polytechnic Institute of Viseu (Viseu, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2024/10/17 - 2024/10/20 Co-organiser of the special session "Emerging Trends in Destination Management: Pioneering the Future of Tourism" for the XLIVth Edition of the International Geographical Seminar “Dimitrie Cantemir” (2024/10/17 - 2024/10/20)
Conference (Co-organisor)
Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Ia¿i, Romania
2024/05/08 - 2024/05/10 INVTUR 2024 International Conference | Tourism in unprecedented times: Looking for new directions (2024/05 - 2024/05)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal