INTUR 2026 - International
Congress on Tourism Futures

Dimitrios Buhalis – Leading academic and renowned expert in Strategic Management, Marketing and ICT applications in tourism and hospitality. Professor of Smart Tourism at Bournemouth University Business School. He is Editor in Chief of the most established Journal in Tourism: Tourism Review and Editor of the Encyclopedia of Tourism Management and Marketing.
C. Michael Hall – Professor of Marketing, Sustainability, and Society at Massey University (Auckland, New Zealand). Renowned specialist in tourism, regional development, environmental change, and gastronomy. Co-editor of Current Issues and Field Editor of Frontiers in Sustainable Tourism.

25th June
08:30 – 10:00: Registration at the Conference Welcome Desk
10:00 – 10:15: Welcome Session
10:15 – 11:00: Keynote speaker - Professor Dimitrios Buhalis (Bournemouth University Business School)
11:00 – 11:30: Coffee-break
11:30 – 13:00: Conferences and parallel sessions
13:00 – 14:00: Lunch
14:15 – 16:30: Conferences and parallel sessions
17:30 – Douro River boat tour 
20:00 – Welcome drink and Conference dinner (venue to be confirmed)

26th June
09:00 – 09:45: Keynote speaker – Professor C. Michael Hall (Te Kāhui Kahurangi at Massey University)
09:45 – 11:00: Conferences and parallel sessions
11:00 – 11:30: Coffee-break
11:30 – 13:00: Conferences and parallel sessions
13:00 – 14:00: Lunch
14:15 – 16:30: Conferences and parallel sessions
16.30 – 17.00: Coffee-break
18:30 – Walking tour: The City and Tourism (guided visit through Porto)
20:00 – Light dinner

27th June
09:30 – 11.00h - Parallel sessions
11:00 – 11:30: Coffee-break
11:45 – Closing session
12:00 – Excursion to Guimarães

 

1. Tendências, Inovação e Tecnologias Emergentes no Turismo	1. Trends, Innovation and Emerging Technologies in Tourism
2. Turismo Sustentável e Regenerativo	2. Sustainable and Regenerative Tourism
3. Marketing de Destinos e Experiências	3. Destination Marketing and Experiences
4. Turismo Urbano, Políticas e Planeamento	4. Urban Tourism, Policies and Planning
5. Turismo em Áreas de Baixa Densidade	5. Tourism in Low-Density Areas
6. Turismo Cultural, Criativo e Gastronómico	6.  Cultural, Creative and Food & Wine Tourism
7. Mobilidade e Turismo Inclusivo Acessível	7.  Mobility and Accessible Inclusive Tourism
8. Novos Modelos de Negócio, Empreendedorismo e Impacto Económico	8.  New Business Models, Entrepreneurship and Economic Impact
9. Capital Humano, Educação e Formação em Turismo	9.  Human Capital, Education and Training in Tourism
10. Economia do Turismo e Desenvolvimento Local	10. Tourism Economics and Local Development