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Vânia Natércia Gonçalves Costa is an Adjunt Professor in the School of Hospitality and Tourism of Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave (Barcelos, Portugal), at the Department of Tourism and Marketing. She has a PhD Degree in Economics from the University of Vigo since 2014, with the thesis Regional Portuguese Airports, Local Economy and Tourism Development, specifically versing about Air Transport and Tourism, a Master Degree in Industrial Economics and Business from University of Minho (2005) and a Degree in Economics from University of Minho (2000). She was the Coordinator of the project HCTourism - Profile and Trends in Human Capital in the Tourism Sector(POCI-01-0145-FEDER-023622), co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Portugal 2020 Operational Program for Competitiveness and Internationalization (COMPETE 2020). Researcher at CiTUR - Centre for Research, Development and Innovation in Tourism, Portugal; GOVCOPP - Research Unit on Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies, University of Aveiro, Portugal; and also Researcher of the UNIAG - Applied Management Research Unit. Her current research interests include Tourism Research, Sustainable Tourism, Tourism and Economic Development, Economic Analysis of Investment Projects in Tourism, Competitiveness and Business Performance in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry, Human Capital in Tourism and Transport Economics.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Vânia Natércia Gonçalves Costa

Citation names

  • Costa, Vânia

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
F611-4453-DA57
ORCID iD
0000-0002-4202-8779
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=bVHuInwAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT
Researcher Id
S-5165-2017

Email addresses

  • vcosta@ipca.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Economics and Business

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Catalan Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2018 - 2020
Ongoing
 Postdoctoral Researcher in Tourism (Pós-doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Economia Gestão e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal
2015 - 2016
Concluded
 Advanced Training Course of the Doctoral Program in Tourism (Especialização em Tourismo) (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Major in Especialização em Tourism
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Economia Gestão e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal
2014/06
Concluded
 Doctoral Program in Economy (3rd cycle) (Doutoramento)
Major in Applied Economics
Universidade de Vigo, Spain
"Regional Portuguese Airports, Local Economy and Tourism Development" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Sobresaliente Cum Laude
2014
Concluded
 Doutoramento em Economia (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
"Regional Portuguese Airports, Local Economy and Tourims Development" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2009 - 2010
Concluded
 Master in Economics (Master Universitario)
Universidade de Vigo Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, Spain
2006 - 2006
Concluded
 Statistical analysis of data in SPSS (Outros)
Instituto PME Formação, Portugal
2005
Concluded
 Master in Economics (Mestrado)
Major in Industrial and Business Economics
Universidade do Minho Escola de Economia e Gestão, Portugal
"“Uma Análise Não-Paramétrica da Eficiência do Sector dos Transportes Colectivos Urbanos Rodoviários em Portugal.”" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Bom com distinção
2000
Concluded
 Degree in Economics (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Economia e Gestão, Portugal
"Licenciatura em Economia" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Final grade (Mean) 14 values
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/08 - Current Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo, Portugal
2017 - 2019 Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
2013 - 2016 Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave Escola Superior de Gestão, Portugal
2009 - 2016 Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave Escola Superior de Gestão, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/09 - Current Director of the Department of Tourism and Marketing of the School of Hospitality and Tourism of the IPCA Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo, Portugal
2019 - Current Coordinator of the Postgraduate Course in Tourist Accommodation Management Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo, Portugal
2018/05 - Current Coordinator of the Hospitality and Tourism disciplinary area Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo, Portugal
2017/07 - Current Member of the Assessment and Quality Commission of the IPCA and Coordinator of Assessment and Quality Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo, Portugal
2017 - Current Member of the Scientific Council Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo, Portugal
2017 - Current Member of the Pedagogical Council Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo, Portugal
2017/09 - 2019/09 Director of the TeSP course in Nature and Adventure Tourism Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo, Portugal
2017/09 - 2019/09 Member of the Course Council of the Teaching Unit of the UTESP Higher Technical Professional Courses Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
2014/09 - 2019/09 Coordinator of the disciplinary area of Tourism Management, Organization and Planning Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave Escola Superior de Gestão, Portugal
2017 - 2019 Conselho científico/técnico-científico ou orgão correspondente Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
2017 - 2019 Conselho pedagógico Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
2016/12/12 - 2017/06 Member of the Scientific Council Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave Escola Superior de Gestão, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave Escola Superior de Gestão, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2000/08/01 - 2009/10/30 Technical superior responsible for the Office of Studies and Statistics (Mobility Study, Customer Satisfaction, Statistical Treatment, Optimization Studies and Scheduling, Analytical Accounting, QMS M Transportes Urbanos de Braga, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/01/01 - 2024/12/30 Sustainability Indicator System (SIS) in tourist destinations: the case of the northern region of Portugal
SIS
Supervisor
2017/08 - 2019/11 Perfil e Tendências do Capital Humano no Sector do Turismo
Provided by PTCRIS: SAICT-POL/23622/2016
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Contract

Designation Funders
2020/10/01 - Current Green Health: Estratégias digitais baseadas em ativos biológicos para melhorar o bem-estar e promover a saúde verde | Linha 3: Estratégias de vida ativa, qualidade e bem-estar
NORTE-45-2020-21 | Projeto n.º 48017
Researcher
2022 - 2033/11/30 CEGaS - Circular Economy for Sustainable Gastronomy: Diagnosis and adoption of good practices in the restaurant sector
UIDB/04470/2020
Researcher
Ongoing
2022/12 - 2023/11/30 TalentTour - Talent Management in the Tourism and Hospitality Sector
UIDB/04470/2020
Principal investigator
Ongoing
2017/08/24 - 2019/11/21 HCTourism - Human Capital Profile and Trends in the Tourism Sector 02/SAICT-POL/23622/2016
SAICT-POL/23622/2016
Principal investigator
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016/07/01 - 2018/12/31 ICT4SILVER
Project n.º SOE1/P1/F0370, Interreg V-B Sudoe
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2019 - Current OS PROJETOS CULTURAIS E A GERAÇÃO DE DESENVOLVIMENTO SOCIOECONÔMICO, NO CONTEXTO DAS CIDADES CRIATIVAS
MCTIC/CNPq Nº 28/2018 - Universal/Faixa B
Researcher
Ongoing
2016 - Current Grupo de Investigação em Gestão e Desenvolvimento de Territórios Criativos
dgp.cnpq.br/dgp/espelhogrupo/9251550566122166
Researcher
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Sustainability and Competitiveness in the Hospitality Industry. {IGI. 2022.
    10.4018/978-1-7998-9285-4
  2. Antunes Moura, Andreia Filipa; Mira, M. R.; Costa, Vânia. Human Capital and People Management in the Tourism Industry (pp. 1-472). IGI Global. 2020.
    Published
Book chapter
  1. Isabel Sofia Loureiro; Vânia Costa; Alexandra Malheiro. "Using Artificial Intelligence in Tourism Sustainability Research". 2024.
    10.4018/979-8-3693-2137-9.ch002
  2. Teresa Pereira; Vânia Costa; Alexandra Malheiro. "Influence of Social Networks on the Choice and Promotions of a Tourist Destination". 189-204. Springer International Publishing, 2023.
    10.1007/978-3-031-31682-1_10
  3. Márcia Vaz; Isabel Loureiro; Maria José Alves; Vânia Costa; Fernanda Ferreira; Paula Odete Fernandes; Alcina Nunes. "The Use of the EQ-5D-5L to Assess the Perception of Health Status: An Empirical Study of Users of Termas de Chaves Thermal Spa". 2023.
    10.1007/978-981-99-0337-5_34
  4. Rodrigues, Cristina; Ferreira, Fernanda A.; Costa, Vânia; Alves, Maria José; Vaz, Márcia; Fernandes, Paula Odete; Nunes, Alcina. "Understanding Behavioral Intentions in a Spa Experience: Insights from Contemporary Literature". In Tourism, Travel, and Hospitality in a Smart and Sustainable World, 619-646. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-29426-6_39
  5. Cristina Rodrigues; Fernanda A. Ferreira; Vânia Costa; Maria José Alves; Márcia Vaz; Paula Odete Fernandes; Alcina Nunes. "Health and Wellness Activities: Contemporary Market of Thermalism". 2022.
    10.1007/978-981-16-9701-2_29
  6. Vânia Costa; Carlos Costa. "Challenges in Times of Crisis and Pandemics in the Hospitality Industry". In A Systematic Literature Review. 2022.
    10.4018/978-1-7998-9285-4.ch001
  7. Andreia Antunes Moura; Maria do Rosário Campos Mira; Vânia Natércia Costa. "Soft Skills vs. Hard Skills in Tourism". In Anything Else?, 41-72. {IGI, 2021.
    10.4018/978-1-7998-4318-4.ch003
  8. Ribeiro de Almeida, Cláudia; Costa, Vânia; Abrantes, Jorge. "Airline Business Models and Tourism Sector". In Strategic Business Models to Support Demand, Supply, and Destination Management in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry, 216-239. IGI Global, 2020.
    10.4018/978-1-5225-9936-4.ch012
  9. Costa, Vânia. "A importância do capital humano no turismo em Portugal". In Estratégias de Ensino e Sucesso Académico: Boas Práticas no Ensino Superior. Portugal: Henriques, M.; Pereira, C. D.. Coimbra, Portugal: CINEP-IPC, 2020.
    Accepted
  10. Costa, Vânia. "O Turismo e a Dinâmica do Setor Hoteleiro em Portugal". In Turismo – Estratégia, Competitividade e Desenvolvimento Regional., 117-130. Portugal: Novas Edições Académicas, 2019.
    Published
  11. Costa, Vânia. "O Tecido Empresarial do setor do turismo. O setor do turismo em Portugal e a importância das empresas turísticas da região Norte de Portugal.". 2016.
  12. Costa, Vânia. "Rescate Y Recalificación de un Plato Típico para el Turismo en una Cittaslow.". 2016.
  13. Costa, Vânia. "Baking up the development of a peripheric region throught international tourism". In Responsible Business & Tourism and the Role of Education at Responsible Thinking, 36-52. Hungary: Hokolányi János University of Applied Sciences, 2016.
    Published
  14. Costa, Vânia. "As Companhias Aéreas Low Cost no Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro e o Turismo na Região Norte de Portugal". In O Porto Como Destino Turístico, 239-250. Media XXI, 2014.
    Published
  15. Costa, Vânia. "A Gestão da Qualidade numa empresa de Transportes Públicos: um estudo sociológico". In Tecnologia, Gestão da Qualidade e dos Recursos Humanos: Análise Sociológica, 122-165. Portugal: Edições ECOPY, 2009.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Loureiro, I. S.; Costa, Vânia; Moura, Andreia; Silva, Susana; Silva, Goretti; Pereira, Raquel; Mira, M. R.; Campinho, S.. "A comprehensive diagnosis and analysis of the Tourism and Hospitality industry in Portugal: Insights into the Educational offer and Industry Graduates". Bragança, 2023.
    Published
  2. Moura, Andreia; Costa, Vânia. "Digital skills panacea: what do tourism and hospitality stakeholders think?.". Paper presented in XV International Tourism Congress: The Image and Sustainability of Tourism Destinations, Bragança, 2023.
    Published
  3. Melo, Carla; Moura, Andreia; Devile, Eugénia; Costa, Vânia; Melo, António. "Gastronomic traditions and circular economy in the restaurant industry: A bibliometric review". Paper presented in International Congress: Diversity & Sustainability, Opportunities and Threats (DSOTT23), Coimbra, 2023.
    Published
  4. Moura, Andreia; Costa, Vânia; Devile, Eugénia; Maia, B.; Camões, Henrique; Melo, António. "Navigating the crossroads of circular economy, gastronomy, and sustainability". Bragança, 2023.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Silva, Lurdes; Costa, Vânia; Loureiro, Paula. "A systematic review of green intellectual capital". Paper presented in ICMTT 23 - The 2023 International Conference on Management, Tourism and Technologies, Bogotá, 2023.
  2. Costa, Vânia; Silva, Lurdes; Loureiro, Paula. "Green Intelectual Capital: a systematic review". Paper presented in TMS Algarve 2022, Olhão, 2022.
  3. Sílvia Raquel Pereira; Vânia Costa. "ENGLISH FOR TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY PURPOSES IN HIGHER EDUCATION: SOME INSIGHTS FROM ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES". 2022.
    10.21125/iceri.2022.0896
  4. Sílvia Raquel Pereira; Vânia Costa. "ENGLISH FOR TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY AS A BOOSTER FOR GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION". 2022.
    10.21125/iceri.2022.0905
  5. Rodrigues, Cristina; Ferreira, Fernanda A.; Costa, Vânia; Maria José Aves; Márcia Vaz; Fernandes, Paula Odete; Nunes, Alcina. ""Understanding Behavioural Intentions In A Spa Experience: Insights From Contemporary Literature"". Paper presented in IACuDiT 2022 (International Association of Cultural and Digital Tourism) ¿Tourism, Travel and Hospitality in a Smart and Sustainable World¿, 2022.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29426-6_39
  6. Silva, Lurdes; Costa, Vânia; Loureiro, Paula; Francisco, Isabel. "The change in Goodwill and its effect on the financial statements and indicators of large companies". Paper presented in IX Congrés de Comptabilitat I Direcció da Asociació Catalana de Compatabilitat i Direcció (ACCID), Barcelona, 2021.
  7. Silva, Lurdes; Costa, Vânia; Loureiro, Paula. "Intellectual Capital in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: an Empirical Study from Portuguese Tourism Regions". Paper presented in 3rd International Workshop on Tourism and Hospitality Management, (IWTHM ¿ ISAG), Porto, 2021.
  8. Costa, Vânia; Silva, Lurdes; Loureiro, Paula. "The impact of Intellectual Capital on Portuguese Tourism and Hospitality Sector". Paper presented in 3rd International Workshop on Tourism and Hospitality Management, (IWTHM ¿ ISAG), 2021.
  9. Silva, Lurdes; Costa, Vânia; Loureiro, Paula. "Intellectual capital in tourism and hospitality sector: an empirical study of Portuguese tourism regions". Paper presented in V International Forum on Management 2021, 2021.
  10. Silva, Lurdes; Costa, Vânia; Loureiro, Paula; Costa, Vania; Silva, Maria de Lurdes. "Intellectual Capital in Portuguese tourism sector: study of its impact on organizational performance". Paper presented in International Conference of Applied Business and Mangement (ICABM) 2020, Porto, 2020.
  11. Costa, Vânia. "Profile of human resources and skills needs in the Portuguese tourism sector". Paper presented in 15th European Conference in Management Leadership and Governace (ECMLG), Porto, 2019.
    Published
  12. Costa, Vânia. "Skills needs by economic activity segment of the Portuguese Tourism Sector". Paper presented in XI International Tourism Congress: The image and sustainability of tourism destinations, Funchal, 2019.
    Published
  13. Costa, Vânia. "Polytechnic Institutes in Portugal: research on the impact of twelve institutes on the local economy". Paper presented in EAIR 41st Annual Forum at Leiden University, 2019.
  14. Costa, Vânia; Silva, Lurdes; Loureiro, Paula. "Intellectual Capital and its impact on business performance: an empirical study of Portuguese hospitality and tourism sector". Paper presented in VIII Congrés ACCID, Barcelona, 2019.
  15. Costa, Vânia; Costa, Vania; Renfors, Sanna-Mari; Contim Alonso Cerdeiras, Antonio Jose Vieira. "Higher education in tourism: the Portuguse and Finnish systems". Paper presented in 2nd International Conference on Tourism Research - ICTR 2019, Porto, 2019.
  16. Silva, Maria; Costa, Vânia; Loureiro, Paula. "Intellectual capital and value creation: evidence from the Portuguese tourism industry". Paper presented in In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Tourism Research-ICTR 2019, 2019.
    Published
  17. Costa, Vânia. "Measurement of infraestucture in air transport: a review of investment in the project to expanding airport capacity". Paper presented in Tourism & Management Studies 2018, Olhão, 2018.
    Published
  18. Costa, Vânia. "Sustainable Adventure Tourism: A Case Study on Mount Elbrus, Caucasus". Paper presented in International Congress of Adventure Tourism and Outdoor Sports, Melgaço, 2018.
    Published
  19. Costa, Vânia. "Dinâmicas das companhias aéreas de baixo custo na Europa/Dynamics of low cost carriers in Europe". Paper presented in INVTUR 2017, Aveiro, 2017.
    Published
  20. Costa, Vânia. "Entrepreneurship in Tourism Industry: Evidence of Business Dynamics". Paper presented in INVTUR 2017, Aveiro, 2017.
    Published
  21. Costa, Vânia. "Criação coletiva de caminhos para se tornar slow: o caso de uma pequena cidade do Brasil". Paper presented in IV CONFERÊNCIA DE PLANEAMENTO REGIONAL E URBANO – CONFERÊNCIA INTERNACIONAL “COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN PLANNING, Aveiro, 2017.
    Published
  22. Costa, Vânia. "Empreendedorismo no setor do turismo: evidência da dinâmica empresarial em Portugal". 2016.
  23. Costa, Vânia. "Measurement of Infrastructure Profitability in Air Transport. A Review of Investment in the Project to Expand Airport Capacity". Paper presented in 2nd Annual Conference of EATSA, 2016.
    Published
  24. Costa, Vânia. "O impacto do turismo no crescimento regional Português". Paper presented in 2nd International Conference Porto as a Tourism Destination: City Tourism, Porto, 2014.
  25. Costa, Vânia. "Fatores de sucesso dos aeroportos regionais: o caso do Aeroporto do Porto - Francisco Sá Carneiro". Paper presented in Tourism & Management Studies, International Conference, 2013.
    Published
  26. Costa, Vânia. "O impacto das companhias aéreas de baixo no turismo da região Norte de Portugal". 2013.
  27. Lima, Rafael; Pontes, Edson; Pinto, Flaydson. "o Efeito da Suplementação do Magnésio na Hipertensão Arterial". Paper presented in 14° Encontro de Medicina Geral e Familiar do Alto Minho, 2013.
    10.1055/s-0038-1674861
  28. Costa, Vânia. "Depressão e Ansiedade na DPOC". Paper presented in 14° Encontro de Medicina Geral e Familiar do Alto Minho, 2013.
  29. Costa, Vânia. "DPOC, Inspiração na avaliaçã". Paper presented in XX Encontro do Internato de MGD da Zona Norte, 2013.
  30. Costa, Vânia. "Avaliação Socioeconómica da Ampliação do Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro: Uma Análise Custo-benefício ex-post". Paper presented in 18th APDR Congress: Innovation and Regional Dynamics, 2012.
    Published
Edited book
  1. Handbook of Research on Human Capital and People Management in the Tourism Industry. 2020.
  2. Perfil e tendências do capital humano no setor do turismo.. Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo. 2019.
  3. Costa, Vânia. Proceedings IV International Congresso on Tourism. Barcelos: Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave. 2016.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Vânia Costa; Carlos Costa. "Tourism, economic development and the corporate performance of the hospitality industry: An empirical study of Portuguese tourism regions". European Journal of Tourism Research (2024): https://doi.org/10.54055/ejtr.v38i.3622.
    10.54055/ejtr.v38i.3622
  2. Isabel Sofia Loureiro; Vânia Costa; Alexandra Malheiro. "Sustainable Tourism: A Systematic Literature Review and Bibliometric Analysis". European Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation (2024): https://doi.org/10.2478/ejthr-2024-0009.
    10.2478/ejthr-2024-0009
  3. Moura, Andreia Filipa Antunes; Costa, Vânia; Devile, Eugénia; Camões, Henrique; Maia, Beatriz; Melo, Carla. "Exploring the Intersection between Circular Economy, Gastronomy, and Sustainability". (2024): https://doi.org/10.34624/rtd.v46i0.32837.
    https://doi.org/10.34624/rtd.v46i0.32837
  4. Nunes, Alcina; Vaz, Márcia; Loureiro, Isabel Sofia; Alves, Maria José; Ferreira, Fernanda A.; Costa, Vânia; Fernandes, Paula Odete. "The use of the EUROHIS-QOL-8 to Assess The Perception of Quality of Life at Termas de Chaves". International Conference on Tourism Research 6 1 (2023): 480-489. http://dx.doi.org/10.34190/ictr.6.1.1324.
    Published • 10.34190/ictr.6.1.1324
  5. Raquel Pereira; Vânia Costa; Helena Gomes. "Health and Wellness Tourism: An Overview of Thermal Tourism in Portugal". CinTurs – Research Centre for Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being (2023): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/.
    10.34623/E2BM-8030
  6. Loureiro, Isabel Sofia; Gomes, Helena; Costa, Vania; Ferreira, Fernanda; Pereira, Raquel; Nunes, Alcina. "Thermal Tourism: Study of the Profile and Motivations of the Practitioner in Portugal". Journal of Tourism Sustainability and Well-being (2023): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/60546796/.
    10.34623/5CDD-EG26
  7. Márcia Vaz; Paula Odete Fernandes; Fernanda A. Ferreira; Maria José Alves; Vânia Costa; Alcina Nunes. "The Importance-Satisfaction Matrix as a strategic tool for Termas de Chaves thermal spa priority improvements". Universidade do Algarve. CinTurs (2023): https://www.jsod-cieo.net/journal-tsw/index.php/jtsw/article/view/362.
    10.34623/X7P9-2266
  8. Márcia Vaz; Maria José Alves; Fernanda Ferreira; Vânia Costa; Cristina Rodrigues; Paula Odete Fernandes; Alcina Nunes. "User's Profile of a Portuguese Thermal Establishment: Empirical Study". International Conference on Tourism Research 15 1 (2022): 449-458. https://doi.org/10.34190/ictr.15.1.133.
    10.34190/ictr.15.1.133
  9. Fernanda Ferreira; Cristina Rodrigues; Vânia Costa; Maria José Alves; Paula Odete Fernandes; Márcia Vaz; Alcina Nunes. "User's Profile of Thermal Establishments: A Literature Review". International Conference on Tourism Research (2022): https://doi.org/10.34190/ictr.15.1.129.
    10.34190/ictr.15.1.129
  10. Vânia Costa. "Impact of Covid-19 in the VAICTM in the hospitality industry: the Portuguese case". International Conference on Tourism Research 15 1 (2022): 74-83. https://doi.org/10.34190/ictr.15.1.251.
    10.34190/ictr.15.1.251
  11. Costa, Vânia. "Os impactos dos fundos comunitários Europeus no desenvolvimento do turismo". Revista Turismo & Desenvolvimento (2021): vol. 1 n.º 36 (2021)-vol. 1 n.º 36 (2021). https://proa.ua.pt/index.php/rtd/article/view/9361.
    10.34624/RTD.V1I36.9361
  12. Costa, Vânia. "Intellectual capital and financial performance of Portuguese tourism sector". Journal of Tourism & Development (2021): vol. 1 n.º 36 (2021)-vol. 1 n.º 36 (2021). https://proa.ua.pt/index.php/rtd/article/view/9101.
    10.34624/RTD.V1I36.9101
  13. de Oliveira Fraga, Brendow; Emmendoerfer, Magnus; Gonçalves Costa, Vânia Natércia; de Paula Neto, Alcielis; da Silva Júnior, Alessandro Carlos. "Em direção ao movimento Slow City: Planejamento público coletivo na sustentabilidade de um pequeno município brasileiro". (2021): http://hdl.handle.net/10071/22526.
    10.15847/cct.20473
  14. Magnus Luiz Emmendoerfer; Brendow de Oliveira Fraga; Vânia Natércia Gonçalves Costa; Marco Aurelio Marques Ferreira. "Análise da inserção de cidades no movimento Slow City como diretriz de qualificação e inovação territorial". DRd - Desenvolvimento Regional em debate (2020): https://doi.org/10.24302/drd.v10ied.esp..3105.
    10.24302/drd.v10ied.esp..3105
  15. Costa, Vânia. "HC Tourism: Profile and trends of human capital in the tourism sector". European Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research (2020): https://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/ejthr/9/2/article-p40.xml.
  16. Costa, Vânia; Vânia Costa; Andreia Moura; Maria do Rosário Mira; António Cerdeiras; Inês Pinto da Cruz; José Filipe Pereira; et al. "Tourism and air transport - an economic evaluation of the Oporto Airport expansion project". Tourism & Management Studies 9 2 (2020): 40-51. http://dx.doi.org/10.18089/tms.2020.160204.
    In press • 10.18089/tms.2020.160204
  17. Costa, Vânia; Silva, Lurdes; Loureiro, Paula; Vânia Costa; Lurdes Silva; Loureiro Paula; Costa, Vânia; Costa, Vania; Paula, Loureiro. "Intellectual capital and its impact on business performance: An empirical study of Portuguese hospitality and tourism sectors". Intangible Capital (2020): https://doi.org/10.3926/ic.1550.
    https://doi.org/10.3926/ic.1550
  18. Lopes, Carlos; Costa, Vania. "THE IMPACTS OF EUROPEAN COMMUNITY FOUNDS ON THE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT". PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF APPLIED BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (ICABM2020) (2020): https://publons.com/publon/48796117/.
  19. Costa, Vania; Costa, Carlos. "Competitiveness and Business Performance in the Portuguese Hotel Industry". PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TOURISM RESEARCH (ICTR) (2019): https://publons.com/publon/31738724/.
  20. Costa, Vânia; Costa, Vania; Cerdeiras, Antonio; Almeida, Claudia. "Low cost carriers and tourism destinations development: case study of Oporto, Portugal". Tourism & Management Studies (2018): 41-62. https://publons.com/publon/31738727/.
    Published • 10.18089/tms.2018.14201
  21. Costa, Vânia. "The Dynamics of a Low Cost Carrier Business Model". Tourism Spectrum 31 1 (2017): 1-13.
    Open access • Published
  22. Costa, Vânia; Ribeiro de Almeida, Cláudia; Conceição, Oscarina. "Air transport and tourism destinations. The case of Oporto airport and Portugal's Northern Region". Tourism Spectrum 3 1 (2017): 41-49. Air transport and tourism destinations. The case of Oporto airport and Portugal's Northern Region.
    Published
  23. Costa, Vânia. "Avaliação do Impacto dos Fundos do QREN no Desempenho Económico e Financeiro das PME: O Caso da Indústria Transformadora do Concelho de Barcelos.". (2016):
  24. Costa, Vânia. "O impacto do turismo no crescimento regional Português. Tourism’s impact on Portuguese regional growth.". População e Sociedade, 26, pp. 1-10. (2016):
  25. Ribeiro de Almeida, Cláudia; Costa, Vânia. "Low cost carriers, local economy and tourism development at four portuguese airports. A model f Cost-benefit analysis". Journal of Spatial and Organizational Dynamics 3 4 (2015): 245-261. https://bit.ly/2Akql51.
    Published
  26. Costa, Vania; Almeida, Claudia. "LOW-COST CARRIERS, LOCAL ECONOMY AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AT FOUR PORTUGUESE AIRPORTS. A MODEL OF COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS". Journal of Spatial and Organizational Dynamics (2015): https://publons.com/publon/9711875/.
  27. Costa, Vânia. "Success factors of regional airports: The case of Oporto airport". Tourism & Management Studies 10 1 (2014): 36-44.
    Published
  28. Carballo-Cruz, Francisco; Costa, Vânia. "Success factors of regional airports: The case of Oporto airport". (2014): https://tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/645.
Journal issue
  1. Ribeiro de Almeida, Cláudia; Costa, Vânia. "Journal of Spatial and Organizational Dynamics - Special Issue: Air Transport". Journal of Spatial and Organizational Dynamics 3 4 (2015): https://bit.ly/2Vi0ByN.
    Published
Newspaper article
  1. Costa, Vânia. "O Sucesso Turístico de Braga e das Cidades do Norte", Jornal Correio do Minho, 2014
  2. Costa, Vânia. "Uma análise não-paramétrica da eficiência do sector dos Transportes Colectivos Urbanos Rodoviários de Passageiros em Portugal", ANTROP Revista – Associação Nacional de Transportadores Rodoviários Pesados de Passageiros, 2005
Report
  1. Costa, Vânia. 2019. Estudo de fundamentação económico-financeira das taxas municipais turísticas do Município de Guimarães.
  2. Costa, Vânia. 2007. Estudo de Mobilidade da População Residente no Concelho de Braga.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Costa, Vânia. "Regional Portuguese Airports, Local Economy and Tourism Development". PhD, 2014. http://www.investigo.biblioteca.uvigo.es/xmlui/handle/11093/401..
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2022 - 2022 A importância das redes sociais na Hotelaria: um estudo de caso
Supervisor
 Gestão do Turismo (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo, Portugal
2022 - 2022 INFLUÊNCIA DAS REDES SOCIAIS NA ESCOLHA E PROMOÇÃO DE UM DESTINO TURÍSTICO
Supervisor
 Gestão do Turismo (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo, Portugal
2020 - 2020 Pousadas de Portugal - Contradições de uma Privatização
Supervisor
 Gestão das Organizações (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave Escola Superior de Gestão, Portugal
2020 - 2020 INTERNACIONALIZAÇÃO NO SETOR HOTELEIRO: O CASO DO GRUPO PESTANA NOS EUA
Supervisor
 Gestão do Turismo (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo, Portugal
2019 - 2019 PERFIL DO CAPITAL HUMANO DO SETOR DO TURISMO: NECESSIDADES E COMPETÊNCIAS EM PORTUGAL
Supervisor
 Gestão do Turismo (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo, Portugal
2017 - 2018/10/19 O Tecido Empresarial do Turismo na Região Norte de Portugal: Os Impactos dos Fundos Comunitários Europeus no Desenvolvimento do Setor
Supervisor
 Mestrado em Gestão do Turismo (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
2017 - 2018/02/20 Coprodução do plano de desenvolvimento com base nos princípios Slow: pesquisa-ação em Rio Doce (MG) Brasil
Co-supervisor
 Magister Scientiae em Administração (Master)
Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil
2018 - 2018 O TECIDO EMPRESARIAL DO TURISMO NA REGIÃO NORTE DE PORTUGAL: OS IMPACTOS DOS FUNDOS COMUNITÁRIOS EUROPEUS NO DESENVOLVIMENTO DO SETOR
Supervisor
 Gestão do Turismo (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Avaliação do Impacto dos Fundos do QREN no Desempenho Económico e Financeiro das PME: Estudo de Caso da Indústria Transformadora do Concelho de Barcelos
Supervisor
 Contabilidade e Finanças (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave Escola Superior de Gestão, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2016 - Current I CIDI – Congresso Internacional de Diálogos Interdisciplinares: Cultura, Comunicação e Diversidade no Contexto Contemporâneo (2016/08/29 - 2016/08/31)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Feevale , Brazil
2016 - Current II Congressode Indústria Criativa (2016/08/29 - 2016/08/31)
Congress
 Universidade Feevale , Brazil
2016 - Current XI Semana de Gestão (2016)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Portugal
2018/11/16 - 2018/11/19 TMS Algarve 2018 – Tourism & Management Studies Internacional Conference (2018)
Congress (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2018/04/17 - 2018/04/19 XIII Semana de Gestão (2018)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Portugal
2017/08/21 - 2017/08/25 3rd Annual Conference of EATSA (2017)
Congress (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Euro-Asia Tourism Studies Association, Portugal
2017/04/04 - 2017/04/06 XII Semana de Gestão (2017)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Portugal
2016/11/16 - 2016/11/19 TMS Algarve 2016 – Tourism & Management Studies Internacional Conference (2016/11/16 - 2016/11/19)
Congress (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2016/08/29 - 2016/08/31 III Seminário Internacional de Diversidade Cultural e Inclusão Social (2016)
Congress
 Universidade Feevale , Brazil
2015/12/03 - 2015/12/05 Chair IV International Congresso on Tourism (2015)
Congress (President of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
2014/11/26 - 2014/11/29 TMS Algarve 2014 – Tourism & Management Studies Internacional Conference (2014/11/26 - 2014/11/29) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2021/05/08 Provas de públicas de Título de Especialista em Turismo e Lazer
(Thesis) Arguer
 Jos+e Miguel Pizarro (Other)
Instituto Superior Politécnico Gaya, Portugal
2021/03/10 Provas de públicas de Título de Especialista em Turismo e Lazer
(Thesis) Arguer
 Nuno Miguel Barbosa (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Portugal
2020/07/30 Provas de públicas de Título de Especialista em Turismo e Lazer
(Thesis) Arguer
 Ana Glória Setas Teixeira Lopes Ferro (Other)
Instituto Superior Politécnico Gaya, Portugal
2020/04/27 Provas de públicas de Título de Especialista em Turismo e Lazer
(Thesis) Arguer
 João Pedro Tomaz Simões (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Portugal

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2020/03/06 - Current Effective member of the Center for Research, Development and Innovation in Tourism (CITUR)
Member
 Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
2020/03/05 - Current Collaborating member of the Research Unit in Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policy (GOVCOPP) of the University of Aveiro - research group in Tourism and Development
Member
2016 - Current Conselho Editorial da “Revista Elo – Diálogos em Extensão”
Member
 Universidade Feevale , Brazil
2015 - Current Conselho Científico da Tourism & Management Studies
Member
 Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2015 - 2020/03/05 Effective member of the Research Unit in Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies (GOVCOPP) of the University of Aveiro - research group in Tourism and Development
Member
Distinctions

Award

2019 IACOBUS Program
2018 Outstanding Paper Award
2018 Erasmus+ Teaching Mobility
2016 Erasmus+ Teaching Mobility
2015 IACOBUS Program

Other distinction

2013 Menção Honrosa na categoria de Poster