The challenge of leading a research group, composed of professionals with notoriety in the fields of Tourism and Sustainability, goes through several fronts: stimulating the involvement of all; ensure diversity, respect and compliance with democratic and ethical principles; lead strategic actions; strengthen the spirit of collectivity;
sustainability
💜 #8M Day to reflect, to celebrate progress and achievements, and to reinforce the search and dialogue for: pay parity, gender equality, the end of femicide, more women in Science, politics, etc. We continue to face the challenge of talking and advancing on these issues in different spaces and with different audiences: from all
Desde a primeira confirmação de caso de COVID-19 no Brasil, o turismo foi um dos setores mais impactados. Com o início do isolamento social, fechamento de fronteiras internacionais, a OMT estimou uma queda de mais de 70% da receita com viagens internacionais nos anos de 2020 e 2021 em
Talking about promoting tourist destinations seems to be easy, but it is a complex web that goes beyond sound marketing decisions. A very large synergy is needed between the tourism production chain, which involves public management, private companies, civil society entities, and the resident population. In this case
It is true that at LETS we make a lot of use of some verbs: study, know, research, understand, understand, analyze... among so many others that lead us to objectives that we seek in studies and investigations. But we also appreciate it – a lot! – words such as friendship, companionship, affection, care, kindness and joy. That's how we are: we like to
In recent times we have experienced some technological advances, especially with regard to artificial intelligence (AI) that even scare us. However, everything indicates that we will have no alternative but to learn to deal with the fact that machines are capable of replacing us in numerous activities
Opinion
In mid-June 2022, when the presidential race was already close, different working groups were created to assist in the construction of government proposals for candidate Lula. One of these groups – the tourism group – had the active contribution of some members of the Laboratory of Tourism Studies
News
The academic community supports the technical choice of very high competence by President Marcelo Freixo The Laboratory of Studies in Tourism and Sustainability (LETS) and its researchers celebrate the appointment of Jaqueline Gil as Director of Marketing, Intelligence and Communication of Embratur, the Brazilian Agency for the International Promotion of Tourism and Sustainability.
"Democracy is the supreme expression of the civilizing process. Democratic government is the exercise of tolerance, dialogue and the overcoming of natural social conflicts within the institutional spheres." A week ago, Brazilian democracy suffered a very serious attack. We need to understand, elaborate and remember, so that it does not happen again.
Collectively, we focused on thinking about the Tourism we dream of for Brazil, motivated by the open dialogue with the document Guidelines for a Better Future, Based on People, Sustainable Development and Innovation of Brazilian Tourism (here). At LETS, we hope that tourism in Brazil can feed the balance between the
Is economics a zero-sum game? It depends. The answer to this question is basically linked to the context in which it is applied and to a fundamental variable: what is at stake. As Game Theory explains, a zero-sum game is one in which to make gains
Events
Prêmios voltados para a sustentabilidade integram um conjunto de ferramentas conhecidas como ecolabels ou rotulagem ambiental. Além das premiações, existem também selos, certificações, entre outros tipos. Esses "mecanismos influenciam produtores a terem uma oferta ambientalmente mais responsável e a promover uma comunicação mais confiável com o mercado-alvo"