Browsing by Author "Mendes, Alexandra Sofia"
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- Is there volatility in tourism demand?Publication . Mendes, Alexandra Sofia; Brochado, Ana; Menezes, RuiModelling tourism demand is essential when tourism policymakers plan tourism activities. The tourism industry is extremely susceptible to specific events’ effects, so good models must be found that reflect volatility. This study sought to review systematically the recent literature on this topic, specifically targeting models used to analyse tourism demand. The literature reveals some determinants of volatility in the tourism industry, such as income, gross domestic product and exchange rate, as well as crime, major events, big shocks, epidemics, weather conditions and the absence or existence of direct flights. Moreover, the review showed that modelling volatility is an emergent approach used in the analysis of tourism demand time series. This study’s results reveal pathways for the use of volatility models in tourism demand studies, which will allow managers and decision makers to adapt policies to deal with the volatility associated with tourism.
- The impact of pandemic crisis on the restaurant businessPublication . Madeira, Arlindo; Palrão, Teresa; Mendes, Alexandra SofiaThe COVID-19 pandemic is responsible for a health crisis and, at the same time, for a sharp drop in activities of economic sustainability, particularly in tourism management, and has consequences in most countries that are still difficult to measure. The objective of this research is to identify restaurant entrepreneurs’ perceptions about the future, government measures, strategies they will apply, and lessons learned for the future after the mandatory lockdown of restaurants and hospitality establishments related to pandemics. The framework was developed through content analysis with line-by-line coding applied to questionnaires collected online from Portuguese restaurant entrepreneurs. The results reveal the existence of common concerns to all entrepreneurs in the restaurant business for the post-pandemic period, about the measures that the governments should implement, and about the strategies and lessons learned for the future. Resilience in face of the future, fear of a lack of appropriate government measures, strategies designed for markets with greater immediate availability, and the creation of working capital are visible concerns in the restaurant business.