Arthur Araújo is a PhD in tourism studies by the University of Aveiro (Portugal) and currently teaches at Lusófona University. He teaches disciplines such as Crisis and Disaster Management in Tourism, for Masters’ students, and a variety of disciplines for graduate students, such as Research Methodology and Tourism and Sustainability. Arthur has published works mainly in neurotourism, tourism sustainability, film tourism, destination imagery, and resilience and competitiveness. Recent publications have appeared in Annals of Tourism Research, Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing and British Food Journal. In the industry, Arthur has experiences in Brazil and Spain, in areas such as tourism accessibility, inbound tourism statistics and educational tourism. He is also a member of the Euro-Asia Tourism Studies Association (EATSA) and of the ART&TUR International Film Tourism Festival Jury.

Main Publications:

Cardoso, L., Araújo, A., Silva, R., de Almeida, G. G. F., Campos, F., & Lima Santos, L. (2024). Demystifying neurotourism: An interdisciplinary approach and research agenda. European Journal of Tourism Research, 36, 1–33. https://doi.org/10.54055/ejtr.v36i.3183

Toubes, D. R., Araújo-Vila, N., de Araújo, A. F., & Fraiz-Brea, J. A. (2023). Resilience and individual competitive productivity: the role of age in the tourism industry. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 10(1), 362. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-01859-9

Magalhães, C., Araújo, A., & Marques, I. A. (2023). Hotel workers’ perceptions on soft and hard skills in Porto, Portugal. Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality \& Tourism, 22(1), 49–70. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332845.2023.2126956

Cardoso, L., Chen, M., Araújo, A., Goretti, G., Dias, F., & Moutinho, L. (2022). Accessing neuromarketing scientific performance: Research gaps and emerging topics. Behavioral Sciences, 12(55). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12020055

de Araújo, A. F., Marques, M. I. A., Candeias, M. T. R., & Viera, A. L. (2022). Willingness to Pay for Sustainable Destinations: A Structural Approach. Sustainability, 14(2548). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/su14052548

Main Projects:

Film-induced slum tourism motivations: a structural approach – Grant done from 2015 to 2019 / PhD Student Fellow