CinTurs (Research Centre for Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being)

The mission of CinTurs is the development and transfer of knowledge towards the sustainable development of tourism destinations and the well-being of tourists, visited communities and employees in the tourism industry.

CinTurs is funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and received the grade of “Very Good” in all evaluation periods.

CinTurs develop research in three main areas:

• Sustainable Tourism and Territories
• Tourism and Hospitality Competitiveness and Governance
• Tourism and Stakeholders’ Well-being

In correspondence to its research areas, Cinturs is classified in the following scientific areas within Social Sciences:

• Social and Economic Geography;
• Economics and Management;
• Other Social Sciences.