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Academic BackgroundPhD in Tourism Management - ISCTE
Specialist Title in Hotel and Restaurant Management - Porto School of Hotel Management and Tourism
Master in Management and Economics of Health Services - Faculty of Economics, University of Porto
Postgraduate Diploma in Experience Hotel Revenue & Distribution - École Hoteliére de Lausanne
Postgraduate Diploma in Management and Economics of Health Services - Faculty of Economics, University of Porto
Bachelor in Business Sciences. Specialization in Marketing - Institute of Languages and Administration of Gaia
Post-graduate degree in "Hotel Management". International Center of Glion - Oporto Hotel and Tourism School
Bachelor in Hotel Management and Technique - Porto School of Hotel Management and Tourism
Research AreaHospitality and restaurantsResearch Units/ CentersCICET - FCVCPublications (most relevant)Scientific JournalsWilks, D., & Hemsworth, K. (2012). Soft skills as key competencies in hospitality higher education: Matching demand and supply. Tourism & Management Studies, (7), 131-139.
Conferences/Workshops and CommunicationsAldeia, S., Hemsworth, K., Conde , R., & Nadais, C. (2021). The Representativeness of Portuguese Touristic Business and Tax Procedures in Their Creation. Proceedings International Conference on Tourism Research (pp. 9-16).Hemsworth, K. (2021). Hotel Management Curricular Internships - Students Perspective. Proceedings International Conference on Tourism Research (pp. 269-278).Other PublicationsHemsworth, K. (2021). Being in the mud. Vida Económica.Hemsworth, K. (2021). The hotel industry without trainees. Vida económica.Hemsworth, K. (2021). Start again? Vida Económica.Professional ExperienceTeacher at ISAG, since 2020.Coordinator and Teacher at Universidade Portucalense in the degrees in Management - Hotel Management and Hospitality Management, since 2008.Teacher and Trainer in Tourism Schools of Portugal, since 2000.Specialist Consultant for UNWTO - World Tourism Organization in the area of Hotel classification - Guinea Bissau and Egypt, from 2018 to 2019.Visiting Professor at ESHT IPP for undergraduate degrees in Hotel Management and Administration, Tourism and CTeSP in Hospitality, from 2014 to 2019.
Collaborator and Director of hotel units of the Accor Group in Portugal, from 1989 to 2008.
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