{"id":2982,"date":"2026-02-19T10:55:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T10:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifm2026.ualg.pt\/?page_id=2982"},"modified":"2026-02-19T11:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T11:00:29","slug":"symposium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ifm2026.ualg.pt\/?page_id=2982&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2982\" class=\"elementor elementor-2982\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b7f0b73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b7f0b73\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-007c090\" data-id=\"007c090\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b48c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a3b48c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ddeb0ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ddeb0ef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25b06fc\" data-id=\"25b06fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19faebc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19faebc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Symposium<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a78004 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a78004\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43187be\" data-id=\"43187be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a39dcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a39dcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Artificial Intelligence in Tourism<\/strong><\/p><p>Organizers:<\/p><ul><li>Maria de Lurdes Calisto (Coordinating Professor &#8211; ESHTE)<\/li><li>Vitor Alves Afonso (Specialist Professor &#8211; ESHTE)<\/li><\/ul><p><br \/>This special session aims to bring together contributions exploring Artificial Intelligence (AI) in tourism from multiple perspectives \u2014 strategic, technological and marketing \u2014 fostering an interdisciplinary discussion on innovation, sustainability, competitiveness and digital transformation within the sector.<\/p><p>Papers addressing, but not limited to, the following topics are welcome:<\/p><ul><li>AI in strategic hotel management<\/li><li>Personalisation and predictive marketing in tourism<\/li><li>Robotics, automation and customer experience<\/li><li>Smart tourism and intelligent destinations<\/li><li>AI and sustainability in the tourism sector<\/li><li>Ethical challenges and organisational impacts<\/li><\/ul><p><br \/>This session seeks to contribute to the advancement of knowledge and to support decision-makers and researchers in understanding the transformative role of AI in the future of tourism.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fd44d1 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3fd44d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18bef7b\" data-id=\"18bef7b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efda2f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efda2f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The X \u2013 International Forum on Management takes place between<strong>&nbsp;7th and 9th May of 2026, at the School of Management, Hospitality and Tourism (ESGHT) of the University of Algarve. <\/strong>However, some activities of the social program take place outside the Campus. 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href=\"https:\/\/ifm2024.eshte.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Programa-IIIV-IFM-2024-1.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-download-arrow\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Final program<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd96180 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd96180\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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