Joao Romao
@jromao68.bsky.social
Teacher, researcher and entertainer on tourism and regional science
Rankings have limitations and we can argue against their relevance or misleading interpretation. But they give an idea of research impact. Scholar GPS puts me in a surprisingly nice position in 2025: 2.24% among 29 million scientists (all fields) and 0.43% among 120.000 tourism researchers.
December 12, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Rankings have limitations and we can argue against their relevance or misleading interpretation. But they give an idea of research impact. Scholar GPS puts me in a surprisingly nice position in 2025: 2.24% among 29 million scientists (all fields) and 0.43% among 120.000 tourism researchers.
Springer Nature created a tool to generate promotional videos for the books. Here is my Economic Geography of Tourism
December 11, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Springer Nature created a tool to generate promotional videos for the books. Here is my Economic Geography of Tourism
Why did I think that tourism would not substantially change after Covid-19 ? This was the trigger for an intense 30 minutes podcast conversation that also went in other directions. Available at open.spotify.com/episode/69BZ... and podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/t...
The Geopolitics of Travel & Tourism in ASEAN, Asia Pacific & Beyond in the Era of AI
open.spotify.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Why did I think that tourism would not substantially change after Covid-19 ? This was the trigger for an intense 30 minutes podcast conversation that also went in other directions. Available at open.spotify.com/episode/69BZ... and podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/t...
"Tourism Transport in a growth-driven system: structural barriers to sustainability, regeneration and degrowth" was my presentation at the NECTAR Cluster 5 meeting on "Tourism degrowth and sustainable transportation: perspectives, linkages and policies" in the beautiful Como
September 15, 2025 at 12:53 PM
"Tourism Transport in a growth-driven system: structural barriers to sustainability, regeneration and degrowth" was my presentation at the NECTAR Cluster 5 meeting on "Tourism degrowth and sustainable transportation: perspectives, linkages and policies" in the beautiful Como
My first post couldn’t be more relevant for my research work:
Tourism does not follow the map; it redraws it.
In "Economic Geography of Tourism", João Romão reframes #tourism as a force shaping economic space, not merely inhabiting it.
Destinations inherit their pasts, but futures can still be forged anew.
doi.org/10.1007/978-...
In "Economic Geography of Tourism", João Romão reframes #tourism as a force shaping economic space, not merely inhabiting it.
Destinations inherit their pasts, but futures can still be forged anew.
doi.org/10.1007/978-...
September 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM
My first post couldn’t be more relevant for my research work: