TOURISM, VALUE CREATION AND TERRITORIAL CHANGE: CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES FOR MANAGEMENT, INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY

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Published: Nov 10, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29073/e3.v12i5.1342
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Tourism management Value creation Innovation Sustainability Territorial governance Digital transformation Governança territorial

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Luís Filipe Sardinha
University of Madeira, Portugal
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0920-7599
João Vidal de Carvalho
Technical University of Porto, Portugal
António Abreu
Technical University of Porto, Portugal
Áurea Sousa
University of the Azores, Portugal
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3151-5237
Maria José Gonçalves
Technical University of Porto, Portugal
Manuel Silva
Technical University of Porto, Portugal
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5966-4229

Abstract

Tourism is developing amid changing visitor expectations, business models and relationships between destinations and the communities that host them. Digitalisation creates new possibilities for promotion, interpretation and management, but it also raises questions about value creation, the distribution of benefits and the capacity of territories to respond to competing pressures. This editorial examines four related dimensions of contemporary tourism: tourism experiences and heritage valorisation; sustainable destinations, territorial governance and tourism development; tourism business management, marketing and competitiveness; and digital innovation and educational approaches. Drawing on recent research and previous contributions published in e3, it considers why tourism should be understood in terms broader than demand growth or the adoption of new technologies. Value creation also depends on the quality of experiences, organisational capabilities, community participation and the institutional conditions in which tourism takes place. The editorial places these issues within the wider debate on sustainable destination development and discusses the contribution of the present volume to that debate.

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Sardinha, L. F., Vidal de Carvalho, J., Abreu, A., Sousa, Áurea ., Gonçalves, M. J., & Silva, M. (2026). TOURISM, VALUE CREATION AND TERRITORIAL CHANGE: CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES FOR MANAGEMENT, INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY. E3 — Revista De Economia, Empresas E Empreendedores Na CPLP, 12(5), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.29073/e3.v12i5.1342
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Vol. 12 No. 5 (2026): V.12 (2026) – Special Issue, Part. 3: Tourism Management, Innovation and Sustainable Territorial Development
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Author Biographies

Luís Filipe Sardinha, University of Madeira, Portugal

PhD in Economic and Business Sciences at the University of Azores (2023); Degree in Business Management, Higher Institute of Administration and Languages ​​(2018); Postgraduate course in Health Service Management and Social Institutions, Higher Institute of Administration and Languages (2015). Degree in Health Technologies, School of Health Technologies of Lisbon (2008); Member of the ISAL Research Center (2019); Support to the Board of Directors of the Higher Institute of Administration and Languages ​​(2018-2021); Assistant Professor at ISAL (2019-2021); Trainer at ISAL (2019); Accounting Trainer at Conta Mais Certa (2019); Business Manager - Dona Estampa (2008); Senior Technician of Pathological, Cytological and Thanatological Anatomy at the Health Service of the Autonomous Region of Madeira, E.P.E. (SESARAM, E.P.E.) (2010). 

João Vidal de Carvalho, Technical University of Porto, Portugal

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António Abreu, Technical University of Porto, Portugal

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Áurea Sousa, University of the Azores, Portugal

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Maria José Gonçalves, Technical University of Porto, Portugal

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Manuel Silva, Technical University of Porto, Portugal

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