Mariana Inácio Marques has a PhD in Communication Sciences from Lusófona University, a master in tourism and a degree in Organizational Communication – Marketing, Public Relations and Publicity by the same Universitity. She is currently an Auxiliar Professor and investigator at ISG - Business & Economics School and President of Management Research Center - CIGEST. She is an enthusiast about tourism and marketing. These are their main research lines. Currently she is a Tourism Ph.D student ate University of Aveiro, a researcher at GOVCOPP and CIGEST.