Ana Leiras
Professor, Food & Beverages Department, Centro Superior de Hostelería de Galicia · Centro Superior de Hostelería de Galicia/ Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
Research Interests
Hospitality Management, Food & Beverages, Pilgrimage Tourism, Tourism and Territory
Biography
Ana Leiras is a Professor in the Centro Superior de Hostelería de Galicia at the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. She is also an external collaborator of the CICEE at the Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa, Portugal, and an active member of the Territorial Studies Group at University of A Coruña. She specializes in Social and Behavioral Sciences, with her research focusing on accessible and sustainable tourism, destination image, and consumer behavior.
Education
PhD in Social Sciences and Consumer Behaviour (University of A Coruña) Master in Planning and management of Destinations and Tourist Products (University of A Coruña) Bachelors degree in Tourism (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia) Great Diploma in Hotel Management (University of Santiago) Diploma in Hotel Management (École hôtelière de Lausanne) Spanish: Native; Galicien: Celga 4; English: C1
Recent Scopus Publications
- Researching links between pilgrimage tourism and rural development: The emergence of Fisterra as a “new end” of the way
- Sociological perspectives on urban green infrastructure: Identifying research gaps and advancing future directions
- Accessible tourist destinations: A bifactorial image model of perceived image
- A novel framework for the quantitative analysis of the projected image of Accessible Tourist Destinations
- Search strategies in accessible tourism, barrier-free tourism, disabled tourism and easy access tourism literature
Links
- ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6763-3660
- Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=FDRUj6EAAAAJ
- Scopus https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=58484978500