asuncion fernandez-villaran ara

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Asun Fernández-Villarán Ara (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2647-8526) is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences of the University of Deusto (Spain). She holds a PhD in Economic and Business Sciences, a Master in Advanced Management from UD and a Master in Marketing and Tourism from UNED. She has been the Director of the UD Department of Tourism for 9 years. She was the Principal Investigator of the Tourism research team, recognized by the Basque Government with the B category. Her subjects are in the area of tourism and business management. She has been awarded a sexenio by the CNEAI. Teacher accredited by UNIBASQ and ANECA. Her research focuses on business management, tourism intermediation, innovation in tourism and tourism for all, always seeking to improve the quality of life and management. She has participated in different projects on accessibility in tourism, smart destinations, intermediation and improvement of the competitiveness of destinations through golf tourism, gastronomy or industrial tourism. She has participated in international conferences and has published different books, chapters and articles.