Afonso TEIXEIRA

Executive Director, Portuguese Surf School Association. Assistant Professor, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria. Matosinhos, Portugal.

Specialist in Sustainable Tourism Management, with focus on the Surfing Tourism industry. Evaluator and consultant for sustainability certifications in the tourism industry (STOKE Certified and Biosphere). Consultant for multiple Municipalities and surfing destinations, for the sustainable management of surfing tourism. Executive Director of the Portuguese Surf School Association. Assistant Professor in the School of Tourism and Maritime Technology of the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria. Member of the Centre for Tourism Research, Development and Innovation (CiTUR), the Center for Surf Research (CSR), and member of the International Association of Surfing Academics.