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Event totally dedicated to the Tourism sector takes place this weekend in Matosinhos

Event on January 12th and 13th, at the Leixões Cruise Terminal


On January 12 and 13, Matosinhos will host "BOOST, Building Better Tourism", an event fully dedicated to the potential of green tourism and the growth of technology in the sector.

Organized by Nest - Tourism Innovation Center and supported by the Municipality of Matosinhos, this event will bring together, at the Cruise Terminal, over 50 national and international speakers, 15 startups from various countries and about 200 people to attend.

Among the speakers who will be present are the president of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Christa Schweng; the Industry Relations Manager, Travel, EMEA, of Google, Feria Kazemi, the Head of Tourism of the Malaga Tourism Board, Jonathan Punzon; Itai Green, CEO and Founder of Innovate Israel, the CEO of Mastercard, Maria Antónia Saldanha; João Ricardo, board member of NOS; João Oliveira, Head of Business at Vision-box; the Secretary of State for Commerce, Services and Tourism, Nuno Fazenda, among other guests.

The importance of digital transformation in tourism and the challenges of reconciling continuous growth with sustainability and social responsibility are the topics for debate.

The Municipality of Matosinhos is a partner of "BOOST Innovation", a new international innovation scale up program of Nest in collaboration with the World Tourism Organization. Matosinhos will be the testing ground for numerous pilot projects, with the goal of future global application.

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