Zélia Breda holds a PhD in Tourism, a MA in Chinese Studies (Business and International Relations) and a BSc in Tourism Management and Planning from the University of Aveiro, where she is Assistant Professor and Vice-Director of the PhD in Tourism. She is an integrated member of the Research Unit 'Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies', and a founding member of the Observatory of China, and a senior consultant of Idtour, a tourism R&D spin-off company. She is also member of the editorial and scientific boards of a few academic national and international journals, as well member of the organizing and scientific committees of international tourism conferences. She has authored and co-authored several national and international papers and communications on tourism development and planning. She has also been taking part of several research projects in the tourism field, both as a member of the team and as a consultant.

Alper Isin is an Associate Professor Dr. at Izmir Katip Celebi University, Faculty of Tourism, Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts. He completed his master's degree at Gazi University, Institute of Educational Sciences, Tourism Management Education Program and his doctorate degree at Gazi University, Institute of Social Sciences, Tourism Management Program. In 2022, he received the title of Associate Professor in the field of tourism management. Her main fields of studies are tourism marketing, tourist behavior, gastronomy.