The initiative aims to recognize academic works carried out in Galicia that contribute to the analysis, understanding, and reflection on tourism activity, its challenges, and transformations. In this first edition, works from the 2023-24 and 2024-25 academic years were awarded.
In the 2023-24 academic year, Miguel Peña Ávila won the award for best TFG for ‘The potential of oleotourism in Galicia’ (Universidade de Vigo). An honorable mention went to Iago Barreiro Río and Santiago Pérez Acuña for their work ‘Development and validation of a tool for evaluating the social profitability of tourism projects: Application to the ‘Ourense Termal’ destination’, also from the Universidade de Vigo.
For the 2024-25 academic year, the best TFG award went to Laura Prego Rodríguez for ‘Blue Tourism Opportunities in Arteixo: Maritime Heritage, Surf and Sustainability’ (Universidade da Coruña). The best TFM was awarded to Cristina Huertas Gómez for her project ‘Proposal for a chatbot to disseminate the documentary heritage of the Codex Calixtinus through AI’ (USC).
The jury comprised representatives from CETUR, Turismo de Galicia, the Lugo City Council, and USC departments, aiming to foster tourism research and dialogue between the university and sector stakeholders.
CETUR and IDEGA confirmed that they will soon open a new call for these awards, aimed at projects developed in Galician universities to promote research talent and reflection on the future of tourism in Galicia.
