Biographies

Sandra Carvão is Chief of Tourism Market Intelligence and Competitiveness at the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) since 2018. Before that, she was Chief, Communications and Publications for 8 years where she was responsible for UNWTO’s strategic positioning.

Sandra was Deputy Chief at UNWTO’s Market Trends, Competitiveness and Trade in Tourism between 2007 and 2010. During this period, Sandra coordinated UNWTO Tourism Resilience Committee in the context of the economic crisis 2008-2009. Prior to joining UNWTO in 2003, Sandra was a market manager in the Portuguese National Tourist Office in Lisbon. Sandra has a degree in International Relations, Economics Branch, by the Instituto de Ciências Sociais e Políticas/Universidade Técnica de Lisboa and a postgraduade degree in Marketing by the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.​