WRITING · MEDIA · PUBLIC VOICE
Ideas in public.
Evidence in view.
A selected public record of what I write, explain and debate — across travel, entrepreneurship, finance and industry policy.
Explaining what is changing — while it changes.
Selected television appearances offering practical context for travellers, businesses and the wider public.
Television · Fim de Tarde · Aviation pressure
↗Fewer flights — or fewer travellers looking for them
A live assessment of how jet-fuel pressure can reduce capacity, weaken demand and affect the choices available to passengers.
Open originalTelevision · Airports · ANAV recording
↗Airport queues and the need for an immediate response
An intervention on long border-control waits in Lisbon and Faro and their consequences for passengers and Portugal’s tourism reputation. Recording shared by ANAV.
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Television · Household budgets
↗How families adjust their travel budgets
Miguel discusses the effects of conflict and energy costs on travel demand and the choices available to households.
Open originalTelevision · Booking decisions
↗Why booking ahead matters when travel costs are rising
An explanation of how fuel prices and uncertainty affect fares, and why advance planning can help travellers.
Open originalTelevision · Disruption
↗Portuguese travellers change plans as conflict disrupts journeys
A video report on cancellations and rebookings as the Middle East conflict disrupts journeys, with the response from ANAV.
Open originalTelevision · Top Story · ANAV recording
↗How conflict changes destination choices
On CNN’s Top Story, Miguel discusses disruption in the Middle East and the alternative destinations travellers may consider. Recording shared by ANAV.
Open originalTelevision · Travel demand
↗Why Portugal is becoming an alternative destination
On safety, traveller confidence and the demand shifting toward Portugal during instability in the Middle East.
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Television · Bom Dia Portugal
↗What international conflict changes for travellers
A practical reading of disruption, rebookings and what Portuguese travellers need to know before they depart.
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Television · Aviation costs
↗How the cost of jet fuel reaches the traveller
Explaining the chain between energy prices, airline operations and the final cost of a trip.
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Television · Current affairs
↗How tension in the Middle East changes travel decisions
A look at traveller behaviour, short-term disruption and the role of agencies when plans need to change.
Open originalTelevision · Tourism outlook
↗The Middle East conflict and its effect on tourism
Assessing cancellations, route changes and the wider impact on destinations and travel businesses.
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Television · Long-form conversation
↗Tourism, resilience and the case for decisive action
A wider conversation about tourism’s economic role, business resilience and the support the sector needs.
Open originalA point of view in the news.
Selected news coverage spanning demand, airports, disruption, intermediation and tourism strategy.
Press · State Budget 2027
↗Ten proposals to connect tourism policy with economic results
The package presented to government and parliamentary parties links support to measurable results, alongside proposals on skills, competition and distribution.
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Press · State Budget 2027
↗ANAV’s ten proposals for the 2027 State Budget
Coverage of the association’s proposals to strengthen tourism distribution, competition and economic returns, with projected impacts attributed to ANAV’s model.
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Press · Passenger support
↗Protecting travellers and agencies during the easyJet dispute
ANAV calls for dialogue, early passenger information and practical alternatives for agencies managing disrupted journeys.
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Press · Passenger rights
↗Travel agencies call for an agreement to avert the easyJet strike
ANAV urges dialogue before the planned stoppages and timely, practical information to protect passengers and agency clients.
Open originalPress · Passenger support
↗ANAV calls for an agreement to prevent easyJet disruption
Miguel stresses the need for timely information and workable alternatives for passengers and the agencies supporting them.
Open originalPress · Maldives
↗ANAV challenges the Maldives’ proposed tax on travel intermediaries
Miguel sets out the association’s concerns about compliance costs, commercial margins and the effect on agencies and tour operators selling the destination.
Open originalPress · Travel trends
↗Most Portuguese trips abroad now take place outside summer
ANAV’s analysis of outbound travel shows how demand is spreading across the year as the number of trips rises.
Open originalPress · Outbound travel
↗Portuguese spending on trips abroad reaches €3.1 billion
ANAV’s study of outbound travel shows a broader spread of demand across destinations and throughout the year.
Open originalPress · Competition
↗Why the Booking–Etraveli ruling matters for travel distribution
The association welcomes the European ruling and argues for a competitive market with several effective distribution channels.
Open originalPress · Competition
↗Preserving competition after the Booking–Etraveli ruling
Miguel comments on the importance of retaining diverse distribution channels and avoiding excessive market concentration.
Open originalPress · Consolidador.com
↗A clear direction for growth, technology and international expansion
At Consolidador.com’s Golden Hour Party, Miguel discusses investment in technology, international growth and closer relationships with travel agencies.
Open originalPress · Tourism data
↗Official data points to growth, with different realities across tourism
Miguel discusses ANAV’s analysis of inbound and outbound tourism and why aggregate growth still requires careful management.
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Press · Consolidador.com
↗Technology and international knowledge behind Consolidador.com’s growth
Miguel discusses automation, artificial intelligence, expertise from international markets and the rollout of flexible travel payments.
Open originalPress · Consumer protection
↗What travellers should check when buying through online consultants
ANAV explains why travellers should verify agency details, payment arrangements and the authority of intermediaries before paying.
Open originalPress · Consumer protection
↗Safe payments when booking through online travel consultants
ANAV warns that a commercial relationship with an agency does not automatically authorise an intermediary to collect customer payments.
Open originalPress · Passenger rights
↗Agencies should not bear the cost of airline failures
ANAV argues for a fair allocation of responsibilities while strengthening protection for passengers facing disruption.
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Press · Air connectivity
↗A cautious opening for the return of suspended air routes
Travel associations assess the prospects for restoring routes as geopolitical conditions and fuel costs change.
Open originalPress · Summer outlook
↗A positive summer with greater pressure on tourism businesses
Miguel’s assessment of demand, costs and the work needed to turn bookings into good experiences and value for travel businesses.
Open originalPress · Grupo Airmet
↗Knowledge opens new opportunities for travel agencies
At the Airmet Summit in Mexico, Miguel encourages agencies to invest in expertise, adapt their businesses and question established assumptions.
Open originalPress · Airports
↗Travel agencies warn about the consequences of airport delays
Reporting on operational constraints at Portuguese airports and their impact on travellers and the tourism sector.
Open originalPress · Artificial intelligence
↗Competing with global platforms in the age of AI
A discussion led by Miguel at Smart & Green Tourism on artificial intelligence and the position of independent travel distributors.
Open originalPress · Travel payments
↗Instalment payments as a new tool for travel agencies
The partnership involving Consolidador.com, Parcela Já, UNICRE and Lufthansa introduces more flexible payment options at agency points of sale.
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Press · Travel payments
↗Consolidador.com joins Parcela Já and Unicre for travel payments in instalments
Publituris reports on Consolidador.com’s partnership with Parcela Já and Unicre for travel payments in instalments.
Open originalPress · Travel budgets
↗The gap between domestic and overseas holiday budgets
Reporting on what Portuguese travellers are prepared to spend on holidays at home and abroad, and what this means for travel agencies.
Open originalPress · Destinations
↗Europe, Madeira and the Azores among getaway choices
A look at the destinations attracting Portuguese travellers and the demand agencies are seeing for short breaks.
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Press · Travel payments
↗Parcela Já and UNICRE bring instalment payments to flight bookings
Miguel explains the role of flexible payments in supporting agency sales, advice and closer relationships with customers.
Open originalPress · Tourism recovery
↗How the Middle East could recover visitor demand
Miguel contributes to the discussion of recovery prospects, traveller confidence and higher trip prices following disruption.
Open originalPress · Air fares
↗Longer routes and fuel costs put pressure on air fares
Reporting on the operating pressures behind ticket prices and the implications for travel demand.
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Press · Border controls
↗Tourism and aviation call for action on the European border system
Miguel Quintas explains how long airport queues and missed connections can damage Portugal’s appeal as a destination.
Open originalPress · Outbound travel
↗Portuguese travellers set a record for summer trips abroad
ANAV’s booking data and a discussion of how families adapt their destination choices to budgets and changing prices.
Open originalPress · Traveller support
↗Travel agencies assist people stranded by flight disruption
Miguel Quintas discusses the scale of affected travellers, rebookings and agency support during the Middle East conflict.
Open originalPress · Travel intermediation
↗ANAV calls for the suspension of the Maldives’ new intermediation tax
The case against taxing professional intermediaries in a way that distorts distribution, encourages direct sales and ultimately harms travellers.
Open originalPress · International demand
↗Conflict redirects British travellers toward Portugal
Commentary on changing destination choices and Portugal’s ability to absorb new demand.
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Press · Aviation
↗Why air fares are also rising in Portugal
Context on the cost pressures reaching passengers and what further increases could mean for demand.
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Press · Airports
↗Travel agencies warn about pressure at Portuguese airports
The operational impact of border-control constraints on non-Schengen markets and passenger confidence.
Open originalPress · Summer travel
↗Demand for summer travel reaches a new high
A market view from agencies: strong demand, limited supply and the destinations attracting Portuguese travellers.
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Press · Traveller support
↗Helping travellers return during international disruption
An assessment of the people affected, the response under way and the value of professional assistance.
Open originalPress · Tourism strategy
↗Portugal as a partner in Cuba’s tourism reconstruction
A perspective on where Portuguese knowledge, companies and institutional relationships can create value.
Open originalLonger answers. Better questions.
Substantive conversations across print, video and social media — from leadership and distribution to advocacy and fintech.
Interview · Part IV · Tourism policy
↗Tourism needs coherent policy and predictable rules
The final chapter of the Ambitur interview examines tourism growth, household budgets, local accommodation and the need for consistent public policy.
Open originalInterview · State Budget 2027
↗The three tourism priorities ANAV wants in the 2027 Budget
Miguel explains ANAV’s priorities for air connectivity, fair intermediation and promotion measured by results, including the assumptions behind the association’s estimates.
Open originalInterview · Part III · Industry representation
↗Renewing the institutions that represent tourism
The third chapter covers association leadership, the CTP, ANAV’s priorities and the relationship between tourism businesses and government.
Open originalInterview · Part II · Future of agency sales
↗Preparing travellers for the future of travel agency sales
The second part of a wide-ranging conversation on distribution, technology and how agencies should prepare customers for what comes next.
Open originalInterview · Part I · Travel distribution
↗The opportunities and risks of concentration in travel distribution
The opening chapter of Ambitur’s four-part interview explores consolidation, competition and fair access to products, technology and institutions.
Open originalInterview · Distribution
↗Why travel distribution will consolidate further
On scale, technology, market concentration and what independent agencies need in order to remain competitive.
Open originalInterview · Agency consultants
↗Regulating travel consultants and strengthening agency representation
The second part of the Turisver interview explores the rules for travel consultants, ANAV’s priorities and the work planned for its next mandate.
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Video excerpt · Interview
↗Miguel Quintas interview — Part II
A concise video excerpt from the second part of the Ambitur conversation on the evolution of tourism distribution and agency sales.
Open originalVideo interview · Part II
↗Miguel Quintas interview — Part II
The full second video chapter of Ambitur’s conversation about tourism distribution in Portugal and the future of travel agencies.
Open originalInterview · ANAV
↗A stronger, fairer and more credible agency sector
A conversation on ANAV’s mandate, consumer protection, training, airline practices and the work still ahead.
Open originalInterview · Industry advocacy
↗Turning agency representation into practical protection
The case for an independent customer ombudsman and a firmer response to unfair distribution practices.
Open originalInterview · Leadership
↗Building businesses through a changing travel market
A profile of the choices, partnerships and operating ideas behind a growing travel group.
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Interview · Fintech
↗A Portuguese travel-payment proposition with big ambitions
The origin of Parcela Já, the lessons behind its development and a view of Portugal’s fintech ecosystem.
Open originalInterview · Crisis response
↗How agencies respond when conflict interrupts travel
A grounded view of cancellations, temporary flight suspensions and the support travellers need in uncertain moments.
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Radio conversations and commentary on current affairs, travel behaviour, connectivity and leadership.
Radio · Azores connectivity
↗The Azores need more flights to meet travel demand
RTP Antena 1 Açores reports on air capacity and tourism demand in the Azores, with ANAV’s assessment of the region’s accessibility challenges.
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Radio · Revista de imprensa comentada
↗Reading the day’s news through an entrepreneurial lens
A current-affairs conversation connecting business, tourism and the decisions behind the headlines.
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Radio · Summer travel
↗Where Portuguese travellers are going this summer
What booking behaviour reveals about budgets, confidence and the destinations winning demand.
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Radio · Lisbon & tourism
↗A safer Lisbon: where policing and tourism meet
A debate about the visitor experience, public safety and the practical concerns of the tourism sector.
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Radio · Duas de Prosa
↗A conversation beyond the boardroom
Ideas, leadership and the personal perspective behind more than two decades of entrepreneurship.
Open originalWords with a point of view.
Articles I have written on the decisions, skills and public policies that shape tourism.
Article by Miguel · Training
↗Formação: o ativo invisível que vai separar quem cresce de quem desaparece
Why continuous learning is not a cost, but the capability that will determine who remains competitive in tourism.
Open originalArticle by Miguel · Public policy
↗Se tivesse poder sobre o país, qual seria a decisão que tomaria para o turismo?
A concrete proposal for moving Lisbon’s new airport from recurring debate to executable national priority.
Open originalPublic voice is useful.
Public work matters more.
My work at ANAV and CPPME is where ideas become representation: for travel agencies, entrepreneurs and the small businesses that keep the economy moving.
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My own channel, the associations I serve and the organisations I help build.
Personal perspective & current activity
ANAV
Travel-sector representation
CPPME
Micro and small-business advocacy
Consolidador.com
Travel infrastructure
Grupo Airmet
Independent agency community
AirmetClub Brasil
Agency growth network in Brazil
Parcela Já
Flexible payments & fintech
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