Tourism concepts and rural tourism In Portugal

• Author(s): Fernandes, Joel ; Albuquerque, Eduardo B. ; Silva, Amândio
• Date: 2024
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/26695
• Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico do Porto
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): REPOSITÓRIO P.PORTO

Description

Objective: To systematize literature on tourism and tourism in rural areas in Portugal. Methodology: Review of literature on tourism and tourism in rural areas in Portugal that leads us to the respective concepts. Results: Tourism in Portugal could reach approximately 39.5 billion euros in 2024, which will represent around 17.4% of the Gross Domestic Product. Rural and nature tourism in Portugal is a practice that values the wellbeing of visitors and promotes environmental conservation. Conclusions: Tourism in Portugal follows a trend of growth and massification and tourism in rural areas seeks to be an alternative to the aforementioned massification.