Recent trail development has been motivated by sustainable tourism destination principles, suggesting a paradigm incorporating an eco-cultural trail concept. As with conventional trails, eco-cultural trail destination governance necessitates coordinated development and management of all landscape elements, emphasizing and protecting cultural and natural assets. This research aims to provide a sustainable strate...
Sustainable development has been growingly recognized as important in the scope of tourism and hospitality industry practices. Gastronomic tourism associated with regional food-and wine pairing helps the emerging of higher quality services and contributes to the sustainability of tourist destinations. This study presents a pairing model based on three Real-Time Delphi (RTD) questionnaires to allow experts to se...
A gastronomia tem vindo a ser reconhecida enquanto património intangível determinante na valorização dos destinos turísticos. Experienciada em compósito com outros patrimónios, como o Fado, nomeadamente nas Casas de Fado de Lisboa, pode contribuir para a potenciação da autenticidade da oferta turística da cidade. Assim sendo, estabelece-se uma conexão entre dois patrimónios intangíveis, um deles [Fado], classif...
The paper aims to ascertain the current tendencies of the offer of memorable experiences by music hotels. In this context, it begins with the theoretical framework supported in the Economy of Experiences associated to the hotel industry. The results show the growing recognition of the importance of the theme and the concern for the narrowing of the association between the hotel industry and ...
O presente artigo visa refletir sobre o turismo cultural, levando à problematização de conceitos como turismo e cultura, tendo em conta que os destinos turísticos, tradicionalmente assentes no produto “sol e mar”. Neste contexto, o artigo apresenta uma metodologia desenhada com o propósito de delimitar uma proposta para o desenvolvimento de produtos turísticos de base cultural para uma região turística cujo pri...
This article aims to approach the Wine Route in Algarve, while fueling the Enotourism in the Region. In methodological therms, secondary sources were consulted, including literature considered relevant, as well the analysis of the case Tenerife, as a destination where Enotourism was successfully implemented. The primary sources used for the case study were based on an analysis of interviews to the producers ass...
This paper aims to investigate the interrelation between sea, tourism and culture associated with underwater archaeological heritage. Its main objective is to determine the existence of creative actions and projects that valorise tourism related with underwater archaeological heritage in the Algarve. The assumption is that underwater heritage is a valuable resource to tourism economy of seaside territories. Reg...