Air transport is essential for tourism, especially in island and peripheral destinations, where alternative means of access may be limited or even non-existent. This study analyses international air connectivity with the Portuguese autonomous regions of the Azores and Madeira, focusing on its implications for tourist flows and seasonal accessibility. The research is based on a comprehensive collection of data o...
The relationship between water, health, and well-being has been a topic of interest since ancient times. When combined with tourism, the term health and well-being tourism is often applied, but this relationship is more complex. Water in its various forms, such as oceans, seas, rivers, and reservoirs, provides a basis for activities that positively impact human physical and mental health. This concept of blue t...
Cruise tourism is a highly environmentally damaging form of tourism, causing various environmental degradation. This study aims to characterise cruise tourism, frame it technically and legally within international legal instruments, particularly concerning environmental policies and practices, and assess if companies’ sustainability measures are steps towards sustainability or greenwashing practices. These prac...
Over time, there has been a standardizing trend in the analysis of territories that have similar natural characteristics, for example having a coastline, and consequently a generalization in the approach to the tourist offer in these territories. Currently, the competitiveness and sustainability of territories depends on a paradigm that is antagonistic to the one that for decades guided tourism planning and man...
Tendo como enquadramento teórico o paradigma da Economia da Experiência, propomo-nos analisar as experiências multissensoriais associadas à água, e a sua relação com a procura turística do Blue Tourism em Blue Spaces. A água, pelas suas características, permite experiências diferenciadas e memoráveis, que ao serem rentabilizadas turisticamente, podem ser determinantes no posicionamento e na competitividade dos ...
A análise do estado da arte evidencia a necessidade de qualquer processo de desenvolvimento turístico se pautar pelo paradigma da sustentabilidade. Uma constatação nem sempre corroborada pela realidade, que demonstra que em alguns territórios o turismo sustentável é um mito que povoa os discursos, mas que não se traduz nas políticas e sobretudo nas práticas. O arco litoral dos municípios de Grândola e Alcácer d...
A definição de Blue Spaces surge na sequência de uma série de estudos que mostram que existe uma tipologia de territórios onde a água desempenha um papel central, e que reúnem um conjunto de características que catalisam a saúde e o bem-estar dos seus habitantes. Referimo-nos a regiões costeiras, onde o mar desempenha esse papel, e também das regiões interiores, onde os rios, lagos, albufeiras e riachos desempe...
As Estações Náuticas, são por natureza, redes ou parcerias que visam a criação e/ou afirmação (consoante o grau de maturidade) de um destino turístico organizado a partir de produtos náuticos que valorizem, de forma integrada, todos os recursos de um território (infraestruturais, ambientais e socioculturais) e toda a oferta turística já existente nessa área geográfica. Integram um conjunto de atividades náutica...
This study investigates the relationship between proximity to water and human activity, focusing on how leisure opportunities influence both residential preferences and the choice of tourist destinations. The central hypothesis is that areas offering a high quality of life, including access to water and leisure, are more attractive to residents and visitors alike. To explore this, an online questionnaire was co...
Deeply connected to the sea, its greatest resource, Peniche, from its early development has become over the years one of the main references in nautical tourism, with surf being its main sport practice. In fact, nowadays, surf is the main source of income of the municipality. The popularity of this destination as a standard for nautical sports has gained such a dimension that has attracted the attention of one ...