As Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação no Turismo: - a emergência do e-tourism

As transformações provocadas nas organizações turísticas pela era da digitalização nos procedimentos de informação e aquisição dos serviços turísticos serão objecto de reflexão no presente artigo. Reflectir e genericamente constatar algumas vantagens e constrangimentos identificados por diversos investigadores serão objecto de análise. Neste campo, a ênfase encontra-se na emergência de um novo paradigma nas organizações turísticas, nomeadamente na (obrigatória) digitalização de seus processos e cadeia de valor

Um Turismo de “todos e para todos”: - Como?

Pretende-se com este artigo de opinião e com base nas conclusões apresentadas no Congresso do Turismo do Alentejo 2010, tecer alguns considerandos acerca da representatividade do turismo sob o ponto de vista socioeconómico, bem como alvitrar para uma linha orientadora para que o turismo regional possa ser na realidade, alicerçado em valores de sustentabilidade ambiental, económica e social

Um bom lugar para se viver, será sempre um bom lugar para se visitar O Turismo em Évora: da autenticidade ao envolvimento cultural de todos os agentes.

O presente artigo trata uma reflexão acerca da discussão em torno do processo de desenvolvimento turístico na cidade de Évora. Salienta que a característica mobilizadora do Turismo para “chamar” e apoiar o desenvolvimento dos territórios, a promoção de culturas e práticas locais, entre outros fatores associados ao bem estar comum, será sempre uma nobre e necessária trajetória que justifica a necessidade de planear a utilização turística dos territórios antes mesmo de agir. É necessário um processo planeamento turístico que envolva todos os actores locais

Tourism Demand in Portugal: Market Perspectives

Tourism has experienced different levels of development in the different regions of Portugal. To frame this development, several panel data models were estimated. The main objective is to explain the evolution of overnight stays by nationality in each region. Secondary data from 2000 to 2010 was used. The analysis includes the main tourism markets, such as the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland, France and Spain. Tourism literature suggests that, among others, the main determinants of tourism demand are Income (GDP), population, tourist´s income by place of residence, households’ consumption, unemployment rate, inflation rate, compensation of employees, comparative prices and households’ investment rate. It is observed that, although significant, the explanatory power of these variables varies according to the origin and the destination region considered

Visitors to the city of Évora: Who are they?

Nowadays, driven by multiple factors, tourist demand presents patterned behaviour which is subdivided into several typologies according to destination, product consumed and visitor profile features. In the case of cultural tourism, a good example is that of historic cities, which have their own cultural identity and heritage, and compete to make themselves different from one another through many marketing strategies. This study presents the profile of visitors to the World Heritage City of Évora, including their travel motivations and level of satisfaction with the attributes. Subsequently, the main purpose of this study is to determine the cultural profile of visitors to the World Heritage City of Évora. The data collection technique applied was a visitor survey. The process adopted for the sample definition was a probabilistic sampling, namely the adoption of a stratified sampling plan, by place of residence. Further analysis shows that the most important motivations for visitors in selecting Évora are leisure, heritage/monuments and having a new cultural experience. However they indicate the fact that Évora is considered World Heritage City by UNESCO did influence the decision to visit this destination. Several findings provide the opportunity to establish adequate managerial and marketing strategies to suit the needs of the visitors

Regional Tourism Observatory of Alentejo (Portugal) - A conceptual framework to develop a Tourism Satelite Account

This poster focuses on the methodological features of the project Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) in the Alentejo Regional Area of Portugal, developed in the context of Regional Observatory for Tourism in the Alentejo 2010-2012. The purpose is to present the conceptual framework designed to be used in developing a Regional TSA. The literature review was undertaken to identify the methodological frameworks that have been presented at international level to develop the TSA and also to assess the methodologies that have been used in different countries. Primarily results evidence that despite the economic importance of tourism is universally acknowledge, there are still many gaps in information available that can be compared in an international scale

Back to the same place of holidays.An analysis of European tourists’preferences towards cultural tourism

Cultural tourism remains one of European tourists’ main preference for travelling inside Europe(Kozak, 2002; Chaldler& Costello, 2012).Travel has long been associated with cultural standards and levels, because a visitor who is motivated to explore, discover and learn about the attractions of a country or region exert an incalculable personal, social and professional investment. Although several studies have been conducted revisit intentions to sun and sand destinations (among others, Correia& Zins, 2015). Thus, limited focus has been given to investigating return reasons based on cultural tourism preferences (Kastenholz et al, 2013). This study aims to identify the preferences of Europeans in their demand for cultural tourism in terms of revisit the previous place of holidays. Previous studies revealed that tourist preferences are associated with destinationattributes, past visitsand intention to revisit (Woodside &Lysonski, 1989,Decrop&Snelders, 2005;Li & Hudson, 2016). The attributes that explain the preferences of Europeans when intending to revisit the same place of holidays for cultural reasons will be identified. Findings are expected to provide European National Tourism Organisations and practitioners an amount of rich insights concerning the identification of return reasons towards cultural tourism preferences.Interdisciplinary Centre for History, Cultures and Societies (CIDEHUS) Universityof Évora, Portuga

Modelling long-term morphodynamic evolution of mega-nourishments

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