Second home tourism in the Algarve – The perception of public managers

Authors

  • Raphael dos Santos D’Emery Gomes Universidade do Algarve http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5944-8083
  • Hugo Emanuel dos Reis Sales da Cruz Pinto Universidade de Coimbra
  • Cláudia Margarida Brito Ribeiro de Almeida Universidade do Algarve

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7784/rbtur.v11i2.1246

Keywords:

Public Sector Management. Tourism Impacts. Tourism Development. Second Home Tourism. Tourism in the Algarve.

Abstract

Proposal: In the last year’s second home tourism has obtained a relevant attention in Portugal, and especially in the Algarve region. It has been identified by the national tourism plan as one of the strategic products. In the Algarve second home market important for the tourism dynamics. Objective: This study focuses on the perception of government agents in the Algarve about second home tourism, in particular the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that this product creates for regional development. Methodological Design: The study uses a descriptive and exploratory approach with an online survey applied to all  municipalities in the Algarve. Results: The results are helpful to understand second home tourism trajectories by presenting useful information to future strategies. Originality: It was observed that economic factors directly influence strengths and threats, the weakness are more related to social and environmental aspects, and the opportunities are linked to all dimensions, economic, social and environmental.

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Author Biographies

Raphael dos Santos D’Emery Gomes, Universidade do Algarve

Pesquisador do Centro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbra. Mestre em Torusim Economics and Regional Development, Faculdade de Economia da Universidade do Algarve.

Hugo Emanuel dos Reis Sales da Cruz Pinto, Universidade de Coimbra

Professor Auxiliar Convidado da Faculdade de Economia, Universidade do Algarve. Pesquisador do Centro de Estudos Sociais, Universidade de Coimbra.

Cláudia Margarida Brito Ribeiro de Almeida, Universidade do Algarve

Professora Adjunta da Escola Superior de Gestão, Hotelaria e Turismo da Universidade do Algarve.

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Published

2017-04-15

How to Cite

Gomes, R. dos S. D., Pinto, H. E. dos R. S. da C., & Almeida, C. M. B. R. de. (2017). Second home tourism in the Algarve – The perception of public managers. Revista Brasileira De Pesquisa Em Turismo, 11(2), 197–217. https://doi.org/10.7784/rbtur.v11i2.1246

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 2 (2017): maio/agosto

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