Second home tourism in the Algarve – The perception of public managers (original) (raw)
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Second home tourism in the Algarve : The perception of public sector managers
Proposal: Second home tourism has been paid attention in Portugal, and especially in the Algarve region, in recent years. It was identified as one of the strategic products in the national tourism plan. In the Algarve, the second home market is important for tourism dynamics. Objective: This study focuses on public sector managers’perception of second home tourism in the Algarve, in particular on strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that this product brings to 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 for future strategies. Originality: We observed that economic factors directly influence strengths and threats; weaknesses are more related to social and environmental aspects, and opportunities are linked to all three dimensions, i.e.economic, social, and environmental.
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