THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACCESSIBLE TOURISM IN LOUSÃ: PERSPECTIVES OF LOCAL AGENTS IN THE TOURISM SECTOR

Authors

  • Eugénia Lima Devile Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra/Escola Superior de Educação
  • Fernanda Jesus Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Universidade de Coimbra
  • Ana Inês Cruz Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra/Escola Superior de Educação

Keywords:

Accessible Tourism, Acessible Destinations, Lousã

Abstract

The development of tourism destinations more accessible to all citizens, being a recent phenomenon, is assumed increasingly as a strategic concern to ensure its competitiveness.

This article discusses the various arguments for the development of Accessible Tourism through a literature review on the theme. Then, it will present the results of a study on the perception of Lousã?s tourism agents against the development of the project Lousã Destination of Accessible Tourism (LDTA). The results presented are integrated in a larger study made for the Municipality of Lousã under its Municipal Accessibility Plan.

The presented data were collected through interviews and analysed with basis on a qualitative methodology. We may conclude that the development of the project LDTA has the commitment of tourism agents in the county; however, it doesn?t prevent that they present some obstacles to its implementation, especially in what concerns the financial constraints.

Author Biographies

  • Eugénia Lima Devile, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra/Escola Superior de Educação
    Doutoranda no Departamento de Economia, Gestão e Engenharia Industrial, Professora adjunta convidada
  • Fernanda Jesus, Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Universidade de Coimbra

    Doutoranda na Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Investigadora

  • Ana Inês Cruz, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra/Escola Superior de Educação
    Doutoranda na Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Assistente convidada

Published

22.01.2012

Issue

Section

Papers/Extended Abstracts in Portuguese

How to Cite

THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACCESSIBLE TOURISM IN LOUSÃ: PERSPECTIVES OF LOCAL AGENTS IN THE TOURISM SECTOR. (2012). Tourism & Management Studies, 529-539. https://www.tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/217