Developing business tourism beyond major urban centres: the perspectives of local stakeholders

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Autor(a) principal: Marques, Jorge Humberto Soares
Data de Publicação: 2016
Outros Autores: Santos, Norberto Nuno Pinto dos
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10316/88995
https://doi.org/10.20867/thm.22.1.3
Resumo: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify development strategies for Business Tourism in territories where this segment is not always given due consideration, especially at the level of local and regional development policies. Design – The paper discusses the concepts of Business Tourism and analyses the characteristics of a delimited territory in the Central Region of Portugal that encompasses the cities of Coimbra, Aveiro and Viseu, located between the main Portuguese cities, Lisbon and Oporto. Methodology – A Delphi study was conducted to explore the prospects of destination stakeholders, with the aim of identifying proposals and product development measures in this territory. Findings – Despite the lower urban density and lower load capacity, when compared with the main urban centres of Lisbon and Oporto, this territory presents a qualified and diverse tourism offer that combined with the existence of differentiated venues and quality accommodation can contribute to provide a valued tourism experience associated with the Meetings Industry. Originality – The study presented here allows us to reflect on the potential of Business Tourism in territories with lower urban density and lower supply of facilities and services, when compared to the major cities that usually take the leading positions in international rankings. This is especially true, if we consider that smaller urban centres that are relatively near each other (as is the case of Coimbra, Aveiro and Viseu) may find interesting strategic advantages in joint action, taking into account that these three geographic areas complement each other in the integrated supply of tourism products, experiences, services and facilities.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Developing business tourism beyond major urban centres: the perspectives of local stakeholders
title Developing business tourism beyond major urban centres: the perspectives of local stakeholders
spellingShingle Developing business tourism beyond major urban centres: the perspectives of local stakeholders
Marques, Jorge Humberto Soares
Business Tourism
urban centres
territory
Delphi method
title_short Developing business tourism beyond major urban centres: the perspectives of local stakeholders
title_full Developing business tourism beyond major urban centres: the perspectives of local stakeholders
title_fullStr Developing business tourism beyond major urban centres: the perspectives of local stakeholders
title_full_unstemmed Developing business tourism beyond major urban centres: the perspectives of local stakeholders
title_sort Developing business tourism beyond major urban centres: the perspectives of local stakeholders
author Marques, Jorge Humberto Soares
author_facet Marques, Jorge Humberto Soares
Santos, Norberto Nuno Pinto dos
author_role author
author2 Santos, Norberto Nuno Pinto dos
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Marques, Jorge Humberto Soares
Santos, Norberto Nuno Pinto dos
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Business Tourism
urban centres
territory
Delphi method
topic Business Tourism
urban centres
territory
Delphi method
description Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify development strategies for Business Tourism in territories where this segment is not always given due consideration, especially at the level of local and regional development policies. Design – The paper discusses the concepts of Business Tourism and analyses the characteristics of a delimited territory in the Central Region of Portugal that encompasses the cities of Coimbra, Aveiro and Viseu, located between the main Portuguese cities, Lisbon and Oporto. Methodology – A Delphi study was conducted to explore the prospects of destination stakeholders, with the aim of identifying proposals and product development measures in this territory. Findings – Despite the lower urban density and lower load capacity, when compared with the main urban centres of Lisbon and Oporto, this territory presents a qualified and diverse tourism offer that combined with the existence of differentiated venues and quality accommodation can contribute to provide a valued tourism experience associated with the Meetings Industry. Originality – The study presented here allows us to reflect on the potential of Business Tourism in territories with lower urban density and lower supply of facilities and services, when compared to the major cities that usually take the leading positions in international rankings. This is especially true, if we consider that smaller urban centres that are relatively near each other (as is the case of Coimbra, Aveiro and Viseu) may find interesting strategic advantages in joint action, taking into account that these three geographic areas complement each other in the integrated supply of tourism products, experiences, services and facilities.
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