The role of Faro's municipal town-hall in the elaboration, promotion and support of cultural events

• Autor(a) principal: Aishuakhova, Dinara
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/6023
• topic: Turismo; Cultura; Eventos; Câmara Municipal de Faro; Algarve - Faro

During the second year of studying the Master´s degree in the Tourism and Urban Cultures at the Escola Superior de Gestão, Hotelaria e Turismo which is integrated into the University of Algarve, there were two options for the students as the thesis writing or the internship. Consequently the latter one was chosen and held in the Department of Culture, more specifically in the Division of Culture and Tourism of Faro´s Municipal Town Hall. The internship was started in the beginning of December 2011 and completed in the end of June 2012, in such a manner having the duration of seven months. And this report is basically the conclusive part of the whole studying period at the Escola Superior de Gestão, Hotelaria e Turismo and the internship held in the Division of Culture and Tourism. This internship report gives the characteristics of Faro’s Municipal Town-Hall and its Department of Culture, more than that it highlights the importance of cultural tourism and events for the economic, social and cultural development of Algarve and Faro. Besides that the objectives, functions, the self-evaluation and critical assessment of the activity undertaken during the internship are presented in the report. The relationship between the theoretical knowledge and practical work, the key skills obtained during the internship are included as well. And for the final consideration, the conclusive part reviews the general ideas of the whole internship report, which as well mentions the presentation made by the head of the Division of Culture and Tourism Dra. Cristina Pereira Neto titled “Turismo. Que estratégia para Faro?” where the necessity of tourist development plan elaboration was discussed, according to which Faro, if considered as a “leisure product”, is on the right path of tourist development.