Tourism activities and companies in a sustainable adventure tourism destination: the Azores

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Autor(a) principal: João, Ponte
Data de Publicação: 2018
Outros Autores: Couto, Gualter, Pimentel, Pedro, Oliveira, André
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/1118
Resumo: The Azores is one of the most sustainable nature-based island destinations in the world. Local tourism activities companies are vital to tourists’ adventure experiences. These businesses’ portfolios were analysed using various editions of the official Tourism Activities Guide. The analysis focused on companies’ products, types of activities, geographical coverage and brands. The generalised profile generated indicates that these firms each operate on only one island, have a small portfolio and are prone to specialise in sea or land activities. Snorkelling and motor boat rides are the most common sea activities, while nature hikes and walks, van tours and cultural tours are the most widely offered land activities. Explicit or indirect references to the Azores and adventure often appear in companies’ brands, which is in line with international trends in adventure tourism. However, company profiles are changing due to the impacts of a new air transport model.
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title Tourism activities and companies in a sustainable adventure tourism destination: the Azores
spellingShingle Tourism activities and companies in a sustainable adventure tourism destination: the Azores
João, Ponte
Tourism activities
tourism companies
adventure tourism
sustainable tourism
Azores
title_short Tourism activities and companies in a sustainable adventure tourism destination: the Azores
title_full Tourism activities and companies in a sustainable adventure tourism destination: the Azores
title_fullStr Tourism activities and companies in a sustainable adventure tourism destination: the Azores
title_full_unstemmed Tourism activities and companies in a sustainable adventure tourism destination: the Azores
title_sort Tourism activities and companies in a sustainable adventure tourism destination: the Azores
author João, Ponte
author_facet João, Ponte
Couto, Gualter
Pimentel, Pedro
Oliveira, André
author_role author
author2 Couto, Gualter
Pimentel, Pedro
Oliveira, André
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv João, Ponte
Couto, Gualter
Pimentel, Pedro
Oliveira, André
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Tourism activities
tourism companies
adventure tourism
sustainable tourism
Azores
topic Tourism activities
tourism companies
adventure tourism
sustainable tourism
Azores
description The Azores is one of the most sustainable nature-based island destinations in the world. Local tourism activities companies are vital to tourists’ adventure experiences. These businesses’ portfolios were analysed using various editions of the official Tourism Activities Guide. The analysis focused on companies’ products, types of activities, geographical coverage and brands. The generalised profile generated indicates that these firms each operate on only one island, have a small portfolio and are prone to specialise in sea or land activities. Snorkelling and motor boat rides are the most common sea activities, while nature hikes and walks, van tours and cultural tours are the most widely offered land activities. Explicit or indirect references to the Azores and adventure often appear in companies’ brands, which is in line with international trends in adventure tourism. However, company profiles are changing due to the impacts of a new air transport model.
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