Local tourism accommodations and institutional strengthening in the interior of the Algarve, Portugal: the role of legislation and technology

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Autor(a) principal: Machado, V.
Data de Publicação: 2019
Outros Autores: Contreiras, J. P., Duarte, A. P.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10071/25894
Resumo: Purpose: This study aims to understand how legislation and technology can enhance socio-economic development in low-density population territories, focusing specifically on the dynamics of local tourist accommodation over the past decade. Design/methodology/approach: A case study was conducted for five municipalities in one of the most significant tourism regions of Portugal – the Algarve – based on a systematic investigation of relevant laws, regulations and electronic platforms. Official statistics were compiled and analyzed for the five territories’ registered local accommodation services, population, overnight stays and additional local services. Findings: The results reveal that public entities’ regulations favor micro-entrepreneurship initiatives in local accommodation and that digital tools supported by online platforms have quite visible effects on low-density territories. The findings also reveal that the local tourist accommodation supply has experienced an especially dynamic, sustained growth over the past decade. This expansion has been accompanied by an increased supply of other services, suggesting that accommodation can positively influence the existing and/or future socio-economic development of low-density territories. Research limitations/implications: Further studies focusing on other areas with low-density populations are needed to determine more clearly how local accommodation influences socio-economic development. Practical implications: Public regulations supported by digital platforms that favor micro-entrepreneurship initiatives in local accommodation can strengthen local development. Originality/value: To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first to analyze how local tourist accommodation can foster socio-economic development in low-density territories.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Local tourism accommodations and institutional strengthening in the interior of the Algarve, Portugal: the role of legislation and technology
title Local tourism accommodations and institutional strengthening in the interior of the Algarve, Portugal: the role of legislation and technology
spellingShingle Local tourism accommodations and institutional strengthening in the interior of the Algarve, Portugal: the role of legislation and technology
Machado, V.
Local tourist accommodation
Low-density territory
Legislation
Digital platform
The Algarve
Tourism
title_short Local tourism accommodations and institutional strengthening in the interior of the Algarve, Portugal: the role of legislation and technology
title_full Local tourism accommodations and institutional strengthening in the interior of the Algarve, Portugal: the role of legislation and technology
title_fullStr Local tourism accommodations and institutional strengthening in the interior of the Algarve, Portugal: the role of legislation and technology
title_full_unstemmed Local tourism accommodations and institutional strengthening in the interior of the Algarve, Portugal: the role of legislation and technology
title_sort Local tourism accommodations and institutional strengthening in the interior of the Algarve, Portugal: the role of legislation and technology
author Machado, V.
author_facet Machado, V.
Contreiras, J. P.
Duarte, A. P.
author_role author
author2 Contreiras, J. P.
Duarte, A. P.
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Machado, V.
Contreiras, J. P.
Duarte, A. P.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Local tourist accommodation
Low-density territory
Legislation
Digital platform
The Algarve
Tourism
topic Local tourist accommodation
Low-density territory
Legislation
Digital platform
The Algarve
Tourism
description Purpose: This study aims to understand how legislation and technology can enhance socio-economic development in low-density population territories, focusing specifically on the dynamics of local tourist accommodation over the past decade. Design/methodology/approach: A case study was conducted for five municipalities in one of the most significant tourism regions of Portugal – the Algarve – based on a systematic investigation of relevant laws, regulations and electronic platforms. Official statistics were compiled and analyzed for the five territories’ registered local accommodation services, population, overnight stays and additional local services. Findings: The results reveal that public entities’ regulations favor micro-entrepreneurship initiatives in local accommodation and that digital tools supported by online platforms have quite visible effects on low-density territories. The findings also reveal that the local tourist accommodation supply has experienced an especially dynamic, sustained growth over the past decade. This expansion has been accompanied by an increased supply of other services, suggesting that accommodation can positively influence the existing and/or future socio-economic development of low-density territories. Research limitations/implications: Further studies focusing on other areas with low-density populations are needed to determine more clearly how local accommodation influences socio-economic development. Practical implications: Public regulations supported by digital platforms that favor micro-entrepreneurship initiatives in local accommodation can strengthen local development. Originality/value: To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first to analyze how local tourist accommodation can foster socio-economic development in low-density territories.
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