About
The Tourism and Development research group analyses regional innovation systems in a specific sector of paramount importance to the Portuguese economy: tourism. As such, GOVCOPP tourism research highlights the importance territorial structure of Portugal, which is linked to natural and built heritage and to an appropriate supply of services and infrastructure.
The group carries out in-depth research in a wide-ranging scope of topics, including social tourism, gender and tourism labour, health, and wellness tourism, spa and thermal tourism, rural tourism, senior tourism, networks, innovation, community development, disability tourism, and marine tourism. Armed with comprehensive expertise in qualitative and quantitative analysis, Tourism Development researchers constantly strive to create and maintain links with regional, national, and international private and public bodies in the tourism industry through their involvement in externally funded projects. This results in numerous high-quality scientific publications and the dissemination of research results through holding and attending various scientific events both in Portugal and internationally.
A vibrant community of PhD and Master's students complements the Tourism Development research group’s activities, allowing for the exchange of ideas and the development of joint research projects on innovative topics that are particularly relevant to GOVCOPP’s strategic goals of sustainable regional development.
