International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management: Volume 12 Issue 7

A tourist market portfolio for Portugal

Paulo A´guas, Jorge Costa, Paulo Rita

The main objective of this study is the application of portfolio analysis, as an instrument of decision‐making support, to the selection of priority market segments for Portugal…

The effects of European economic integration on tourism: challenges and opportunities for Portuguese tourism development

Carla Cardoso, Luis Ferreira

One of today’s realities is that, as a consequence of the consolidation of the European economic integration process, the economies of the different member countries of the…

Trends in Portuguese tourism: a content analysis of association and trade representative perspectives

Paulo Ramos, Ana Salazar, João Gomes

A SWOT analysis is used to perform a content analysis on the proceedings of The Portuguese Hotels Association Conferences (1993‐1999). The analysis undertaken aimed to identify…

Tourism consumption and interregional economic impacts in Italy

Mara Manente

This paper analyses the consumption habits of tourists coming from different origins and choosing Italy as a holiday destination, in terms of expenditure level and composition…

An overview of contemporary tourism development in Brazil

Guilherme Santana

Tourism in South America has been largely overlooked compared to other tourism developing regions such as Asia and Africa. Decades of political and economic uncertainty have…

Algarve: the tourism chain and the new management of the territory

Francisco Antunes

Discusses the profile for a global intervention which would lead to an effective and virtuous circle of long‐term development for the Algarve Region, and argues that the seasonal…

Tourism in the European Union

Paulo Rita

Discusses the importance of tourism as the largest generator of wealth and employment in the world and the fact that, despite the clear evidence of tourism importance in economic…