João Albino Silva

As instituições museológicas, que são consideradas aqui como espaços que possuem a herança e o legado histórico-cultural, vem com a proposta de transmitir conhecimento para o visitante de forma que o entretenha também, de maneira lúdica. O objeto de estudo visou abordar a importância Museu da Gente Sergipana - MGS para o turismo aracajuano no campo do turismo criativo e especificamente objetivou analisar como ocorre a relação entre a atividade turística e os museus dentro do contexto da economia criativa e de que forma as ações são pensadas para motivar a visita não só dos turistas, mas também, da comunidade sergipana. A abordagem tratou da importância do MGS como difusor da economia criativa, devido ao mesmo ser um importante atrativo turístico para Aracaju e consequentemente, o seu papel como educador das comunidades que dele se utilizam para aprender, de forma tecnológica, um pouco mais sobre o Estado, além de interagir, de forma criativa, com o turismo de nossa região.

Literature suggests that measuring the perceptions of all stakeholders, including tourists, residents, and public and private organizations, is required to monitor the sustainable development of a tourist destination holistically and comprehensively. There is a lack of monitoring systems of those perceptions in several tourist destinations, such as the Algarve, Portugal. The main objective of this paper is to contribute to bridging this gap by measuring the perceptions and behaviours of tourists and residents of the Algarve to inform decision-makers for designing and implementing public policies to strengthen the Algarve’s sustainable development. The research designed two questionnaires to measure the perceptions and behaviours of tourists and residents of the Algarve. Both questionnaires were based on a previously developed assessment model to monitor the Algarve’s sustainable development among four dimensions: economic, socio-cultural, environmental, and destination management. The results of these two surveys will support decision-makers in designing measures for more sustainable tourism development, considering both tourists’ behaviours and residents’ perceptions of the tourism impacts in the Algarve.

Gastronomy has been valued as an intangible heritage that contributes to the valorization of tourist destinations. Experiencing gastronomy with other intangible heritages, such as Fado [World Heritage of Unesco], namely in Fado Houses of Lisbon, could enhance the authenticity of the city’s tourist experience. In this context, this chapter aims to analyse the House of Fado managers’ perspective regarding the characteristics of the cultural touristic supply, as well as the main transforming elements of that supply over time. In accordance, it is based on a case study methodology, highlighting the importance of the identity values of Fado and Gastronomy in the construction of cultural-gastronomic experiences.