Industrial Tourism. A study on the creation of an industrial network in Vila Nova de Gaia (Portugal)

Marta Batista; Hugo Martins; Eduardo Cordeiro Gonçalves; António  José Freire Pires Pinheiro

doi:10.25145/j.pasos.2023.21.059

Authors

Marta Batista University of Maia https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7255-2582
Hugo Martins University of Maia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1651-8715
Eduardo Gonçalves University of Maia
António Pinheiro Universidade da Maia (Portugal) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8846-295X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25145/j.pasos.2023.21.059

Keywords:

Industrial Tourism, Industrial Heritage, Portuguese Network of Industrial Tourism, Industry, Vila Nova de Gaia

Abstract

Industrial tourism asserts itself as a tourist product of high economic, cultural and recreational value, through which the visitor can experience the dynamics of companies in activity and/or relive activities from other times, visiting archaeological and museum spaces. The main objective of this work is to investigate the feasibility of implementing an industrial tourism network in Vila Nova de Gaia (Portugal). It was decided to focus on an aggregation of active companies, with the aim of re-dimensioning the tourist offer and giving the municipality notoriety in industrial terms. The case study method was used, which was associated with a set of data collection tools, namely the survey through interviews with municipal entities and stakeholders, in this case industries interested in joining the network. It was possible to assess the degree of maturity of the project and how the intended industrial tourism network in the region could be implemented.

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Author Biographies

Hugo Martins, University of Maia

PhD in Tourism, Leisure and Culture from University of Coimbra (Portugal);

Professor of Tourism at the University of Maia;

Researcher at CEDTUR - Centre for Tourism Development Studies;

Researcher at CEGOT - Centre for Geography and Spatial Planning Studies;

Eduardo Gonçalves, University of Maia

Ph.D Tourism and Leisure (Universitat Rovira i Virgil (Spain)

Associate Professor at the University of Maia (Portugal)

CEGOT Researcher (Portugal)

António Pinheiro, Universidade da Maia (Portugal)

Ph.D Turismo pela Universidade de Coimbra (Portugal)

Professor Universidade da Maia (Portugal)

Investigador no CEGOT (Portugal)

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