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had moved to urban areas. In this sense, the owners, the local administration and
the associations of the sector must ensure that HT contributes to the diversification
of the tourist offer and combats tourist seasonality. At the local level, cooperation
between all stakeholders is necessary in order to activate animation projects and to
stimulate the offer of services related to the tourist activity. Only this way can the
positive social, economic and environmental impacts of this modality of tourism be
maximised.
Most of all, the host of a manor house, in order to maximize the profits, must
dedicate himself/herself to the hosting activity. It is also essential that the manor
house establishes an effective connection with the local actors. HT facilities should
appeal to all kinds of guests. Competitiveness should not be based on price, but on
formalisation and differentiation of the hosting proposition. Albeit that, hosts should
not formalise too much the HT, otherwise they will not differentiate it from massive
accommodation. The host should act as an enricher of the hosting activity. To do
this, he/she must be aware of everything that happens in the surroundings and serve
as a facilitator of the guest’s experience.
References
Águas T, Antunes C (2017) Turismo em Espaço Rural: Concelho de Monchique. Cadernos de
Geografia 36:101–110
Alberto D, Almeida JP (2011) Evolução da Agricultura Portuguesa no Período 1989/2010. Análise
de Indicadores Relevantes. In: Paper presented at 5º Congresso de Gestão e Conservação da
Natureza. APDR/AECR, Bragança/Zamora, Portugal
Avillez F (2015) A Agricultura Portuguesa: As últimas décadas e perspectivas para o futuro.
Fundação Manuel dos Santos, Lisbon
Baptista FO (2003) Um rural sem território. In: Caldas JLC, Portela J (eds) Portugal Chão. Celta,
Oeiras, pp 47–66
Baptista FO (2006) O Rural depois da Agricultura. In: Fonseca ML (ed) Desenvolvimento e
Território: Espaços Rurais Pós-Agrícolas e Novos Lugares de Turismo e Lazer. Centro de Estudos
Geográficos da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, pp 85–105
Beni M (2003) Análise estrutural do turismo, 9th edn. São Paulo, Editora Senac São Paulo
Birks M, Mills J (2011) Grounded theory: a practical guide, 1st edn. Sage Publications Inc.,
Thousand Oaks
Bote Gómez (2001 [1988]) Turismo en espacio rural: Rehabilitación del patrimonio sociocultural
y de la economia local, 3 a . Editorial Popular, S.A, Madrid
Boyer M (2007) La maison de campagne: une histoireculturelle de la résidence de villégiature,
XVIIIe-XXIesiècle. Autrement Editions, Paris
Braga J (2016) Refuncionalizando a Casa Solarenga: uma grounded theory. Ph.D. thesis. Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela. Retrieved from https://minerva.usc.
es/xmlui/handle/10347/14805
Braga J, Scott H (2015). Turismo de Habitação: uma Teoria Fundamentada. Vinho Verde
Candiotto L (2010) Elementos para o Debate Acerca do Conceito de Turismo Rural. Turismo em
Análise 1(21):3–24
Cánoves G, Villarino M, Priestley GK, Blanco A (2004) Rural tourism in Spain: an analysis of
recent evolution. Geoforum 35:755–769
J. L. Braga and M. Dionísio
had moved to urban areas. In this sense, the owners, the local administration and
the associations of the sector must ensure that HT contributes to the diversification
of the tourist offer and combats tourist seasonality. At the local level, cooperation
between all stakeholders is necessary in order to activate animation projects and to
stimulate the offer of services related to the tourist activity. Only this way can the
positive social, economic and environmental impacts of this modality of tourism be
maximised.
Most of all, the host of a manor house, in order to maximize the profits, must
dedicate himself/herself to the hosting activity. It is also essential that the manor
house establishes an effective connection with the local actors. HT facilities should
appeal to all kinds of guests. Competitiveness should not be based on price, but on
formalisation and differentiation of the hosting proposition. Albeit that, hosts should
not formalise too much the HT, otherwise they will not differentiate it from massive
accommodation. The host should act as an enricher of the hosting activity. To do
this, he/she must be aware of everything that happens in the surroundings and serve
as a facilitator of the guest’s experience.
References
Águas T, Antunes C (2017) Turismo em Espaço Rural: Concelho de Monchique. Cadernos de
Geografia 36:101–110
Alberto D, Almeida JP (2011) Evolução da Agricultura Portuguesa no Período 1989/2010. Análise
de Indicadores Relevantes. In: Paper presented at 5º Congresso de Gestão e Conservação da
Natureza. APDR/AECR, Bragança/Zamora, Portugal
Avillez F (2015) A Agricultura Portuguesa: As últimas décadas e perspectivas para o futuro.
Fundação Manuel dos Santos, Lisbon
Baptista FO (2003) Um rural sem território. In: Caldas JLC, Portela J (eds) Portugal Chão. Celta,
Oeiras, pp 47–66
Baptista FO (2006) O Rural depois da Agricultura. In: Fonseca ML (ed) Desenvolvimento e
Território: Espaços Rurais Pós-Agrícolas e Novos Lugares de Turismo e Lazer. Centro de Estudos
Geográficos da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, pp 85–105
Beni M (2003) Análise estrutural do turismo, 9th edn. São Paulo, Editora Senac São Paulo
Birks M, Mills J (2011) Grounded theory: a practical guide, 1st edn. Sage Publications Inc.,
Thousand Oaks
Bote Gómez (2001 [1988]) Turismo en espacio rural: Rehabilitación del patrimonio sociocultural
y de la economia local, 3 a . Editorial Popular, S.A, Madrid
Boyer M (2007) La maison de campagne: une histoireculturelle de la résidence de villégiature,
XVIIIe-XXIesiècle. Autrement Editions, Paris
Braga J (2016) Refuncionalizando a Casa Solarenga: uma grounded theory. Ph.D. thesis. Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela. Retrieved from https://minerva.usc.
es/xmlui/handle/10347/14805
Braga J, Scott H (2015). Turismo de Habitação: uma Teoria Fundamentada. Vinho Verde
Candiotto L (2010) Elementos para o Debate Acerca do Conceito de Turismo Rural. Turismo em
Análise 1(21):3–24
Cánoves G, Villarino M, Priestley GK, Blanco A (2004) Rural tourism in Spain: an analysis of
recent evolution. Geoforum 35:755–769