Glamping and the Development
of Sustainable Tourism: A Portuguese
Case Study
Sara Fernandes, Daniela Ferreira, Tatiana Alves,
and Bruno Miguel Barbosa de Sousa
1 Introduction
Tourism is increasingly recognized as one of the main impulses of economy, both in
the European context and worldwide (Ferreira and Sousa 2020). As a consequence
of this expansion comes economic growth, increases in employment levels, social
progress and the protection of natural resources when used with moderation. Therefore, it is imperative in sustainable development to promote the satisfaction of the
basic needs of the host community, favouring access to all opportunities that promote
the well-being of society and facilitate its aspirations to a better life, without compromising coming generations. Tourist destination managers should attend to the maximization of satisfaction levels in order to create positive post-purchase behaviours
and to develop and attain a sustainable tourist destination (Yoon and Uysal 2005).
Access to tourism by a large part of the population appears after the second half of
the twentieth century and is due to different transformations at the economic and
socio-cultural levels, the accessibility of transport and telecommunications, the new
management procedures and the appearance of new tourist destinations. Also, the
improvement in the quality of life of the population in developed countries, as well
S. Fernandes · D. Ferreira · T. Alves · B. M. B. de Sousa (B)
Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave (IPCA), Barcelos, Portugal
e-mail: bsousa@ipca.pt
S. Fernandes
e-mail: a14193@alunos.ipca.pt
D. Ferreira
e-mail: a13385@alunos.ipca.pt
T. Alves
e-mail: a13379@alunos.ipca.pt
B. M. B. de Sousa
Instituto Politécnico, 4750-810 Barcelos, Portugal
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Nature Switzerland AG 2021
A. Lubowiecki-Vikuk et al. (eds.), Handbook of Sustainable Development and Leisure
Services, World Sustainability Series, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59820-4_14
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of Sustainable Tourism: A Portuguese
Case Study
Sara Fernandes, Daniela Ferreira, Tatiana Alves,
and Bruno Miguel Barbosa de Sousa
1 Introduction
Tourism is increasingly recognized as one of the main impulses of economy, both in
the European context and worldwide (Ferreira and Sousa 2020). As a consequence
of this expansion comes economic growth, increases in employment levels, social
progress and the protection of natural resources when used with moderation. Therefore, it is imperative in sustainable development to promote the satisfaction of the
basic needs of the host community, favouring access to all opportunities that promote
the well-being of society and facilitate its aspirations to a better life, without compromising coming generations. Tourist destination managers should attend to the maximization of satisfaction levels in order to create positive post-purchase behaviours
and to develop and attain a sustainable tourist destination (Yoon and Uysal 2005).
Access to tourism by a large part of the population appears after the second half of
the twentieth century and is due to different transformations at the economic and
socio-cultural levels, the accessibility of transport and telecommunications, the new
management procedures and the appearance of new tourist destinations. Also, the
improvement in the quality of life of the population in developed countries, as well
S. Fernandes · D. Ferreira · T. Alves · B. M. B. de Sousa (B)
Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave (IPCA), Barcelos, Portugal
e-mail: bsousa@ipca.pt
S. Fernandes
e-mail: a14193@alunos.ipca.pt
D. Ferreira
e-mail: a13385@alunos.ipca.pt
T. Alves
e-mail: a13379@alunos.ipca.pt
B. M. B. de Sousa
Instituto Politécnico, 4750-810 Barcelos, Portugal
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer
Nature Switzerland AG 2021
A. Lubowiecki-Vikuk et al. (eds.), Handbook of Sustainable Development and Leisure
Services, World Sustainability Series, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59820-4_14
201