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as the increase in free time, has made tourism one of the largest growing sectors of
activity worldwide.
Tourism has a strong impact on the lives of people who travel and the residents
of the visited destination. Thus, with the progress of the activity, concerns about
the environment arise, since not all natural resources are infinite and renewable.
It is mainly when the tourist activity is carried out in natural environments that it
becomes essential to create plans and projects for the organisation and development
of a sustainable tourist destination. The laws governing the environment are as a
whole one of the most important measures for the sustainable development of a
tourist destination.
The growing demand for tourist activities is caused by an increase in the quality of
life, in which the tourist seeks different options for personal satisfaction. Currently,
the activity is no longer seen only as a wish. Increasingly, it aims to satisfy the
visitor’s needs, especially those related to social conditions, cultural surroundings
and leisure activities.
The ambition of sustainability leads to new ways of thinking, approaching and
acting, based on the ethical principles and purposes of sustainable development.
The various factors related to the concept of sustainability require new, broader
methods of planning which allow for the recognition of social problems, cultural
diversity and environmental dynamics. Sustainability can only be achieved through
the implementation of a planning model that aims to privilege its dimensions. It allies
with the concept of sustainable development, and together they create a strategy for
the search for integration between tourism, nature preservation and the environment
(Marujo and Carvalho 2010).
The concept of sustainable development is divided into two schools of thought:
the product and the industry’s approaches. Thus the concept can be understood as a
means to know and meet the tourist’s present needs without compromising the opportunities of future generations (Marujo and Carvalho 2010). It is then that sustainable
tourism emerges. The approach supports the development of an activity that can
be carried out without causing damage. At present, there is no longer any way to
hide the consequences that tourism generates, when it is designed without considering sustainable tourism development. Thus, we can define sustainable tourism as
‘tourism that meets the needs of present generations without compromising the ability
of future generations to meet their own needs’ (Bramwell and Lane 2012). Sustainable tourism must be a tourist development objective, which all segments must seek to
achieve. According to the OMT (2005), sustainable tourism provides three pillars of
sustainability that are at the base of its development, namely: economic development,
socio-cultural development and the environment (Lillo and Taucare 2018).
This chapter aims to make the connection between sustainable tourism and the way
in which glamping can become a means for the development of a region or a tourist
destination. Glamping aims to make visitors fully integrate into the environment and
aims to offer unique experiences in contact with nature (Rebôcho 2016). Glamping
is a new global travel trend. It is based on camping with glamour and a differentiating
experience is sought, in a different type of accommodation, without ever losing the
comfort and luxury of high-quality accommodation. As with sustainable tourism,
S. Fernandes et al.
as the increase in free time, has made tourism one of the largest growing sectors of
activity worldwide.
Tourism has a strong impact on the lives of people who travel and the residents
of the visited destination. Thus, with the progress of the activity, concerns about
the environment arise, since not all natural resources are infinite and renewable.
It is mainly when the tourist activity is carried out in natural environments that it
becomes essential to create plans and projects for the organisation and development
of a sustainable tourist destination. The laws governing the environment are as a
whole one of the most important measures for the sustainable development of a
tourist destination.
The growing demand for tourist activities is caused by an increase in the quality of
life, in which the tourist seeks different options for personal satisfaction. Currently,
the activity is no longer seen only as a wish. Increasingly, it aims to satisfy the
visitor’s needs, especially those related to social conditions, cultural surroundings
and leisure activities.
The ambition of sustainability leads to new ways of thinking, approaching and
acting, based on the ethical principles and purposes of sustainable development.
The various factors related to the concept of sustainability require new, broader
methods of planning which allow for the recognition of social problems, cultural
diversity and environmental dynamics. Sustainability can only be achieved through
the implementation of a planning model that aims to privilege its dimensions. It allies
with the concept of sustainable development, and together they create a strategy for
the search for integration between tourism, nature preservation and the environment
(Marujo and Carvalho 2010).
The concept of sustainable development is divided into two schools of thought:
the product and the industry’s approaches. Thus the concept can be understood as a
means to know and meet the tourist’s present needs without compromising the opportunities of future generations (Marujo and Carvalho 2010). It is then that sustainable
tourism emerges. The approach supports the development of an activity that can
be carried out without causing damage. At present, there is no longer any way to
hide the consequences that tourism generates, when it is designed without considering sustainable tourism development. Thus, we can define sustainable tourism as
‘tourism that meets the needs of present generations without compromising the ability
of future generations to meet their own needs’ (Bramwell and Lane 2012). Sustainable tourism must be a tourist development objective, which all segments must seek to
achieve. According to the OMT (2005), sustainable tourism provides three pillars of
sustainability that are at the base of its development, namely: economic development,
socio-cultural development and the environment (Lillo and Taucare 2018).
This chapter aims to make the connection between sustainable tourism and the way
in which glamping can become a means for the development of a region or a tourist
destination. Glamping aims to make visitors fully integrate into the environment and
aims to offer unique experiences in contact with nature (Rebôcho 2016). Glamping
is a new global travel trend. It is based on camping with glamour and a differentiating
experience is sought, in a different type of accommodation, without ever losing the
comfort and luxury of high-quality accommodation. As with sustainable tourism,