A specific form of tourism that characterizes tourists traveling by water, either by sea or river, and their consent to the marina and port, specially designed for the reception of this type of tourists, for rest and recreation.
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Innovative Tourism Partnership Models: The Case of Nautical Stations in Portugal and Spain
Marta Isabel Amaral (Department of Management, Polytechnic Institute of Beja, Portugal), Ana Isabel Rodrigues (Department of Management, Polytechnic Institute of Beja, Portugal), and Pedro Manuel Cravo (Department of Management, Polytechnic Institute of Beja, Portugal)
Copyright: © 2020
|Pages: 20
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1522-8.ch009
Abstract
This chapter provides a deeper insight into the concept of a nautical station. More specifically, it tries to determine the importance of partnership models defined by digital platforms as a tool for a cooperation strategy in the development of new products; such is the case of nautical tourism in Portugal, a coastal nation in southwestern Europe. With this objective in mind and framed by the concept of the nautical station as a starting point, a descriptive analysis explores this topic. The case of Spain, with the development of the Nautical Resorts Association, is a model for best practice that must be not replicated but adapted to the situation in Portugal. This chapter advocates that nautical tourism, as a strategic tourist product for Portugal, will gain more prominence and strength if supported by a collaboration model between the various stakeholders of the tourism system framed by partnership models.