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- Porto: literary tourism in pandemic timesPublication . Ferreira, Ana; Alén, Elisa; Liberato, Dália; Liberato, PedroIn 2020, the world faced an unimaginable pandemic that has caused devastation and suffering all over the world, affecting the global economy and imposing the suspension of almost all economic activities including tourism. Many studies evaluating the effects of the pandemic on tourism have emerged since then, but with this work we want to analyze the possibilities that became clear for a destination like Porto, in which the tourist flow had been experiencing a growing trend in a destination consecutively considered the best European destination. Literary itineraries serve as a starting point for the discussion about the possibility of inviting to Porto through literature. To invite, means to attract and, for such, we will show the importance of a literary tourism offer in the Porto destination brand. To evaluate the impact of the itineraries as proposals of literary tourism, we surveyed a sample of national and foreign tourists/visitors, who allowed us to ascertain the importance of tourist itineraries as an enhancing offer of the tourist activity in the city of Porto.
- Porto as a literary touristic destination based on Camilo Castelo Branco’s literary workPublication . Ferreira, Ana; Alén, Elisa; Liberato, Dália; Liberato, PedroIn this article we intend to show the importance of the work of Camilo Castelo Branco in the promotion of literary tourism in Porto. Literary tourism, being focused on the lifestyle and identity of local communities, local tourism will be a tourism that proposes activities based on local identity and memory and takes into account the preservation of available resources. Therefore, we may ask: What is the role of literature in the valuation of tourism? Can literary tourism define the course of tourism in a specific territory? What is the role of the literary work of Camilo Castelo Branco in the Porto city tourism? Firstly, we intend to clarify the importance of this interdisciplinary research—literary tourism and Camilo Castelo Branco’s work. Next, we would like to focus that a wider value of competitive bids is a valuable asset for tourism development, since the tourist value of a destination depends largely on its ability to affirm itself as a national and international brand. The methodology to follow will be based on the analysis of the available bibliography leading to the consolidation of the idea that Camilo Castelo Branco is an author of the nineteenth century, whose work remains current and may constitute an indispensable tool for the promotion of literary tourism in Porto.