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- Impacto econômico da inoperacionalidade do Aeroporto Internacional da Madeira – Cristiano RonaldoPublication . Machado, Luiz Pinto; Almeida, António; Camacho, Élvio; Teles, Susana
- Turismo e mono indústria, a emergência da mudança - O caso da Ilha do Porto Santo - Contributo para a recuperação da economia das ilhasPublication . Machado, Luiz Pinto; Almeida, António
- Factors explaining length of stay: Lessons to be learnt from Madeira IslandPublication . Almeida, António; Machado, Luiz Pinto; Xu, ChenThe length of stay for tourists is shrinking for traditional tourism destinations, with tourists instead opting for short breaks to multiple destinations. The reasons for these changes include the increasing number of low cost airlines re duces the cost per journey, alongside heightened disposable income and strong marketing strategies by competing des tinations. Madeira Island is well placed in this study as it faces a typical issue of declining length of stay, meanwhile acquires rich data in carrying out thorough analyses in the factors that explain length of stay in Madeira Island Portugal by five different econometric approaches, further policy implications of the research findings, particularly those that could potentially prove useful to increase the length of stay, are also discussed.
- Rural development and rural tourism: the impact of infrastructure investmentsPublication . Almeida, António; Machado, Luiz PintoRural and peripheral development is still a matter of concern in several western countries. Depopulation, low density of business activities, younger people emigra tion and better-qualified individuals feeling that such regions have been abandoned by the government, and incapable of moving on, are among the key indicators to “understand” rural and peripheral areas. Rural tourism has long been understood as an effective catalyst of change in depressed and deprived (of entrepreneurial capacity) areas and to explore a unique set of amenities. Because of funds directed to help private investment projects in rural tourism facilities, most peripheral areas are now relatively well endowed with key infrastructures. Nevertheless, the tourism lead approach produced mixed results due to low levels of demand in some areas and lack of a cooperative behavior among providers to maximize the opportunities offered by the wide range of attractions. In this paper, we investigate to what extent investments in infrastructure helped the rural tourism sector to attract more visi tors in Madeira. Based on the panel-data approach, this paper provides insights to analyze the development path of rural tourism in Madeira and to explores how local policy makers may be the “missing link” needed to improve the sector prospects based on tangible and intangible amenities.
- The 4 C`s tourism destination competitiveness Matrix: validation through the content validity coefficientPublication . Ribeiro, Diamantino; Machado, Luiz Pinto; Henriques, PedroThe creation of the 4 C's Matrix of Tourism Destination Competitiveness aimed to consolidate and organise research questions about the area or areas in which tourist destinations should concentrate their attention. To consolidate the Matrix, 4 phases (preliminary, preparation, test and evaluation) were completed. In the preliminary phase, a theoretical review on the Tourism Destinations Competitiveness Matrices was carried out; in the preparation phase we used the Delphi method inviting experts in the area of economy and tourism to contribute with their experiences in the construction of the survey instrument; in the test phase we validated the questionnaire through the Content Validity Coefficient; in the evaluation phase a non-probabilistic approach was used, i.e. a convenience sample to obtain answers from tourists, residents and destination managers. This paper presents the methodology and development of the test phase of the Matrix, using the Content Validity Coefficient (CVC). The contributions received and validated allowed us to create the base matrix with a CVC of 0.8961.