WEBINAR

FREE WEBINAR ON RESEARCH IN LITERARY TOURISM 

The Research Centre on Tourism, Sustainability, and Well-being (CinTurs) and the Faculty of Economics of the University of Algarve are organizing the webinar The current state of literary tourism research: methodologies and implications, which will be held online (via Zoom) on 26 October 2023, at 17h00 (Lisbon time, PT).

Guest speakers Rita Baleiro (Higher School of Management, Hospitality, and Tourism – University of Algarve) and Jordi Arcos-Pumarola (Higher School of Tourism, Hospitality, and Gastronomy of Barcelona – University of Barcelona) present the concept and products of literary tourism and will give an overview of their research on literary tourism.

Jordi Arcos-Pumarola will present a comparative study of digital tourist maps in the context of literary tourism and an analysis of the typology of tourism-related activities in UNESCO’s Creative Cities to show how popular culture can be an interesting element and resource for tourism. Rita Baleiro will focus on research on the experience of literary tourists and the creation of a destination of dark literary tourism.

Participation is free, but registration is mandatory. Email cintursinfo@ualg.pt to get the Zoom link.