MONITUR – Observation and monitoring of the Algarve tourist destination

Contributions to its sustainable development

The MONITUR Project


The MONITUR project aims to build an integrated and holistic evaluation model to measure and monitor the development of sustainable tourism in the Algarve, complemented by the development of a decision support system, as a central tool for continuous observation and monitoring of the dynamics of tourist activity in the region.

Public and private organizations at national and regional level, municipalities and other entities, including regional associations, private entities, the academic community and residents, can access the information made available online to evaluate and monitor the effects of the development of tourism in the region.

The dissemination of up-to-date data, as well as the publicizing of the results of scientific diagnostic, modelling and forecasting studies that they provide, constitute an important basis for the process of defining public policies for the tourism sector and development strategies on the part of the tourism industry, based on criteria of sustainability and social inclusion. At the same time, the relevance of this information system is reinforced by helping to deepen knowledge of the effects of tourism activity at various levels for residents and the community in general, while, at the same time, it is an important source of data for the Algarve Sustainable Tourism Observatory, Academia and research and, therefore, to the advancement of knowledge.

The MONITUR and the Algarve Sustainable Tourism Observatory (AlgSTO)


The MONITUR project is articulated with the objectives of the Algarve Sustainable Tourism Observatory (AlgSTO), by contributing with relevant information and statistical data for the diagnosis and trends of sustainable tourism activity in the Algarve.

The AlgSTO was created in 2019, as a result of a partnership between the Algarve Regional Tourism Board (RTA-Algarve), the Algarve Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR-Algarve), the University of Algarve (UAlg) and the Tourism of Portugal (TdP), and it is member of the International Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO-INSTO) since 2020.

The mission committed to the AlgSTO is the improvement of processes designed to the adoption of sustainable practices, within the framework of Algarve tourism activities; namely, the decision-making processes leading to the creation of a healthier, greener, more resilient and regenerated tourist destination, offering a better quality of life, better means of mobility, more safety, and even improved environmental parameters (e.g., waste production, efficient use of resources, air and water quality). Annual activity reports of the AlgSTO can be assessed below.

1st Annual Report – 2021
Algarve Sustainable Tourism Observatory's First Annual Report Cover
2nd Annual Report – 2022
Algarve Sustainable Tourism Observatory's Second Annual Report Cover
3rd Annual Report – 2023
Algarve Sustainable Tourism Observatory's Third Annual Report Cover

Team


Coordination

João Albino Silva
Faculty of Economics,
University of Algarve
CinTurs
(Coordinator)

Luís Nobre Pereira
School of Management, Hospitality and Tourism,
University of Algarve
CinTurs
(Co-Coordinator)

Researchers

Jorge Miguel Andraz
Faculty of Economics,
University of Algarve
CEFAGE-UAlg

Rui Nunes
Faculty of Economics,
University of Algarve

Dora Agapito
Faculty of Economics,
University of Algarve
CinTurs

Manuela Guerreiro
Faculty of Economics,
University of Algarve
CinTurs

Maria Margarida Santos
School of Management, Hospitality and Tourism,
Universidade do Algarve
CinTurs

Patrícia Pinto
Faculty of Economics,
University of Algarve
CinTurs

Pedro Pintassilgo
Faculty of Economics,
University of Algarve
CEFAGE-UAlg

Research Fellows

Milene Lança
Post-doctoral student,
University of Algarve

Christina Muhs
PhD student,
University of Algarve

Ana Rita Manjua Rijo
PhD student,
University of Algarve

Hannah Franz
MA student,
University of Algarve

Joana Ferreira
MA student,
University of Algarve

Technicians

Joel Guerreiro
University of Algarve

Hugo Barros
CRIA, University of Algarve

Sofia Vairinho
CRIA, University of Algarve

Graphic design

Ana Rita Rijo

Christina Muhs

Hannah Franz

Joana Ferreira

Milene Lança

Fieldwork

Ana Portada

Ana Rita Rijo

Bárbara Simões

César Rijo

Christina Muhs

Cristina Kaysyn

David Rijo

Hannah Franz

Jenny Moço

Joana Ferreira

Michael Völk

Milene Lança

Paulo Correia

Susana Lopes

Tiago Gago

Funding Entities


CRESC Algarve 2020
Portugal 2020
União Europeia – Fundos Europeus Estruturais e de Investimento