Applying foresight tools to determine future demand requirements on tourist destinations

Applying foresight tools to determine future demand requirements on tourist destinations

Oasis de modernidad: los hoteles de Benidorm (1950-1975). Nuevas tipologías turísticas basadas en directrices del movimiento moderno

Benidorm es un caso singular entre las ciudades costeras del Mediterráneo. Una ciudad que durante un cuarto de siglo se convierte en un laboratorio de pruebas para el urbanismo de la arquitectura que emana del movimiento moderno y del urbanismo de los CIAM a través de unos experimentos cuyos resultados no eran ni esperables ni imaginables. El resultado: una ciudad vertical turística de rascacielos dominada por hoteles y apartamentos. Un valor seguro que afianza el buen funcionamiento de esta gran máquina urbana del turismo de masas mediante sus alojamientos, muy en particular los hoteles. El presente artículo pretende analizar la aparición de estas diferentes tipologías arquitectónicas propias del turismo de pequeña escala en su evolución desde el bloque prismático exento horizontal hasta la torre prismática aislada y en altura a través de la evolución y transformación de la normativa urbanística, como un paso decisivo en la generación de Benidorm como la ciudad vertical de rascacielos y como modelo del urbanismo moderno para el turismo de masas.

Tourism potential analysis of the castles of Vinalopó, Spain: an opportunity for social and tourist development of cultural heritage

Within the overall framework of the renewal process of coastal tourist destinations, cultural heritage has frequently been used as a key argument for the introduction and development of strategies for the diversification and differentiation of the traditional tourist product based on sun and sand. This is the situation of the province of Alicante, identified with the Costa Blanca geotourism brand, where there are important economic issues that could contribute to the renewal of this coastal tourist destination. One of the most significant heritage values of this space consists of a series of medieval fortresses located along the axis of the Vinalopó River, which has acted since prehistoric times as a natural route from within the provincial mainland to the coast. It is precisely the argument of this historical, territorial and landscape content that has been used repeatedly in recent years to develop initiatives aimed at the creation of a tourist product, currently inexistent, based on the route of the castles of Vinalopó. This communication aims to analyse the degree of tourism potential of the fortresses located in the towns of Biar, Banyeres de Mariola, Sax, Villena, Novelda, Elda, Petrer and Elche, which constitute the core of municipalities where these medieval fortresses are located, finally pointing out some proposals for the creation of a heritage tourism product.

The tourist's pocket book : containing useful words and simple phrases in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, ... and Hungarian. Medical and surgical hints; cypher code for telegrams and post cards; blank forms of washing lists ... to facilitate the sayings and doings of British and American travellers /

Mode of access: Internet.

Tourist traffic in small historic cities: analysis, strategies, and recommendations. Final report.

Transportation Department, Office of University Research, Washington, D.C.

Tourist guide to North Wales.

Mode of access: Internet.

The Canadian handbook and tourist's guide, giving a description of Canadian lake and river scenery and places of historical interest, with the best spots for fishing and shooting;

"A catalogue of the animals of British North America: Zoological": p. 189-190; "Ornithological": p. 190-196.

The Canadian handbook and tourist's guide; giving a description of Canadian lake and river scenery and places of historical interest with the best spots for fishing and shooting.

"A catalogue of the animals of British North America": p. [189]-196.

The tourist's companion; or, The history and antiquities of Harewood in Yorkshire, giving a particular description of Harewood House, church, and castle; with some account of its environs ...

Mode of access: Internet.

Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland.

Includes index.

The Scottish tourist, and itinerary; or, A guide to the scenery and antiquities of Scotland and the western islands. With a description of the principal steam-boat tours.

Mode of access: Internet.

Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland.

Mode of access: Internet.