METHODOLOGY

The project adopts a multidisciplinary approach, applying both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. The aforementioned set follows a multidisciplinary orientation, according to the principles intrinsic to the social sciences applied to tourism. Therefore, the following methodological criteria are determined:

• Holistic and integrated approach;
• Historical and diachronic approach (specifically, the tourism destination’s life cycle);
• Territorial approach to tourism;
• Pluridisciplinary, interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approach;
• The research strategy is multi-methodological, privileging mixed techniques (qualitative and quantitative);
• The research project design is participatory, involving social actors in the research process;
• The research outcomes will contribute to the coordination, management and planning of touristic activities, promoting a technological and organizational innovation that improves the relationship and the communication between supply and demand.