Paradores y sus señas identitarias. El arte de la travesía, la cultura del territorio

  1. Patricia Cupeiro López 1
  1. 1 Grupo de Investigación GI-USC-1907
Journal:
Estudios Turísticos

ISSN: 0423-5037 3020-6723

Year of publication: 2022

Issue Title: II Simposio internacional "paradores, turismo y territorio, rumbo al centenario"

Issue: 224

Pages: 133-156

Type: Article

More publications in: Estudios Turísticos

Abstract

Spanish Paradores de Turismo is a state-owned hotel network whose activity contributes to the territorial development of Spain, acting as one of the foundations of cultural tourism throughout this country. Its brand image has been reinforced in terms of sustainable practices in recent years, from a qualitative approach capable of integrating the two foundations on which its hotel offer is based on: cultural and natural heritage. Landscape and cultural elements contribute to forging a tourism experience with a direct impact on the physical environment, heritage, and local communities throughout the country. Good practices in the conservation and maintenance of cultural and natural heritage in the context of depopulated Spain are an ally for the socio-economic recovery of these environments. Taking them into account in the present allows opportunities to be created in the future.