Fonte: Journal of Tourism & Development; v. 1, n. 17/18 (2012); 503-515
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Resumo: This proposal is part of a line of research that aims to interpret the importance of technology training in the teaching of tourism in Portugal, in this case applied to the area’s recreational tourism. So we want to know the nature of training in tourism, especially at higher education, as well as the development of recreational tourism sector in Portugal. The objectives of this research focus on understanding the art condition of the technological training in tourism in scientific and legislative terms. The aim is also to know the market and offer training in tourism activities in order to foresee its development. Following this study a far-depth and comparative analysis of Technology Specialization Course (CET) on Management of Tourist Activities of ESTM and ESTH will be done. The methodology relies, therefore, in the literature review to contextualize the current paradigms of technological training, particularly applied to the area of tourism. The collection of secondary data allows discovering the evolution of the training offer at a national view. Nowadays, the importance of the economy of experience in the tourism industry requires new approaches to tourism activities, as well as the most appropriate strategies to develop competitive and sustainable tourism. The need for qualified professionals in this area is obvious and cannot be dissociated from the acquisition of specific technological knowledge, which justifies analyzing the CET courses in the Institutes of technology.
