Safety and Security as Premises for the Competitiveness of Coastal and Maritime Tourism

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Author(s): José António Velho Gouveia (University of Coimbra, Portugal)
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 19
Source title: Managing, Marketing, and Maintaining Maritime and Coastal Tourism
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Mónica Morais de Brito (CEGOT, Portugal & Instituto Politécnico de Beja, Portugal), Alvaro Dias (Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal & ISCTE, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal)and Mafalda Patuleia (Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1522-8.ch003

Keywords: Business & Management / Business Science Reference / Hospitality, Travel, and Tourism Management / Marketing

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The multiple aspects of safety and security of people have always deserved the highest importance in human society. Today, the world faces huge, general instability with constant global risks and threats in daily life. Instability and insecurity jeopardize the economy and social relations at all levels. Those involved in economic activities like tourism have always understood safety and security are essential conditions for development. Coastal and maritime tourism are very vulnerable. This chapter covers the safety and security of the tourist in activities he can perform in coastal and maritime territories and the risks and threats he can face there. Authors present a Portuguese situation on the subject, and give ideas to minimize insecurity from both points of view (safety and security) in coastal and maritime tourism.

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