“Safety and security” in hospitality tourism in rural area
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The rural tourism Areas (RTA) has been imposed as an activity with the potential to boost the development of some rural areas, particularly those who have resources with high quality cultural or natural. However, sustainability is a key concept for this type of tourism, because if there is a process of sustainable development mortgage is what is most valuable harbor these territories. In this context, and due to increased levels of crime in Portugal, not only in large cities, but also in rural areas or with fewer resources, can help to decrease the number of tourists to take advantage of our tourist offer. For this reason, it is essential the increase of strenght action of safety ‘nd security methods among hotel facilities in Tourism at Rural Area, ie, the one hand, the dynamics of prevention, and secondly, the connection on the local police for help eradication of this phenomenon.
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