RT Journal Article
T1 State-Led Tourism Infrastructure and Rural Regeneration: The Case of the Costa da Morte Parador (Galicia, Spain)
A1 Martínez Roget, Fidel
A1 Castro, Brais
K1 Post-disaster recovery
K1 Public accommodation infrastructure
K1 Tourist motivation
K1 Rural regeneration
AB Peripheral rural coastal areas in Europe face persistent structural challenges, including demographic decline, aging populations, and the collapse of traditional sectors like fishing. These are further aggravated by environmental disasters, which weaken local economies. Public sector intervention is therefore essential, not only to provide an immediate response, but also to guarantee long-term solutions. This study explores the contribution of state-led tourism infrastructures to rural development and post-disaster recovery, taking the Parador Costa da Morte in Galicia as a case study. Based on data from a survey of parador guests, it identifies tourist profiles through factor and cluster motivation analysis. The parador’s impacts on the surrounding region are assessed by examining tourists’ travel patterns and spending behavior, as well as the analysis of secondary data on regional changes in tourism supply and demand. The results show widely differing motivations and, despite varying visitor profiles, the predominance of a tourism typology that generates significant local spillovers. These findings support the potential of high-quality, publicly driven tourism initiatives to stimulate the economy of structurally disadvantaged rural areas. The article ends with recommendations for tourism strategies aligned with local recovery and development goals.
PB MDPI
SN 2073-445X
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/42851
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/42851
LA eng
NO Martínez-Roget, F.; Castro, B. State-Led Tourism Infrastructure and Rural Regeneration: The Case of the Costa da Morte Parador (Galicia, Spain). Land 2025, 14, 1636. https:// doi.org/10.3390/land14081636
DS Minerva
RD 29 abr 2026