Class Circuitos, Rotas e Territórios Turísticos

The CRTT curricular unit consists in the practical application of the creation of itineraries according to the methodology Type I and Type II, fulfilling all the process of building a Tour or Circuit. The territory covered is mainland Portugal but the methodology is applicable to any other territory. The domain of these practices and knowledge is essential for any professional tourist information or tourism technician who wishes to build a tourism product.

1.          Itineraries and tourist circuits.
- Definition, types, classification and characterization of itineraries and circuits

2.          The bases for the development of Itineraries and Tours.
- Sources, Evaluation and Selection of resources and tourism products.
- Cartography, Timings, Components and essential considerations to the success of the Survey and Itinerary.

3.          Surveys elaboration

- Introduction to the elaboration of Thematic and Generic Surveys in Continental Portugal

4.          Methodology for the presentation of a Type I itinerary
- Examples of Itineraries, analysis and construction
- Identification and solution of the most common mistakes in the construction of itineraries

5.          Methodology for the presentation of a Type II Itinerary
- Examples of Itinerary, analysis and construction

6.          Implementation of proposals for Generic and Thematic Itineraries, Tours and Circuits
- Tours and Circuits in Portugal mainland

- Teaching of theoretical and practical lessons and simulated practice of construction of itineraries;

- Organization and development of itineraries and tours;

- Simulation of the creation of Itineraries under Tourist Programs.

- Group/individual work done and presented by students.
There are two moments of written assessment: the written individual test that refers to the theoretical-practical component and the written individual work that reports to the laboratorial practice.

The final mark is the weighted average of the various elements of assessment.

Written exam: 50%.

Individual work: 50%.

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