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Fashion Weeks as a Driver of Sustainable Development in Tourism Destinations: The Case of Portugal Fashion

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Over the last years, fashion events tourism has been increasing, namely through promotional events, in which designers and fashion companies present their new collections, attracting visitors that meet their needs of shop** experiences and attending fashion events. The objective of this research work is to identify the effects of the realization of a fashion week in the sustainable development of a city, as a tourism destination. On the empirical side, using a qualitative methodology, the research presents a case study that relates the Portugal Fashion event with the sustainable development of the city of Porto as a tourism destination. The main conclusions show that the Portugal Fashion adds value to Porto and contributes to the sustainable development of both the economic and socio-cultural perspectives. However, it is crucial that the several stakeholders of the city cooperate so that the benefits from this event are maximized.

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The authors would like to thank the Portuguese Foundation for the Development of Science and Technology (FCT, Portugal) and CiTUR (Centre for Tourism Research, Development, and Innovation) for the grant awarded under the Summer with Science program "ESHT Summer School, Sustainable Tourism Practices" through national FCT/MCTES funds, under project reference no. UID/B/04470/2020.

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    Pedro Liberato & Dália Liberato

  2. School of Hospitality and Tourism of Polytechnic Institute of Porto (ESHT), Rua D. Sancho I, 981, 4480-876, Vila do Conde, Portugal

    Benedita Mendes

  3. Faculty of Business Sciences and Tourism, University of Vigo, Ourense, Spain

    Elisa Alén

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Liberato, P., Mendes, B., Liberato, D., Alén, E. (2022). Fashion Weeks as a Driver of Sustainable Development in Tourism Destinations: The Case of Portugal Fashion. In: Abreu, A., Liberato, D., Garcia Ojeda, J.C. (eds) Advances in Tourism, Technology and Systems. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 293. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1040-1_53

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