• Tourism and economic and sustainable development:

• Analysis of the economic and social impacts of the tourism sector by region;

• Local Base Tourism;

• Tourism as a factor of social inclusion;

• Sustainable models of tourist clusters ;

• Tourism competitiveness and intersectoral integration and its development;

• Competitive Management Planning for Tourist Destinations - Management Models:

• Preparation of rapid diagnostics;

• Plan and programs and projects of tourist destinations

• Planning new tourist destinations;

• Development of tourism demand research;

• Inventory of the tourist offer;

• Analysis of the different types of tourism management models;

• Competitiveness factors of tourist destinations;

• Process of creating and positioning the image of tourist destinations;

• Indicators of cargo capacity management of destinations;

• Tourist dynamism program for tourist destinations;

• Analysis and development of public policies in tourism.

• Tourist quality management. Customer loyalty strategies:

• Diagnosis of quality in tourist destinations;

• §Implementation of quality programs in tourist companies;

• Studies on the perception of tourists about the quality of services;

• § Studies on new trends in consumer behavior in tourist flows;

• Design and implementation of quality indicators;

• Environmental Education Program for the Development of Sustainable Tourism

• Social and Environmental Responsibility Program in Tourism

• Develop methods and techniques for studying tourism in academia and professionals, generating publications capable of guiding the State's tourism planning;

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• Assist government agencies in planning on the subject;

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• Contribute to the development of tourism in the State in a planned and ethical manner;

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• Establish partnerships with public, private and NGO's to promote the development of tourism in a sustainable manner;

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• Support, guide professional projects that aim to promote tourism, generating a better quality of life for local communities;

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• Promote exchanges with national and international teaching and research organizations and institutions, for the dissemination and application of the knowledge produced;

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• Advising public and private bodies on tourism development actions and strategies in the State;

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• Conduct discussion forums on the subject;

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• Make available through research database developed by the UESPI Tourism Course, as well as other national and international institutions that demonstrate an integrated understanding of tourism in its multiple and complex relations with the environment, involving ecological, psychological, legal aspects , political, social, economic, scientific, cultural and ethical;