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This study evaluates the conceptual and metrical correspondence between the construct measurements of the individual Competitive Productivity model and the scale that measures individual resilience in tourism. An individual work resilience scale was adapted to the context of the tourism industry. Scale items were operationalised on an online survey (n = 425) with tourism professionals and students. The role of age as an influence variable on individual resilience levels was explored. The results point to correspondences between the scale designed to measure personal resilience and the construct that identifies the ICP components. The findings suggest that companies should prioritise diversity in their recruitment policies, which allows them to capitalise on integrative thinking to become more ambidextrous, and consequently, more resilient.This study evaluates the conceptual and metrical correspondence between the construct measurements of the individual Competitive Productivity model and the scale that measures individual resilience in tourism. An individual work resilience scale was adapted to the context of the tourism industry. Scale items were operationalised on an online survey (n = 425) with tourism professionals and students. The role of age as an influence variable on individual resilience levels was explored. The results point to correspondences between the scale designed to measure personal resilience and the construct that identifies the ICP components. The findings suggest that companies should prioritise diversity in their recruitment policies, which allows them to capitalise on integrative thinking to become more ambidextrous, and consequently, more resilient. Universidade de Vigo/CISUG

Despite the increasingly severe POH (Prevention and Occupational Health) regulation and the mandatory use of more effective protection equipment, workplace accidents and mishaps are still common events worldwide. Moreover, these mishaps include a considerable number of occasional accidents, that is, those that are caused by unsafe working conditions and behaviours, and therefore, could be avoided. Aiming to investigate the causes of such failures, the present study analyses the adoption and application of prevention measures within companies of the electricity (which has one of the highest levels of accidents). In this context, data on the organisation and adoption of prevention measures was collected through a survey with workers and supervisors of companies from Galicia, Spain (n = 220). Results suggest that there is a general deficiency regarding awareness of risk within companies from the sector, which leads to an insufficiency of adequate prevention measures. More specifically, a considerable percentage of both managers and workers have shown not to have enough knowledge on POH. Practical implications to mitigate these problems are addressed in the conclusions.

Studies analysing the impact of river floods on tourism are scarce and usually approach the impact of such phenomenon on tourism as one of the affected industries. Floods on inland places, as fluvial floods, also affect tourism, particularly on what concerns to tourists’ perceptions of risk. In this context, the present work addresses the effects of flooding on tourism in inland areas. Damage Influencing factors are classified as impact parameters and resistance parameters to obtain an initial assessment of damage to tourism. A case study was carried out in the city of Ourense (Spain) which features spas and thermal facilities located on the river banks. Tourism’s dependency on natural, thermal resources, combined with the fact that such attractions are irremediably located on flood zones, increases the sector’s vulnerability to inundations., Journal of Tourism & Development, vol. 1 n.º 36 (2021)

Turismo y eventos no son un fenómeno reciente, lo que es novedoso es la importancia y la influencia de los eventos en la imagen del destino. Los eventos estimulan el desarrollo de los destinos, son instrumentos de construcción de imagen de un territorio, aumentan la visibilidad turística y complementan la promoción turística. En la oferta de eventos de tipo turístico, destacan los festivales de música y entre ellos el Festival Vodafone de Paredes de Coura (con más de 100.000 asistentes), que se celebra en la villa de Paredes de Coura en el destino turístico Porto y Norte (Portugal). La presente comunicación tiene como objetivo principal verificar si la imagen del festival afecta positivamente a la imagen del destino turístico. Para ello, se ha diseñado una encuesta y se ha recogido de modo aleatorio a 395 asistentes al festival, en la que se valoran un total de 24 ítems sobre la imagen del festival y del destino y se analiza el perfil del festivalero. Tourism and events are not a recent phenomenon. What is new and important is the influence that events have on a destination’s image. Events stimulate the development of destinations, they are image-building instruments of a territory, they increase the visibility of destinations and they complement tourism promotion. In the portfolio of events as tourist products, we can highlight music festivals, including the Vodafone Festival of Paredes de Coura (with more than 100,000 attendees), which takes place in the town of Paredes de Coura in the tourist destination of Porto-North (Portugal). The main objective of this article is to determine whether the image of the festival positively affects the image of the tourist destination. For this purpose, a questionnaire has been randomly administered among 395 individuals attending the festival, in which a total of 24 items of the festival and destination image are evaluated. The profile of the festival is also analyzed.

O presente traballo pretende diagnosticar o nivel de desenvolvemento na oferta do enoturismo na provincia de Ourense. Para iso, en primeiro lugar, e co fn de contextualizar o tema, lévase a cabo unha revisión teórica da unión do turismo e do viño, e a tipoloxía turística do enoturismo. A continuación, defínense e caracterízanse os principais aspectos da oferta enoturística provincial actual. Como parte empírica do traballo analízase o grao de explotación e de desenvolvemento deste potencial na actualidade. Para tal fn realízase unha análise cualitativa vía entrevistas en profundidade semiestruturadas a persoas expertas, técnicas e adegueiras da provincia de Ourense. Tamén se establece o nivel de coordinación e de cooperación existente entre os axentes públicos e privados, promoción e posicionamento estratéxico desta modalidade turística e da oferta complementaria requirida polos e polas enoturistas: gastronomía, cultura, tradicións. Finalmente, proponse unha matriz DAFO onde se diagnostica a situación do enoturismo na provincia a través das debilidades, ameazas, fortalezas e oportunidades que operan sobre unha futura actuación estratéxica

The image of destinations is a key factor when it comes to positioning and attracting the attention and interest of potential tourists. That being, the subject matter is relevant to experts and academics as well as destination managers looking for new alternatives to generate greater impact and influence. Today, the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) is widespread in all areas of life, being also useful and fully adopted in tourism image projections, mainly through social networks. Accordingly, this article focuses on the figure of the tourism ambassador as a diffuser or enhancer of the image of a tourism destination, particularly through the use of an appropriate web platform created by the French tourism destination authority—the Ambassadeurs Savoie Mont Blanc. To understand the repercussions of this initiative, a content analysis of its official Facebook page is made, studying variables such as fans, content and engagement, La imagen de los destinos es un factor clave a la hora de posicionar y atraer la atención e interés de los potenciales turistas. Es decir, la temática es relevante para expertos y académicos, así como para gestores de destinos que buscan nuevas alternativas para generar mayor impacto e influencia. Hoy en día, el uso de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC) está muy extendido en todos los ámbitos de la vida, siendo también útil y plenamente adoptado en las proyecciones de imagen turística, principalmente a través de las redes sociales. En consecuencia, este artículo se centra en la figura del embajador del turismo como difusor o potenciador de la imagen de un destino turístico, en particular mediante el uso de una plataforma web adecuada creada por la autoridad de destinos turísticos francesa: Ambassadeurs Savoie Mont Blanc. Para comprender las repercusiones de esta iniciativa