Pellegrini Marcelo, Padilha Ana Claudia Machado, Binotto Erlaine, Casarotto Eduardo Luis, Jorge João Paulo da Conceição Silva, Hoff Debora Nayar, de Souza Marcelino
School of Agricultural Sciences, Innovation and Business, University of Passo Fundo, Brazil.
Faculty of Administration, Accounting and Economics, Federal University of Grande Dourados, Brazil.
Heliyon. 2023 Jun 27;9(7):e17546. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17546. eCollection 2023 Jul.
This study analyzes Environmentally Sustainable Practices (ESPs) in the Organic Food Tourist Route (OFTR) in South Brazil. Data collection included interviews with open and closed questions about ESPs and the Barometer of Tourism Sustainability (BTS) tool. Eight owners or managers of OFTR's enterprises answered questions online or personally. Content analysis and descriptive statistics were used. Results indicated that tourism enterprises adopt ESPs according to each reality since some are dedicated to producing and commercializing organic products, while others are dedicated to lodging and guided tours. Managers realize the importance of adopting ESPs, enabling a decrease in expenses and the supply of organic products. Since tourists are concerned and careful with the environment nowadays, sustainability must be considered, becoming a differential. The enterprises develop ESPs, which makes the route potentially sustainable, following the standards established by the BTS. In order to achieve the "sustainable" level, the enterprises on the route need to improve their performance in many items whose results were less sustainable. From a theoretical perspective, this study contributed to understanding how ESPs were developed in enterprises and how they contribute to tourism development. The understanding of tourist routes expanded with an emphasis on sustainability, the environmental dimension, the ESPs, and organic agriculture. The BTS enabled the assessment of the sustainability of OFTR's enterprises.
本研究分析了巴西南部有机食品旅游路线（OFTR）中的环境可持续实践（ESPs）。数据收集包括就ESPs和旅游可持续性晴雨表（BTS）工具进行的开放式和封闭式问题访谈。OFTR企业的八位所有者或经理通过在线或亲自方式回答了问题。采用了内容分析和描述性统计方法。结果表明，旅游企业根据各自的实际情况采用ESPs，因为有些企业致力于有机产品的生产和商业化，而另一些企业则专注于住宿和导游服务。管理者认识到采用ESPs的重要性，这能够降低成本并提供有机产品。由于如今游客关注并重视环境，可持续性必须被考虑在内，并成为一种差异化优势。企业开展ESPs，这使得该路线有可能实现可持续发展，符合BTS制定的标准。为了达到“可持续”水平，该路线上的企业需要在许多可持续性较差的项目上提高其表现。从理论角度来看，本研究有助于理解企业中ESPs是如何发展的以及它们如何促进旅游业发展。对旅游路线的理解得到了扩展，重点关注可持续性、环境维度、ESPs和有机农业。BTS使得对OFTR企业的可持续性评估成为可能。
