The Covid-19 pandemic effects on the territorial dynamic of tourism in São Paulo state municipalities with heritage relevance

Efectos de la pandemia de la Covid-19 en las dinámicas territoriales del turismo en municipios paulistanos de relevancia patrimonial

Abstract

Tourism was significantly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, which affected the intensity of tourist flows and the territorial dynamics of potentially attractive tourist destinations, such as the tourist resorts with representative Cultural and Natural Heritage in the state of São Paulo. Thus, the objective of the present study is to analyze the tourism characteristics of such locations during the different stages of the pandemic to investigate the changes occurred in the territorial dynamics of the activity in relation to the intensity, purposes and destination of tourist flows. The data and information collected were mainly based on semi-structured interviews with the managers of the Tourism and Culture area of the municipalities surveyed, and the results reveal an increase in proximity tourism, mainly in the countryside destinations, and the practice of workcation in the coastal destinations.

Keywords:
Tourism; Cultural Heritage; Natural Heritage; Covid-19 pandemic