{"id":26261,"date":"2024-10-22T18:53:54","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T18:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rotavicentina-blog.miewstudio.com\/rota-vicentina-receives-the-medal-of-tourist-merit-of-responsible-tourism\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T12:26:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T12:26:04","slug":"rota-vicentina-receives-the-medal-of-tourist-merit-of-responsible-tourism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rv-blog-stg.fera.miewstudio.com\/en\/rota-vicentina-receives-the-medal-of-tourist-merit-of-responsible-tourism\/","title":{"rendered":"Rota Vicentina receives the medal of tourist merit of Responsible Tourism"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading]At the VII Portuguese Tourism Summit, held in Mafra on September 27th, World Tourism Day, the Rota Vicentina Association received an <a href=\"https:\/\/diariodarepublica.pt\/dr\/detalhe\/alvara\/25-2024-897660842\">honorable mention<\/a> for its commitment and contribution to responsible tourism.[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In this significant <a href=\"https:\/\/cimeiradoturismo.pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">event<\/a>, which focused on the main theme<\/span> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;tourism is value&#8221;<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, key figures from the Portuguese tourism sector came together, gathering operators, local and national entities, experts, and associations to discuss new trends and challenges in tourism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>During the awards ceremony, the efforts of those who significantly contribute to the <strong>sustainable development<\/strong><strong> of tourism<\/strong> in the country were recognized.[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243;]<b>A decade of commitment to responsible tourism<\/b>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Representing <\/span><b>Rota Vicentina<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> at the ceremony was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rotavicentina-blog.miewstudio.com\/en\/autores\/marta-cabral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Marta Cabral<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the Association&#8217;s President, who received the award on behalf of the entire team.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner unlock_row_content=&#8221;&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color=&#8221;#67d0e0&#8243;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Receiving this recognition brings us particular satisfaction, as it confirms the value of our work over the past decade.<br \/>\nFeeling recognised for being the first to talk about responsible tourism in the region was a very emotional moment.<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_single_image media=&#8221;26239&#8243;][\/vc_single_image][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><b>Medal of Tourist Merit <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">received in Mafra highlights the importance of sustainable tourism practices and the pioneering role that <\/span><b>Rota Vicentina<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has played in promoting these values in Southwest Portugal.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-normal-text\">According to the text published in the <a href=\"https:\/\/diariodarepublica.pt\/dr\/detalhe\/alvara\/25-2024-897660842\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Di\u00e1rio da Rep\u00fablica<\/a>, <strong>the Medal of Tourist Merit, 2nd degree (silver), is awarded to Rota Vicentina for<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner unlock_row_content=&#8221;&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color=&#8221;#4cb4c4&#8243;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"paragraph-normal-text\"><em>being a pioneering example of sustainability in tourism for many years now, at a time when this concept was not yet widely discussed. By enhancing the outstanding natural resources of the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentina Coast, it has established itself as a model of excellence in tourism development.<br \/>\n<\/em><em><br \/>\nRota Vicentina has the ability to be a territorial project, in a way regenerative, while having a real impact on tourism. It is one of the few products that effectively mitigate seasonality in the region, promoting Alentejo and Algarve in both the national and, especially, international markets.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243;]<b>Looking to the future<\/b>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With an eye on the future, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rotavicentina.com\/associacao-rota-vicentina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Rota Vicentina Association <\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">continues to work toward building a tourism model that not only attracts visitors from all over the world but also helps to preserve the beauty and uniqueness of the region for future generations, maintaining a delicate balance between <\/span><b>tourism development <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and <\/span><b>environmental conservation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image media=&#8221;26243&#8243;][\/vc_single_image][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On behalf of the entire team, members, and partners of <\/span><b>Rota Vicentina<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, we extend our sincere gratitude to everyone who made this distinction a reality: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portugal.gov.pt\/pt\/gc24\/area-de-governo\/economia\/secretarios-de-estado?i=Turismo\">the Secretary of State for Tourism<\/a><\/strong>, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ctp.org.pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>the Portuguese Tourism Confederation,<\/b><\/a><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitalentejo.pt\/pt\/o-alentejo\/quem-somos\/arpta\/\">the Alentejo Regional Tourism Authority<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.algarvepromotion.pt\/pt\/corporate\">the Algarve Tourism Association,<\/a> <\/b>key entities in <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">recognizing our work in responsible tourism and nature conservation along the Alentejo and Vicentina coast.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading]At the VII Portuguese Tourism Summit, held in Mafra on September 27th, World Tourism Day, the Rota Vicentina Association received an honorable mention for its commitment and contribution to responsible tourism.[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text]In this significant event, which focused on the main theme &#8220;tourism is value&#8221;, key figures from the Portuguese tourism sector came together, gathering operators, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":26249,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[108],"tags":[210,209,217,147,302,306],"tipos":[],"destaques":[],"class_list":["post-26261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-strategy-sustainability","tag-alentejo-en","tag-algarve-en","tag-prizes","tag-responsible-travel","tag-rota-vicentina-association","tag-sustentabilidade-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rv-blog-stg.fera.miewstudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rv-blog-stg.fera.miewstudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rv-blog-stg.fera.miewstudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rv-blog-stg.fera.miewstudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rv-blog-stg.fera.miewstudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26261"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/rv-blog-stg.fera.miewstudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26261\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27081,"href":"https:\/\/rv-blog-stg.fera.miewstudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26261\/revisions\/27081"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rv-blog-stg.fera.miewstudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rv-blog-stg.fera.miewstudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rv-blog-stg.fera.miewstudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rv-blog-stg.fera.miewstudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26261"},{"taxonomy":"tipos","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rv-blog-stg.fera.miewstudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tipos?post=26261"},{"taxonomy":"destaques","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rv-blog-stg.fera.miewstudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destaques?post=26261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}