Organisation
Strategic intervention bodies
The PNT’s strategic decision-making bodies are as follows (Chapter IV of the PNT’s Articles of Association):
National Council – comprises representatives from the various sub-sectors of the tourism sector, with a maximum total of fifty members.
Regional Tourism Council – comprises one representative from each of the Inter-municipal Communities (CIMs) and each of the Regional Tourism Authorities (ERTs) that apply to join the Association.
Tourism Business Council – comprises companies operating in the tourism sector; for the purposes of this definition, tourism companies are specifically those listed by the UNWTO in the Tourism Satellite Account.
These bodies are currently being established!
Studies, Projects and Think Tanks
Island Tourism
Coordination Carlos Santos – Researcher at CEEApla (Centre of Applied Economics Studies of the Atlantic of the Faculty of Economics and Management of the Universidade dos Açores and President of the...
Education and training in tourism
Coordination Manuel Salgado – Vice-President of the Polytechnic Institute of Guarda Carlos Costa – Chair of the PNT Executive Committee Invited researchers Adília Ramos – Polytechnic University of...
Establishment of a national knowledge and information network
Establishment of a national knowledge and information network linking organisations, businesses and academia. This network will facilitate horizontal links between stakeholders in the sector,...