Os dados estatísticos revelam ainda que as ilhas do Pico e de São Miguel foram as únicas que registaram sempre uma variação positiva quando se analisa individualmente cada mês (de janeiro a agosto).
Também é interessante analisar os dados relativos aos meses tradicionalmente fortes no turismo (junho, julho e agosto): a ilha montanha, à semelhança da maioria das ilhas açorianas, registou um crescimento menor nestes meses quando comparado com o total anual já apurado (de janeiro a agosto). Isto revela que o turismo nos Açores está a ser alargado no tempo, caminhando no sentido de deixar de estar muito concentrado nos meses de verão.
É importante realçar ainda que, considerando individualmente os meses de junho, julho e agosto, para além de São Miguel, apenas as ilhas do Pico, de São Jorge e do Faial registaram sempre mais dormidas este ano do que nos respetivos meses do verão passado, provando que o Triângulo é um destino apetecível e em constante crescimento.
Recorde-se que estes dados são relativos às dormidas na hotelaria tradicional, ou seja, não têm em conta o turismo em espaço rural. Mesmo sem existirem dados oficiais, a ilha montanha provavelmente também obtém um excelente desempenho, não só porque o turismo rural é muito procurado na ilha do Pico, mas também porque o concelho de São Roque do Pico é precisamente a Capital do Turismo Rural.
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Hello again, not certain what you mean by "traditional", do you mean the traditional adegas or the usual hotel mass-tourism as seen everywhere else?
ResponderEliminarAs I already said, I am very much anti-cheap tourists. I have experienced how they (and the infrastructure to support them) gradually and relentlessly destroy the charm of an area, as is already happening on Pico.
Something else I forgot to mention is about the whale watching. In light of Espaco Talassa's statement that they will stop the swimming with dolphins because of their over-exploitation, I now suggest a study of just exactly how much whale watching can be imposed on clever marine animals. There have already been complaints of the breaching of various whale-watching guidelines but how about the one which states that there should not be more than 3 boats at a time watching in the same area? There is a maximum permissible limit right there, never mind how many beds can be built or how many bus loads of foreigners you can cram onto 8.5 metres of sand in Canas bay. It is the whale watching rules that set the limit of permissible tourism here. It would therefore be best for Pico to concentrate only on top price rural tourism (also involving car hire) instead of swamping the place and wasting Pico on low-cost tourists who have overall negative impact on...virtually everything!
Hello,
EliminarThe term "traditional" is given by the Azorean Statistics Service, which I believe corresponds to hotels and not to adegas. I agree that top price rural tourism is the future, and maybe Pico is doing well in that area, but there are no public statistics about that type of lodging.
I also agree that over-exploitation of whale and dolphin watching is a bad thing. That said, I do not have proofs to make a complaint, so I suggest that if you or anyone else has some material proving that the limits are not being respected, then you should contact the Regional Secretariat for the Sea, Science and Technology - info.srmct@azores.gov.pt
Regarding the sand in Baía de Canas, I agree with you that being overcrowded there is not only bad for the traditional quietude of the place, but also for the local environment. Once more, I do not have proofs of how many tourists go there, so if you have them please contact the Regional Secretary for Natural Resources - info.sram@azores.gov.pt
Finally, thank you for your comment and for expressing your opinion.
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Whale Watching is just one of the many things that tourists can enjoy on Pico, perhaps one of the most important, but not the only one. I agree with limitation on the number of boats around the whales, even on the number of boats operating in the whole Triangle. I can't agree with cutting on the number of tourists that visit the Pico (and the other 2 Triangle islands) due to whale watching restrictions. Makes no sense.
EliminarNo, whale watching, climbing Pico and walking are the three MAIN activities for tourists on Pico.
EliminarQuite recently it was suggested that access to very top of Pico should be closed off because of the erosion caused by all the tourists there.
As said before, the number of people who can go and do whale watching is limited by the whale watching rules. What are you going to tell the rest of the people who come here for it and must be turned away?
What are you going to tell the owners of private rental adegas when their customers complain that some foreign mass tourist firm has made block bookings of the whale watching boats and they can't do what they came here for (like the ones who didn't pre-book the Gruta and were turned away for lack of spaces this year)?
BTW, why are large numbers of the employees of whale watching and diving firms not permanent residents here anyway, a lot of them aren't even Portugese, never mind Picorotos!?
I am not the only one here who knows and is afraid of the utter and complete disaster that mass tourism gradually causes to wonderful places. I know various people who have retired here who are already contemplating leaving. I really wish more people weren't so afraid to speak out and I wish people would stop promoting mass tourism.
Pelos meus óculos, vejo S. Jorge em 1/o lugar, seguindo- se S. Miguel, Pico em igualdade C/o Faial 0,3% contabilisticamente representa ZERO, a seguir as Flores.
ResponderEliminarAlegra-me ver a m Ilha merecidamente no mapa e na rota do turismo internacional
O substancial aumento nas ilhas do Triângulo é finalmente um destino turístico em igualdade c/S. Miguel. Muitos políticos quiseram ignorar movidos por lobies duma ilha c/ maior poder político e o Pico ia embarcando e todos perdíamos o comboio.
Parabéns ilhas do Triângulo. Para o ano haverá maior aumento nestas 3 ilhas com a rota Holanda/Pico e vice versa. A Getway Pico foi uma escolha acertada.
Parabéns Pico!
Obrigado pelo seu comentário.
EliminarAfirmou que o Triângulo é um destino turístico em igualdade com a ilha de São Miguel. Os números absolutos não indicam isso; eles revelam que em São Miguel há cerca de 5 vezes mais dormidas do que nas ilhas do Triângulo somadas. No entanto, estas três ilhas juntas superaram as dormidas na ilha Terceira, quer nos meses de verão quer ao longo de todo o ano, o que é uma novidade em relação ao ano passado.
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