Alentejo Sustainable Tourism Observatory
Mission and Objectives
ASTO aims to measure and monitor the evolution of the behavior of sustainable development of tourism in the Alentejo.
ASTO's monitoring of the tourist destination covers the territory corresponding to the Alentejo NUT II, coinciding with the geographical area of intervention by the Regional Tourism Authority Alentejo / Ribatejo.
Monitoring the sustainable development of tourist destinations can be done using several thematic areas, which can be addressed through the definition, operationalization and evaluation of possible hundreds of indicators.
Tourism indicators in Portugal
Tourism Contribution for the GDP
2020(p)
8.0 %
Total Employment
2018
4.4 %
Total Exports
jan - oct 2020
11.8 %
Services Exports
2020(p)
34.6 %
Source: http://www.ine.pt
Alentejo tourism indicators
Source: http://www.ine.pt
