Análise do turismo no município de Contagem: diretrizes e possibilidades para elaboração de um plano municipal de turismo

Abstract

This article aims to present some proposals for guidelines for the Municipal Secretariat for Economic Development – Sedecon and the Contagem Municipal Tourism Council - Conturc to think about creating a Municipal Tourism Plan for Contagem. To achieve this objective, qualitative and descriptive action research was carried out. Firstly, a literature review was carried out on public tourism planning and on methodologies for preparing a Municipal Tourism Plan; then, Contagem's municipal tourism policy was analyzed; Finally, some proposals for guidelines were made for the construction of the Contagem Municipal Tourism Plan. Having carried out these studies, the result is a methodology with the steps for preparing the Contagem Municipal Tourism Plan, proposing some guidelines and expected results.