Primary study on seasonality and dependence on inbound tourist locals: reflections on Santa Catarina and relations with the flow of tourists from Argentina = Estudo exploratório sobre sazonalidade e dependência turística em locais receptores...

Abstract

Tourism, by its characteristics, is an economic activity particularly tied to external economies. Although attract foreign and, when well planned, generates jobs and income, this dependent relationship entails caution. This danger increases even more when the regions stations of tourists to the region are few, as in the case of Santa Catarina. This article shows that Santa Catarina tourism is highly dependent on its neighbor, Argentina, which could hurt its economy. It is known that tourism in the region is seasonal, with higher input tourists in January and February period called the high season, where the input from Argentina tourists represents the majority of foreign tourists in the state. Although it is inherent external dependency when it comes to tourism, which is intended to show, through literature review, it is that in the specific case of Santa Catarina is this dependence can cause harmful effects. The conclusion is that Santa Catarina need to diversify the regions stations of tourists, aiming to reduce such dependence and strengthen economic development.