O Conselho Municipal de Turismo de Itambé e a contribuição dos conselheiros para o desenvolvimento turístico.

Abstract

Municipal tourism councils are identified as significant participatory spaces for the management of tourism in a destination, contributing to the formulation of public policies, decision-making and strengthening of governance. However, in order to evaluate the effectiveness of this space, it is necessary to understand the actors that are part of it, their role in the council and their relationships, whether they are from the first, second or third sector. This paper aims to analyze the Municipal Tourism Council of Itambé/PE and its contribution to local tourism development based on the perception of its members. This is a descriptive, exploratory, bibliographical, documentary and field research, with a qualitative approach, limited to the city of Itambé, Pernambuco, and the field of the Municipal Tourism Council of Itambé. It was concluded through the analysis of the reading of the minutes of meetings, interviews and interaction networks, that the Municipal Tourism Council of Itambé changed the scenario so that there are more opportunities for tourism in the city, despite the lack of resources or greater action by the executive branch, perceived and exposed by the councilors themselves, and that the trust established between them and the influence of each one on the other representations, is important for the actions developed in tourism in Itambé.