Analyzing Pilot Projects of Creative Tourism in an Ultra-Peripheral Region: Which Guidelines Can Be Extracted for Sustainable Regional Development?

Several authors have shown that some tourism typologies—i.e., rural tourism, nature-based or creative tourism—have a more predominant role in attaining regional sustainability. In this regard, paper explores the impacts of five pilot projects on sustainable development insular Autonomous Region Azores. Through direct exploratory tools, such as interviews and site analyses, present study enabled us to provide greater insight into their relevance an ultra-peripheral island region. As part CREATOUR AZORES Project, is based operating Azores, Portugal. such, it recommended government, local authorities, other relevant actors players region actively support create strategies strengthen these (and similar initiatives) once they not only contribute destination promotion but also promote much-desired development—once kinds theory, practice, counteract dire effects mass tourism.