Crisis? What crisis?! The strategic management of hotels in Brazil's Porto de Galinhas

Autores

  • Adriana Mirelly Silva Spindola Correia Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE
  • Yákara Vasconcelos Pereira Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61564/raoit.v18n2.8265

Palavras-chave:

entrepreneurs, disaster, COVID-19, strategy, crisis

Resumo

Tourism in Brazil is a highly representative segment of the economy. The Northeast region consists of an extensive coastline. Porto de Galinhas, the destination chosen for this study, is located in the municipality of Ipojuca/PE and is one of the most popular beaches in the region. It is known as a paradise of natural pools, differentiated cuisine and hospitality, which promotes the destination nationally and internationally. Therefore, the location has aroused the interest of entrepreneurs of all sizes. In the region, there are 16 hotel developments (hotels and resorts) and 240 guesthouses. In August 2019, the region was affected by the disaster of an oil spill caused by a Greek-flagged ship. This event was considered the biggest environmental accident in history, generating socioeconomic and environmental consequences. At the end of 2019, Porto de Galinhas, like the entire planet, was negatively impacted by the new coronavirus pandemic, which caused a decline in the most diverse economic activities. The hotel and tourism industry in many international and national locations, in some cases, practically ceased to exist. In this way, the entire tourist trade in Porto de Galinhas and the region was affected by an unprecedented crisis. The importance of crisis management has become known. This study seeks to analyze the extent to which the events caused by the oil spill and Covid-19 have aroused local businesspeople’s concern about implementing crisis management plans, since what is clear is that organizations tend to act reactively. to them

Biografia do Autor

Adriana Mirelly Silva Spindola Correia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE

Mestre pelo Programa de Pós-graduação em Hotelaria e Turismo da UFPE Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-graduação em Turismo e Hotelaria da UNIVALI. Instituição: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco – UFPE, Recife – PE Brasil.

Yákara Vasconcelos Pereira, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE

Doutora em Administração. Professora permanente do Programa de Pós-graduação em Hotelaria e Turismo da UFPE - Universidade Federal de Pernambuco – UFPE, Recife – PE Brasil.

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2025-12-03

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Correia, A. M. S. S., & Pereira, Y. V. (2025). Crisis? What crisis?! The strategic management of hotels in Brazil’s Porto de Galinhas. REVISTA ACADÊMICA OBSERVATÓRIO DE INOVAÇÃO DO TURISMO, 18(2), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.61564/raoit.v18n2.8265

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