State-Led Tourism Infrastructure and Rural Regeneration: The Case of the Costa da Morte Parador (Galicia, Spain)

Fidel Martínez-Roget () and Brais Castro
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Fidel Martínez-Roget: Department of Applied Economics and Economics and Business Administration (ECOBAS), Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Santiago de Compostela, Avda. Xoán XIII, s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Brais Castro: Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Santiago de Compostela, Avda. Xoán XIII, s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Land, 2025, vol. 14, issue 8, 1-19

Abstract: Peripheral rural coastal areas in Europe face persistent structural challenges, including demographic decline, aging populations, and the collapse of traditional sectors like fishing. These are further aggravated by environmental disasters, which weaken local economies. Public sector intervention is therefore essential, not only to provide an immediate response, but also to guarantee long-term solutions. This study explores the contribution of state-led tourism infrastructures to rural development and post-disaster recovery, taking the Parador Costa da Morte in Galicia as a case study. Based on data from a survey of parador guests, it identifies tourist profiles through factor and cluster motivation analysis. The parador’s impacts on the surrounding region are assessed by examining tourists’ travel patterns and spending behavior, as well as the analysis of secondary data on regional changes in tourism supply and demand. The results show widely differing motivations and, despite varying visitor profiles, the predominance of a tourism typology that generates significant local spillovers. These findings support the potential of high-quality, publicly driven tourism initiatives to stimulate the economy of structurally disadvantaged rural areas. The article ends with recommendations for tourism strategies aligned with local recovery and development goals.

Keywords: post-disaster recovery; public accommodation infrastructure; tourist motivation; rural regeneration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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