IPDT is simultaneously Affiliate Member of the World Tourism Organisation (WTO) and the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) and is part of a worldwide network of public and private organisations in the sector. In 2011 it was awarded with the medal of Tourism Merit by the Portuguese government.
IPDT – Institute for Planning and Development of Tourism – is a specialist consultancy in the tourism sector, focused on optimizing and qualifying resources – Human, Tourist and Financial – which allows to increase and make more sustainable the performance of destinations and public organizations and private companies operating in the tourism sector.
IPDT’s tourism consulting experience allows us to identify that the most powerful tools for the competitiveness and success of tourism companies and destinations are:
We are tourism consultancy specialists. We advise, develop, manage, promote and evaluate the performance of tourist destinations and companies.
We organize and advise whole sustainability certification process of tourist destinations and companies. Within the scope of tourism sustainability, we draw up sustainable tourism plans, which suport long-term development measures, with positive impacts on people and territories.
We develop digital communication and tourism promotion strategies that position brands in the top-of-mind of consumers. We create and implement digital communication strategies aimed at tourism markets – websites, social networks and search engine positioning.
We guarantee to reach international audiences of high interest that allows companies and clinics to generate more contacts from international clients, more appointments and an increase in the base of followers through a differentiated communication from other competitors.
We advise the application framed in two safeguarding mechanisms: inscription of an intangible expression in the National Inventory of Cultural and Intangible Heritage and the application to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage.
