Projection of cyclo turistic routes inside Pernambuco, Brazil

Abstract

Cycle tourism it is a bicycle recreational activity that can provides some health benefits and be economically profitable. The creation of City routes potentially generates new job opportunities for the communities in the vicinities of these routes. The aim of this study was to identify the characteristics of the practitioners of this activity in Pernambuco State and suggest the creation of new cycle touristic routes on Southern of Zona da Mata once it is rated as the second lower incidents area with bicycle riders in Pernambuco. To assess and understand the user’s profile, filling forms were utilized in the State to identify what the users consider as important in a route. Specialists were interviewed to define criteria’s to set it up in a hierarchy as postulant County. The “Analytic Hierarchy Proccess” – AHP is a reliable tool to help us to take a final decision. The results showed 7 out 24 Counties assessed has the best conditions for a route implantation due to Natural riches, cultural potentiality and infra structure that was considered by the interviewed population as an indispensable criteria’s. Following this, 3 touristic cycle routes can be suggested to help potentialize the local economy if transformed in a tourism product by the Tourism agencies and local Government.