Tourism Policies in Catalonia during the Second Spanish Republic

Authors

Saida Palou Rubio Institut Català de Recerca en Patrimoni Cultural (ICRPC-CERCA), Universitat de Girona

Keywords:

II Republic, Tourism, Catalonia, Decentralisation

Abstract

Tourism Policies in Catalonia during the Second Spanish Republic

As a consequence of the decentralization of tourism policy during the Second Spanish Republic, between 1932 and 1936 an autonomous tourism organization was set up in Catalonia. Thus, several institutions dedicated to the promotion of tourism were created, although they were unstable and most of them lacked economic resources. The first part of the article presents an analysis of the changes in tourism policy, from a monarchical Spain to a republican Spain. The second part of the paper focuses on the Catalan case, delving into its promotional bodies and political discourses related to identity, among others.

Received: 2023/06/22

Admitted: 2024/02/15

Author Biography

Saida Palou Rubio, Institut Català de Recerca en Patrimoni Cultural (ICRPC-CERCA), Universitat de Girona

Saida Palou Rubio es profesora asociada en la Universidad de Girona e investigadora en el Institut Català de Recerca en Patrimoni Cultural (ICRPC-CERCA). Doctora en Antropología Social por la Universidad de Barcelona (2011) con una tesis sobre la historia del turismo en Barcelona, que obtuvo el Premio Ciudad de Barcelona 2011 en la categoría de Historia. Su principal línea de investigación es la historia política y social del turismo en Cataluña; se ha especializado en el estudio de las instituciones y políticas turísticas del siglo XX, el análisis de la imagen turística y los discursos públicos del turismo en Barcelona. También se dedica al estudio del patrimonio cultural en contextos turísticos contemporáneos.