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Tourism Observatories (TO) operate in several countries, having their implementation recommended by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). Despite its growing importance as a Destination Management Organization (DMO), TO have still been poorly studied and research that sought to understand their nature and the relationships they develop with tourist destinations is rare. To contribute to overcoming this gap, a model for the analysis of TO was proposed based on the Capital System (CS) and built from the study of 39 TO from 10 countries in Europe and Latin America. The research is exploratory-descriptive, used a mixed method in a convergent project that integrated qualitative and quantitative research and covered content analysis, interviews, application of questionnaires by e-mail and survey. As a result, it presents a model for analysis validated with 29 OT which identified the occurrence of configurations of TO and the relationships established by them with characteristics of the destinations in which they operate. In addition of contributing to a better theoretical understanding of the object, the model also demonstrated potential to become a viable tool to assist governments and professionals in the sector to manage OT or their networks. ; Los Observatorios Turísticos (OT) operan en varios países y tienen su implementación sugerida por la Organización Mundial del Turismo (UNWTO). Mismo con su creciente importancia como Destination Management Organization (DMO) todavía fueran poco estudiados. Son raras las investigaciones que intentaran comprender su naturaleza y las relaciones que ellos desarrollan con los destinos turísticos. Así esta investigación busca contribuir para la superación de eso al proponer un modelo de análisis de OT basado en el Sistema de Capitales (SC) y construido a partir del estudio de 39 OT ubicados en 10 países de Europa y América Latina. El estudio es exploratorio-descriptivo, utilizó el método mixto en un proyecto convergente que integró investigación cualitativa y cuantitativa con ...

Abstract Accelerated urbanization has stimulated tourism in natural areas and the search for a reconnection between man and nature. In that context, this article narrates the implementation of the Brazilian Trails System (RBT) based on the monitoring of the Regional Trail Caminho das Araucárias activities and the analysis of official documents and data available in social media. We evaluated the RBT's potential to contribute to environmental conservation, landscape connection, tourism promotion and well-being through open-air recreation. In this study, we found that 1.600 kilometers of new trails were created in two years, and that there has been a growth of volunteer work and of integration among Protected Area managers. Lastly, the study highlights the importance of regional trails in enabling the RBT and its valuable contribution to the conservation of protected areas and the generation of employment and local income, based on the good practices of similar international initiatives.