The commission was made to l’Escamot SCCL by the Research Group on Territorial Analysis and Tourism Studies of the URV (GRATET), framed within two projects: ‘COVID-19 and mobility in tourist territories: changes in patterns and their effect on the physical and mental health of visitors and residents – COVMOVTUR’ (funded by the Supera COVID-19 Fund – Santander Universities, CRUE Spanish Universities, CSIC) and ‘Effects of COVID-19 on tourist mobility in the Costa Daurada and Terres de l’Ebre – COVTUR-TGN’ (funded by the Diputació de Tarragona).

One line of these research projects focuses on understanding the perception and evaluation of the perceived impact of COVID-19 on mobility flows in the territory by key technical agents, as well as identifying and assessing the measures developed by the institution they represent, in response to the needs arising from the pandemic.

In a second phase of the study, GRATET commissions L’ESCAMOT SCCL to conduct three focus groups with a selection of technical managers from the main case studies in order to delve deeper into the key aspects identified based on initial questionnaires.

The commission involves, at the direct proposal of GRATET and with the support of its members, the following phases to be developed by l’Escamot:

1. Design of discussion groups.
2. Organization of discussion groups.
3. Conducting discussion groups.
4. Preparation of the final report.