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European Union food geographical indication qualifications: a systematic litera...
Queiroz Veiga e Mendes, Teresa Maria; Rodrigues, Cristina; Alén, Elisa; Liberato, Dália; Sousa, Ana CristinaEuropean Union (EU) Geographical Indication (GI) qualifications represent food products quality and reputation from specific geographical origins, connected with specific food production and/ or transformation, from diversified EU territories. Several studies show that food products demand increases once they are recognized as GI products, mainly by international tourists. On the other hand, constructs such as ...
The Tourist Attractiveness of the Routes in the Chaves (Portugal)-Verín (Spain)...
Alén, Elisa; Azevedo, Pedro; Xerardo PereiroThe aim of this study is to identify and analyse the main attractions of these routes. On the one hand, to highlight the expansion of cross-border tourism through the results obtained and, on the other, to emphasise the border as a pole of attraction. On the other hand, the tourist revitalisation of various routes has led to an increase in demand from users and tourists in recent years. The main itineraries tha...
Residents’ Perceptions of Sustainable Tourism Development in an Emerging Destin...
Mota, Miguel Ângelo Sousa Dias Ferreira da; Vieira, Isabel; Rodrigues, Ana; Alén, ElisaDespite extensive research into the residents’ perceptions of sustainable tourism development (STD) over the past few decades, there has been little exploration of emerging destinations in low-density regions. This study uses a bidirectional analysis to segment the residents of a historic town in the north of Portugal (Lamego), which is part of the Douro World Heritage delimitation. This study applies a factor-...
Business Tourism Development in the Fashion Industry
Mendes, Benedita; Liberato, Dália; Alén, Elisa; Liberato, PedroOne of the main objectives of a country’s fashion industry is to enable the consumer to identify the country as an indicator of how good the products are, because, from that perspective, they will prefer that country’s products and there may be the possibility of not paying more for a product that they believe to be of high quality. In this perspective, the fashion industry had great relevance for the national ...
Fashion as an economic sustainability indicator in tourism destinations’ govern...
Liberato, Dália; Mendes, Benedita; Alén, Elisa; Liberato, PedroIn the tourism sector, the hosting of events has been playing an increasingly significant role in attracting visitors and differentiating between competing destinations. Events play an important role in a destination’s marketing strategy. There are several motivational typologies that induce the growth in the number of participants in fashion events, among them getting to know designers, brands, and new collect...
The influence of the senior tourist profile on the assessment of the dimensions...
Lopes, Maria Carlos; Liberato, Dália; Alén, ElisaQuality of life is a construct that has been much debated and that has caused persistent challenges in the realization of a definition. Due to its multidimensional character, and because its nature comprises the physical, economic, mental, social, environmental, among others, and not least, because this construct depends on the values and perceptions of the individuals involved, a consensual definition has not ...
Business tourism development in the fashion industry
Mendes, Benedita; Liberato, Dália; Alén, Elisa; Liberato, PedroThe book features the first volume of the proceedings of the 10th International Conference of the International Association of Cultural and Digital Tourism (IACuDiT), with the theme “Recent Advancements in Tourism Business, Technology, and Social Sciences,” which was held from August 29 to 31, 2023, in Crete, Greece. It showcases the latest research on Tourism Business, Technology, and Social Sciences and prese...
Influencing wine tourists' decision-making with VR: the impact of immersive exp...
Sousa, Nuno André Pinto de; Alén, Elisa; Losada, Nieves; Melo, MiguelVirtual Reality (VR) has proven to be an important contribution to tourists' decision-making regarding a destination. This fact can be determinant, especially when tourists face some social limitation or restriction that conditions their participation in tourism activities. Therefore, we aim to understand whether the possibility of experiencing immersive wine tourism activities can encourage future visits, as w...
Virtual reality in wine tourism: Immersive experiences for promoting travel des...
Sousa, Nuno André Pinto de; Alén, Elisa; Losada, Nieves; Melo, MiguelVirtual reality (VR) has emerged as a powerful promotional tool in tourism, providing consumers immersive and engaging experiences. However, its specific impact on the wine tourism sector remains underexamined. This study aims to both investigate and convincingly highlight the promotional influence of VR on the inten tion to visit wine tourism destinations. By providing an immersive VR experience to 405 partici...
The adoption of virtual reality technologies in the Tourism Sector: influences ...
Sousa, Nuno André Pinto de; Alén, Elisa; Losada, Nieves; Melo, MiguelPurpose: The adoption of Virtual Reality (VR) is becoming increasingly common among tourism companies, seeking innovative solutions that allow for virtual exploration of destinations. To understand this new trend, this study explores in-depth the factors that influence the adoption of VR by tourism companies. Methods: Using the method of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) and the TOE theory (Technol...