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Evaluating the contribution of a craft beer festival on a rural economy: The ca...
Rachão, Susana; Silva, Goretti; Fernandes, Carlos; Joukes, Veronika; Ferreira, CarlaThe development of craft beer festivals is attracting diverse visitors every year which has triggered the emergence of craft beer tourism. Drawing from a craft beer festival context, this paper focuses on analysing the sociodemographic and behavioural profile of, as well as the overall expenditure generated by Artbeerfest (ABF) participants in the rural area of Caminha (North of Portugal), in terms of consumpti...
Food-and-wine tourists’ willingness to pay for co-creation experiences: A gener...
Rachão, Susana; Breda, Zélia; Fernandes, Carlos; Joukes, Veronika; Ferreira, CarlaThis research aims to explore tourists’ willingness to pay (WTP) for food-and-wine experiences according to the generational cohorts’ theory. A positivist paradigm was employed, and data were gathered through an online survey made available from November 2018 to September 2019 and distributed through different platforms, with no incentive being offered. In total, 223 responses were validated and retained for an...
Accessible surf destinations : the case of Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Silva, Goretti; Rachão, Susana; Correia, Alexandra I.In recent years, there has been a growth in the travel of people with disabilities (PwD), which has led to an increase in demand for an accessible environment (infrastructure, transport, and services), and, thus, a growing recognition of the value of the accessible tourism segment. This study aims to explore the accessibility of the supply structures in a tourist destination through the analysis of the first Eu...
Assessing the potential for tourism development : northern Portugal as a surf d...
Silva, Goretti; Rachão, Susana; Correia, Alexandra I.; Soares, Luís AndréIncreasing awareness of the relevance of natural resources for the practice of outdoor leisure and recreation purposes has contributed to the increasing attention upon the assessment and monitoring of the quality of sports spots. As such, evaluating the existing natural conditions and leisure-related infrastructures is crucial, helping public and private stakeholders in decision-making processes. This chapter a...
Adventure sports and nature-based tourism : assessment of canyoning spots in th...
Correia, Alexandra I.; Silva, Goretti; Rachão, SusanaThe growing demand for natural areas and outdoor activities in the last decade, even more noticeable in the COVID19 worldwide pandemic situation, has led to the intensification and diversification of nature-based tourism supply in many regions, including the provision of adventure recreation activities, such as canyoning. However, and despite the increasing interest of companies, destinations, and academia in t...
Outdoor tourism in the north of Portugal from the perspective of tourist entert...
Martins, Oliva M. D.; Nunes, Alcina Maria; Vieira, Elvira; Rachão, Susana; Correia, Alexandra I.; Manuel, Fonseca; Silva, Goretti; Santos, SóniaPurpose: Based on the perception of those responsible for Tourist Entertainment Companies (TEC), the objective of the research is to contribute to the characterization of Outdoor Tourism (OT). Methodology: Through 38 individual in-depth interviews, qualitative research was developed with managers of tourist entertainment companies. The interviews were analyzed according to the supply perspective. Demand motivat...
Assessing trails and potential for hiking tourism in northern Portugal
Silva, Goretti; Rachão, Susana; Correia, Alexandra I.Outdoor activities, and in particular hiking activities, are amongst most significant tourism offer in many destinations, becoming even more relevant as COVID-19 pandemic hits Europe. Tourists are increasingly keen to travel to natural, rural and undertourism destinations, with a particular interest on Protected Areas (PAs). In order to provide extraordinary outdoor experiences, as hiking, a diversity of trails...
A methodology for the identification and assessment of the conditions for the p...
Silva, Goretti; Correia, Alexandra I.; Rachão, Susana; Nunes, Alcina; Vieira, Elvira; Santos, Sónia; Soares, Luís; Fonseca, ManuelTourists’ demand for outdoor sport-related activities has been growing in the last decade, leading to the recognition of the outdoor tourism potential of the development of rural and urban areas where the activities could take place. While the literature has recognized this potential, its features and the existing conditions for its practice are often not fully comprehended, mainly due to the lack of measuremen...
Supply-side perspectives on outdoor tourism in the north of Portugal
Martins, Oliva M. D.; Fernandes, Paula Odete; Nunes, Alcina; Rachão, Susana; Correia, Alexandra I.; Vieira, Elvira; Fonseca, Manuel José; Silva, GorettiNowadays, the tourism sector presents many opportunities and challenges. Outdoor Tourism (OT), due to the unusual situation experienced by the pandemic caused by COVID-19, maybe one of the main opportunities to promote the local development of tourist destinations. Most of the literature developed in this context has focused the demand side. Therefore, the investigation intended to fill this gap, considering th...
Supply-side perspectives on outdoor tourism in the North of Portugal
Martins, Oliva M.D.; Fernandes, Paula Odete; Nunes, Alcina; Rachão, Susana; Correia, Alexandra I.; Vieira, Elvira Pacheco; Fonseca, Manuel JoséNowadays, the tourism sector presents many opportunities and challenges. Outdoor Tourism (OT), due to the unusual situation experienced by the pandemic caused by COVID-19, maybe one of the main opportunities to promote the local development of tourist destinations. Most of the literature developed in this context has focused the demand side. Therefore, the investigation intended to fill this gap, considering th...