Cultural tourism : case study Portugal / Laura Duhme.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Duhme, Laura.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heritage tourism--Case studies.

Heritage tourism.

Tourism--Portugal.

Tourism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (106 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hamburg : Diplomica Verlag, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Hauptbeschreibung Cultural tourism is nowadays considered the fastest growing market in tourism. The research was obtained to gain further insight about cultural tourists. The study explored cultural tourists in Portugal through investigating the profile, motivation and level of interest of cultural tourists, in the specific case of Silves. Silves is a small town in the Algarve region, and as the former Capital of the Algarve in the period when the Arabs were ruling, the town is left with Arabic Heritage. The literature of cultural tourism revealed that further research is needed

Contents:

Cultural tourism: Case study Portugal; Abstract; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Background of the study; 1.2 The rationale of the research; 1.3 Aim and Objectives; 1.4 Methodology; 1.5 Research framework; Chapter 2 Literature Review; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Cultural tourism; 2.2.1 Definition of cultural tourism; 2.2.2 Typology of Cultural Attraction; 2.2.3 Cultural Tourist; 2.3 Tourist Motivation; 2.3.1 Definition of Tourist Motivation; 2.3.2 Tourist Motivation Theories; 2.4 Case study Silves

2.4.1 Cultural tourism in Portugal 2.4.2 Tourism in the Algarve; 2.4.3 Silves; 2.5 Summary; Chapter 3 Methodology; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Research Aim and Objectives; 3.3 Type of Research; 3.4 Primary versus Secondary Data; 3.5 Primary research; 3.5.1 Quantitative vs. Qualitative Research; 3.5.2 Sampling; 3.5.3 Survey Design; 3.5.4 Questionnaire Design; 3.5.5 Pilot survey and Pre-Pilot testing; 3.6 Data Analysis; 3.7 Research Limitations; 3.8 Summary; Chapter 4 Main findings; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Profile of tourists visiting Silves; 4.3 Motivation of tourists visiting Silves

4.3.1 Analysis of the primary purpose 4.3.2 Analysis of the importance of motivational items; 4.4 Classifying the tourist's degree of interest in cultural tourism; Chapter 5 Discussion and Recommendations; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Discussion of the main findings; 5.3 Recommendations for further research; References; Appendices; Author's Profile

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9783842829480

3842829485

OCLC:

815391719