Tourists’ perceptions of world heritage destinations: the case of Guimarães (Portugal)

Guimarães is a UNESCO world heritage site, deemed as such in 2001 and hosted the 2012 European Capital of Culture. This paper examines the profile, destination image, and motivations of tourists’ visiting behaviors in Guimarães before the cultural event. Based on survey responses from 276 tourists,...

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Main Author: Remoaldo, Paula Cristina Almeida (author)
Other Authors: Ribeiro, J. Cadima (author), Vareiro, Laurentina (author), Santos, J. Freitas (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Guimarães
Tourists’ perceptions
Tourist destination image
Motivations
Cultural tourism
Social Sciences
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/30537
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/30537

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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/30537

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