Destination image: perspectives of tourists vs. residents

This study aims to measure the image of Lagos in the Algarve region, the most important Portuguese destination, in a cognitive, affective and behavioral approach. Given the lack of studies which compare the perspectives of tourists and residents, the empirical investigation includes a mixed methodol...

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Main Author: Agapito, Dora (author)
Other Authors: Mendes, Júlio (author), Pinto, Patrícia (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/4340
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/4340
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Summary:This study aims to measure the image of Lagos in the Algarve region, the most important Portuguese destination, in a cognitive, affective and behavioral approach. Given the lack of studies which compare the perspectives of tourists and residents, the empirical investigation includes a mixed methodology enabling a holistic approach followed by a quantitative methodology with the use of questionnaires. The attributes that are more consensually associated with Lagos are the good weather and good beaches, although these variables do not have significant discriminatory power for “recommendation of the destination to friends and family” as the dependent variable, in a CHAID analysis.