Cultural tourism [[electronic resource] ] : case study Portugal / / Laura Duhme

• Autore: Duhme Laura
• Pubblicazione: Hamburg, : Diplomica Verlag, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (106 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.4791
• Soggetto topico: Heritage tourism; Tourism - Portugal
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Cultural tourism
• ISBN: 3-8428-2948-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461661903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II