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Cultural tourism: Case study Portugal

:	Laura Duhme
:	Cultural tourism: Case study Portugal
:	Diplomica Verlag GmbH
:	9783842829480
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:	CHF 40.00
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:	Einzelne Wirtschaftszweige, Branchen
:	English

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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 about the relation between the dependent variable of socio-demographics/trip characteristics and motivation and preferences for behavioural items of the cultural tourists.
A combination of primary and secondary research has been applied in order to examine the topic, achieve the objectives and test the hypotheses. For the primary research, a survey was carried out at the site of Silves in Portugal, whereby altogether 196 valid surveys were obtained.

Laura Duhme, M.A. was born in 1984 in Cologne/ Germany. After finishing high school she decided to study in the Netherlands, completing a study in Business Administration. During her study the author meet people with many different cultural backgrounds. The curiosity drove her to travel to many countries and even to study, work and live in seven, including Guatemala, Canada and Portugal. In England, she enjoyed an excellent university education, which she completed with distinction. Six years abroad has shaped her and given an extensive knowledge about different cultures, but also about travelling and the tourism industry.

	Cultural tourism: Case study Portugal	1
	Abstract	3
	Acknowledgements	4
	Table of Contents	5
	List of Tables	7
	List of Figures	8
	List of Abbreviations	9
	Chapter 1 Introduction	11
	1.1 Background of the study	11
	1.2 The rationale of the research	11
	1.3 Aim and Objectives	12
	1.4 Methodology	13
	1.5 Research framework	13
	Chapter 2 Literature Review	15
	2.1 Introduction	15
	2.2 Cultural tourism	15
	2.2.1 Definition of cultural tourism	15
	2.2.2 Typology of Cultural Attraction	18
	2.2.3 Cultural Tourist	20
	2.3 Tourist Motivation	28
	2.3.1 Definition of Tourist Motivation	28
	2.3.2 Tourist Motivation Theories	30
	2.4 Case study Silves	33
	2.4.1 Cultural tourism in Portugal	33
	2.4.2 Tourism in the Algarve	34
	2.4.3 Silves	35
	2.5 Summary	36
	Chapter 3 Methodology	37
	3.1 Introduction	37
	3.2 Research Aim and Objectives	37
	3.3 Type of Research	39
	3.4 Primary versus Secondary Data	40
	3.5 Primary research	41
	3.5.1 Quantitative vs. Qualitative Research	41
	3.5.2 Sampling	43
	3.5.3 Survey Design	46
	3.5.4 Questionnaire Design	47
	3.5.5 Pilot survey and Pre-Pilot testing	48
	3.6 Data Analysis	50
	3.7 Research Limitations	51
	3.8 Summary	52
	Chapter 4 Main findings	53
	4.1 Introduction	53
	4.2 Profile of tourists visiting Silves	53
	4.3 Motivation of tourists visiting Silves	58
	4.3.1 Analysis of the primary purpose	59
	4.3.2 Analysis of the importance of motivational items	60
	4.4 Classifying the tourist’s degree of interest in cultural tourism	68
	Chapter 5 Discussion and Recommendations	82
	5.1 Introduction	82
	5.2 Discussion of the main findings	82
	5.3 Recommendations for further research	88
	References	89
	Appendices	96
	Author’s Profile	105