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Exploring the potential of Flickr user–generated content for tourism research: insights from Portugal

Publication . Martins, Márcio Ribeiro; Santos, Arlindo

The purpose of this research is to present and discuss the methods of identifying visitors and local population in tourism studies using geotagged photos from the Flickr social network, and differentiating them according to their country of residence. This study focuses on 1,434,268 photos taken in Portugal between 2010 and 2022 and uploaded by 31,286 Flickr users. Different approaches to cleaning the database, to distinguishing tourists from locals, and to identify their country of residence were employed and discussed. After data cleaning, the photos database corresponds to 1,144,981 photos shared by 29,890 users. Using the information provided in each user’s profile and the time zone, 12,144 users (41%) were classified as visitors and 2,659 users (9%) as locals. The monthly distribution of the percentage of photos uploaded by users classified as visitors coincides with the high season of tourist activity in Portugal. The distribution of users by country of residence coincides with the main inbound markets in Portugal: Spain, United Kingdom, France and Germany. Building on a country-wide case study, the contribution of this paper is a refined understanding of the use of Flickr usergenerated content in tourism studies, proposing a frame-work to facilitate all researchers to use this data source more frequently.

2024Journal article

Open access

Literary tourism in northern portugal: an exploratory perspective

Publication . Sousa, Bruno; Liberato, Pedro; Liberato, Dália; Pereira, Carina; Rodrigues, Cristina; Costa, Adriano; Malheiro, Alexandra; Esteves, Elsa Tavares; Carvalho, Pedro

The present study intends to structure a tourist offer based on literary tourism, with the proposal of literary routes in the Northern region of Portugal, in particular the municipalities covered by the Regional Tourism Authority - Entidade Regional de Turismo do Porto e Norte (ERTPNP), through the dynamisation of its literary heritage and its socio-cultural stimulation. It is expected to contribute to the promotion of tourism policies oriented to the development of new products and experiences, based on the identity and specificities of the different territories involved, with relevant authors and works. In addition, it is expected to develop a prototype of an APP for the promotion and dynamisation of one of the literary routes, the most representative of the literary heritage of the region which will provide an immersive and rich experience. A process that will involve the different stakeholders.The project aims to create a territorial database where a literary tourism development model can be applied through tourist routes. The criteria for applying the methodology will be based on: Cultural value of literary activities and their attractiveness to visitors; Literary nature of activities offered; Benefits for the local community; Involvement of the local community in the design of literary experiences; Relationship between visitors, local producers, and the local community; Use of local resources for the development of literary experiences; Use of digital techniques to develop engaging and participatory experiences.

2024Conference object

Open access

Literary Tourism: Literature Developments and Research Lines from 2015 to 2020

Publication . Rodrigues, Cristina; Liberato, Dália; Esteves, Elsa Tavares; Sousa, Bruno; Liberato, Pedro; Costa, Adriano; Pereira, Carina; Malheiro, Maria Alexandra; Carvalho, Pedro

Although literary tourism is still an understudied field, the beneficial rela-tionship between tourism and literature is becoming very clear. Literary tourism involves the literary heritage of places, namely visits to sites related to literary works and the lives of writers. There are already some empirical studies that demonstrate the importance of this type of tourism as a guarantee of cultural enrichment of desti-nations and sustainable tourism practices. This tourism has begun to be explored in the development of tourism products and experiences, such as itineraries, or infras-tructures linked to literary heritage that increase the attractiveness and competitive-ness of destinations. This study analyzes literary tourism as a field of research and explores its state of the art through a bibliometric review that includes content anal-ysis. For this purpose, articles published in the period 2015–2020, identified in the Web of Science database, were analyzed. The results identify the main topics of these publications and their temporal analysis, the research methods and techniques applied, the case studies related to authors and works, also the geographies studied and some important insights on literary tourism that address different dimensions. Overall, this study provides a rich understanding of the contemporary study of literary tourism, in a particularly rich period in terms of scientific advances in this area, still under-expressed.

2024Conference object

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Business Tourism Development in the Fashion Industry

Publication . Mendes, Benedita; Liberato, Dália; Alén, Elisa; Liberato, Pedro

One of the main objectives of a country’s fashion industry is to enable the consumer to identify the country as an indicator of how good the products are, because, from that perspective, they will prefer that country’s products and there may be the possibility of not paying more for a product that they believe to be of high quality. In this perspective, the fashion industry had great relevance for the national economy and therefore national marketing strategies should develop and promote a positive image of the country and of its products to increase the volume of exporting. Thus, in an increasingly competitive and demanding market, fashion business tourism has become essential for the fashion industry to be known by its potential consumers, associated with a high degree of quality, technological improvements as well as sustainable practices in its production. However, fashion business tourism is not properly valued by the tourism industry, so this research aims to deepen scientific knowledge about this segment. The general objective of this study is to understand the role of fashion business tourism in the northern region of Portugal, in general, and in the city of Vila Nova de Famalicão as the Portuguese capital of the textile industry. The research applied a qualitative methodology, with data collection through semi-structured interviews with representatives of textile factories and of textile associations. The results provide relevant data for the valorization of the sector and the region, through cooperation and regional promotion strategies, relevant to the desirable notoriety of the fashion industry promoting business tourism.

2024Conference object

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Turismo e COVID-19: impactos e implicações no comportamento do consumidor turístico

Publication . Garcez, Ana; Franco, João; Correia, Ricardo

A pandemia Covid-19 gerou um surto sanitário e uma crise na atividade turística sem precedentes à escala mundial. Os efeitos da pandemia mais do que contraírem de imediato a procura revelam ter efeitos estruturais no comportamento do consumidor turístico. A partir de uma revisão de literatura baseada no comportamento do consumidor foi construído um modelo explicativo que põe em interação as necessidades do novo consumidor, com a reformulação da oferta turística para atender a essas necessidades. Conclui-se que a pandemia provocou um impacto permanente no comportamento do consumidor, acelerando a migração para o online, com maior ênfase na segurança, higiene e saúde.

2021Conference object

Open access