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Misalignment in consumption practices in hiking tourism: A qualitative study in Northern Portugal

datacite.subject.fosCiências Sociais::Economia e Gestão
datacite.subject.sdg11:Cidades e Comunidades Sustentáveis
dc.contributor.authorQuintão, Ronan
dc.contributor.authorLopes, Luisa
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Lara
dc.contributor.authorEsteves, Salete
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-15T11:32:20Z
dc.date.available2025-10-15T11:32:20Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractThis study addresses a theoretical gap by investigating the impact of the misalignment in non-food consumption practices, such as preparation, planning, and execution of hiking tourism activities, an area that has been underexplored in existing literature, which primarily focuses on food practices. To extend this literature, the present research aims to understand how the misalignment of these practices affects the consumer experience in hiking tourism. Based on participant observation and ethnographic interviews conducted at a hiking tourism event in northern Portugal, the paper highlights the behavior of regular hiking tourism consumers and its impact on their tourism experience. The main findings indicate that the ineptitude in selecting and using equipment, difficulty in assessing physical effort, and increased physical demand during the activity, due to the misalignment of consumption practices, negatively affect the experience of regular hiking tourism consumers. The study contributes theoretically by expanding the understanding of how misalignments in non-food consumption practices affect hiking tourism. By identifying these misalignments, the study enables consumers and organizations to promote learning and enhance the consumption experience in hiking tourism.por
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work is financed by National Funds through FCT - Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P., under project Refª UIDB/04470/2020. Thanks to the Centre for Research, Development and Innovation in Tourism (CiTUR).
dc.identifier.citationQuintão, R., Lopes, L., Santos, L, Esteves, S. (2025). Misalignment in consumption practices in hiking tourism: A qualitative study in Northern Portugal. In: Carvalho, J.V., Abreu, A., Franco, M., Liberato, P. (eds) Advances in Tourism, Technology and Systems. ICOTTS 2024. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies. Singapore: Springer Nature. vol 1, p.487-497. ISBN 9789819653959
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-981-96-5396-6_39
dc.identifier.isbn9789819653959
dc.identifier.issn2190-3018
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/34836
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherSpringer Nature
dc.relationCentre for Tourism Research, Development and Innovation
dc.relation.ispartofSmart Innovation, Systems and Technologies
dc.relation.ispartofAdvances in Tourism, Technology and Systems
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectHiking Tourism
dc.subjectMisalignment of Consumption Practices
dc.subjectQualitative Research
dc.titleMisalignment in consumption practices in hiking tourism: A qualitative study in Northern Portugalpor
dc.typeconference paper
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oaire.citation.endPage497
oaire.citation.startPage487
oaire.citation.titleAdvances in Tourism, Technology and Systems.
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