Towards an interpretation of the Portuguese cultural tourist: Motivations and constraints
The importance of cultural tourism for the development of tourist destinations has created a need for knowledge on both supply and demand sides, related to the motivations and constraints which can affect the decisions of the cultural tourist. The aim of this study is to develop and validate for the...
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| author | Ana Ramires Anabela Monteiro Sofia Lopes Sara Rodrigues de Sousa Ângela Leite |
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| description | The importance of cultural tourism for the development of tourist destinations has created a need for knowledge on both supply and demand sides, related to the motivations and constraints which can affect the decisions of the cultural tourist. The aim of this study is to develop and validate for the Portuguese tourists two scales to measure motivations to travel and its constraints, considering theories of needs and constraints, and to examine differences according to tourists’ socio-demographic characteristics. The scales were determined using a non-linear principal component analysis followed by bootstrap confirmatory factor analysis, and differences were examined using parametric tests. A six-dimensional model for motivations and a five-dimensional model for constraints were validated, both with good overall fit. Motives linked to culture, intellectual curiosity and cultural knowledge stand out with high levels of relevance. Lack of resources and other commitments are the most important constraints. Significant differences were found in almost all characteristics. The results reveal influential dimensions on travel decisions which are of utmost importance for the design of the cultural offer of destinations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bd58948dcc88466880bf7094a738ccb92023-04-26T07:22:02ZengLodz University PressTourism0867-58562080-69222022-12-0132218721410.18778/0867-5856.32.2.1013892Towards an interpretation of the Portuguese cultural tourist: Motivations and constraintsAna Ramires0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3028-0563Anabela Monteiro1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8506-6073Sofia Lopes2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7803-513XSara Rodrigues de Sousa3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4069-4118Ângela Leite4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0560-1756Instituto Português de Administração de Marketing – IPAM Porto, PortugalUniversidade Europeia, CiTUR – IPLeiria, PortugalUniversidade Lusíada, Universidade Europeia, PortugalUniversidade Europeia | CEComp/FLUL, PortugalCEFH Universidade Católica Portuguesa Braga, PortugalThe importance of cultural tourism for the development of tourist destinations has created a need for knowledge on both supply and demand sides, related to the motivations and constraints which can affect the decisions of the cultural tourist. The aim of this study is to develop and validate for the Portuguese tourists two scales to measure motivations to travel and its constraints, considering theories of needs and constraints, and to examine differences according to tourists’ socio-demographic characteristics. The scales were determined using a non-linear principal component analysis followed by bootstrap confirmatory factor analysis, and differences were examined using parametric tests. A six-dimensional model for motivations and a five-dimensional model for constraints were validated, both with good overall fit. Motives linked to culture, intellectual curiosity and cultural knowledge stand out with high levels of relevance. Lack of resources and other commitments are the most important constraints. Significant differences were found in almost all characteristics. The results reveal influential dimensions on travel decisions which are of utmost importance for the design of the cultural offer of destinations.https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/tourism/article/view/13990travel motivationstravel constraintscultural touristportugalscale validation |
| spellingShingle | Ana Ramires Anabela Monteiro Sofia Lopes Sara Rodrigues de Sousa Ângela Leite Towards an interpretation of the Portuguese cultural tourist: Motivations and constraints Tourism travel motivations travel constraints cultural tourist portugal scale validation |
| title | Towards an interpretation of the Portuguese cultural tourist: Motivations and constraints |
| title_full | Towards an interpretation of the Portuguese cultural tourist: Motivations and constraints |
| title_fullStr | Towards an interpretation of the Portuguese cultural tourist: Motivations and constraints |
| title_full_unstemmed | Towards an interpretation of the Portuguese cultural tourist: Motivations and constraints |
| title_short | Towards an interpretation of the Portuguese cultural tourist: Motivations and constraints |
| title_sort | towards an interpretation of the portuguese cultural tourist motivations and constraints |
| topic | travel motivations travel constraints cultural tourist portugal scale validation |
| url | https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/tourism/article/view/13990 |
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