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This survey is part of a worldwide research programme conducted by the Association for Tourism and Leisure Education (ATLAS). The aim of the study is to find out more about visitors to cultural events and attractions, their motivations, activities and impressions. For further information about the survey please contact: Richards.g@buas.nl.
CultSense Edu - Sharing Educational Insights
In this first number, we share insights into how the project has been stimulating co-creation with students with video, on staff training for cultural sensitivity and the use of interactive webinars for and with students.
In this ebook you will find a series of papers, which can be read out of curiosity,
as a leisure activity, for inspiration, for research, for self-reflection, and as
educational material in formal and informal educational contexts. The case
studies are divided into four sections: Emotions, Culture and Tourism; Tastes
of Culture; Spirituality and Sa...
The use of space‐based Automatic Dependent Surveillance‐Broadcast (ADS‐B) receivers to extend aircraft surveillance beyond line‐of‐sight communication has been discussed since the late 2000s and has been demonstrated in various missions. Although recent demonstrations have relied on small CubeSat platforms, the use of the smallest possible form fac...
Hughes (1995) suggests that there is a 'notion of a natural relationship between a region's land, its climatic
conditions and the character of food it produces. It is this geographical diversity which provides for the regional
distinctiveness in culinary traditions and the evolution of a characteristic heritage'. Food patterns and customs develop
d...
We explore the role of restaurants and food events in promoting local and regional gastronomy in the Minho region in Northern Portugal. Interviews with restaurant owners and event organizers in this mainly rural region reveal that innovation is driven mainly by changing consumer tastes, but also constrained by consumer expectations of low prices. R...
This paper aims to investigate the underlying drivers of co-creation in food-and-wine tourism experiences and, consequently, to explore how they might influence the level of tourists' active participation in related activities. An online survey was developed and sent to platforms specialised in food-and-wine related tourism experiences. A total of...
An analysis of supply and demand for religious tourism in the Minho region of Northern Portugal.
Purpose
In general, literature recognises that co-creative experiences add value to the tourism experience, yet empirical research within food-and-wine context remains scarce. This study aims to analyse the tourists’ perceptions of the co-creation construct, their food-and-wine tourism experiences and their willingness to actively co-create in this...
Purpose
This study analyses the dimensions of cocreation in on-site food-related activities.
Design/methodology/approach
A systematic literature review was conducted in two databases (Scopus and Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) Web of Science), and 67 peer-reviewed articles were identified on cocreation in tourism experiences.
Findings...
The ISTnanosat team from Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon, Portugal has been developing a small satellite involving an ADS-B technology demonstration mission since 2017 under ESA’s “Fly Your Satellite!” program. The team chose to develop most subsystems in-house, an approach which led to an innovative design which departs from other missions wi...
This study aims to understand how
conflicting stakeholders’ interests and agendas of the public, private and
non-profit sectors may affect the management of the tourism destination
identity. It focuses on Northern Portugal, a geographical area with contrasting
characteristics, ranging from coastal urban areas to rural hinterland, each
dealing with...
Wine tourism is considered a crucial element for the tourism industry and for the sector of viniculture and wine industry. In this context, wine-producing regions increasingly seek ways of providing value-added experiences to visitors in order to develop the destination and possibly gain a competitive advantage over its competitors. Wine tourism ex...
Using food as a differentiating asset of destinations and its potential in influencing tourists' travel decisions is being much discussed in academia. Different countries use distinct terms to relate food to tourism. Concepts such as culinary tourism, food tourism and gastronomy tourism are used interchangeably. This paper aims to explore regional...
A chronological analysis of Christian pilgrimages over the course of around 2,000 years of existence suggests that there have been swings in their level of popularity: strong whenever the ruling classes whether religious or civil) protect popular sanctuaries and declining whenever policies constraint the practice of pilgrimages. This paper starts w...
This paper identifies the perceptions and behaviours of owners/ managers of rural small and medium‑sized tourism enterprises (SMTEs) regarding the use of social networks at the present time and in the future. Based on a qualitative perspective, nine semi-structured interviews were conducted with owners / managers of SMTEs based in the Minho ‑ Lima...
Este capítulo pretende apresentar uma reflexão acerca do desenvolvimento estratégico do turismo de
negócios em Portugal, consubstanciado no PENT e na sua atualização aprovada pela Resolução do
Conselho de Ministros (RCM) n.º 24/2013, de 16 de abril, após uma caracterização do produto “turismo
de negócios” e da sua representatividade em Portugal, no...
O presente artigo identifica as perceções e comportamentos por parte dos proprietários/gerentes das pequenas e médias empresas turísticas (PMETs) de alojamento em relação à utilização das redes sociais, no presente e no futuro. Tendo por base uma perspetiva qualitativa, foram realizadas nove entrevistas semiestruturadas aos proprietários/gerentes d...
Many travellers whose main motivation is religious tourism (Catholic) have visited the major shrines such as the Holy Land, the Vatican, Lourdes (France) and Fatima (Portugal). After having been in those places /shrines, religious tourists seek to visit other sanctuaries but find that the offer is limited. With that in mind, in 2016, three research...
O texto aqui proposto resulta de um estudo sobre a análise da cooperação estratégica entre os sectores público e privado para o desenvolvimento turístico local; as parcerias público-privadas no sector do turismo, mais concretamente em territórios de cariz rural e de baixa densidade populacional. A problemática da pesquisa tem como objectivo a avali...
In 2003, a study was conducted in northern Portugal designed to establish the religious tourism potential throughout the region. The study was part of a wider project entitled “Religious Tourism as a motor for regional development”, carried out by a regional organization, funded by the national government and part funded by the European regional st...
Because culture's role in tourism is key and usually the primary reason for visiting certain tourist destinations, the development of cultural tourism as a component of cultural economic development is important in that it requires a destination to sell its culture and creativity to the intended market. This paper seeks to explore the attitudes, ex...
Travel related to religious sites and festivals, pilgrimage or spirituality is a long established and extremely important sector of the tourism market. Pilgrimage sites provide an important underpinning to the basic tourism product not only at the pilgrimage destinations but also along the routes leading to them, which often attract those not trave...
Increasingly, new challenges face tourism destinations, such as changing consumer preferences, the increasing involvement of host communities, technological innovation and environmental pressures. Mostly due to rapidly changing technology, change in work skills and intense pressures of (global) competition, tourism education is often criticized as...
The latest trends suggest that tourism planning and development requires that destinations differentiate the tourism product in an increasingly competitive market. Expectations of todays experiential traveller require that destinations deliver the most memorable experiences. Tourism products must adapt to such changing tourist demand. As an emergin...
This paper explores the case of Georgia in Southwestern Asia as an emerging tourist destination and focuses on the potential of the ancient city of Mtskheta for developing religious heritage tourism. Classified as the City Museum Reserve of Mtshketa, the area is comprised of an ensemble of monuments that is protected under national law as a City-Mu...
This paper critically reviews tourism developments in the Alto Minho province of northern Portugal over the period 1986–1996. At the time of Portugal's accession to the European Union this region was widely regarded, certainly by sociologists, as the most rural area of western Europe. By contrast to many other western European rural areas it has a...
Northern Portugal may be viewed as peripheral in Europe as it has many characteristics that Sofield (2003) associates with remote locations: rural depopulation, marginal economies, a high quality natural environment, and cultures in transition from traditional to modern. There is evidence to suggest that community development with a significant emp...
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CultSense aims to address the issues of increased mobility pressures, and tensions and conflicts between locals and travellers.
We believe that education plays a major role in addressing the challenges of mobility which are also related to citizenship. By sensitizing young travellers to local cultures, the project contributes to better quality of life for locals, more meaningful experiences for travellers.
The partnership is composed by the following organisations: Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands (lead partner); University of Girona, Spain; NOVIA University of Applied Sciences, Finland; Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Portugal; Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania; together with associated partners WYSE Travel Confederation and the Association for Tourism and Leisure Education.
Co-Funded by Erasmus+, 2020-1-NL01-KA203-064791
This section describes the work of the ATLAS Cultural Tourism Project, which has been monitoring the developme t of cultural tourism globally since 1991. In addition to the published sources available here, you can find more information about the visitor surveys and methodology on https://www.richardstourism.com/atlas-cultural-tourism-project
The aim of this project is to examine the links between gastronomy and tourism, particularly in terms of the way places are shaped through their gastronomic cultures and how this makes them attractive for tourism development and marketing.
