Changes in the Guimarães visitors` profile and the city attributes perceptions in the post hosting of the 2012 European Capital of Culture
The European Capitals of Culture (ECOC) are the most ambitious European cultural partnership project implemented in Europe, if one looks at its scale. In 2012, for the first time in Portugal, a medium sized city was its host. Guimarães (in the northwest of Portugal) was the city chosen. Three ye...
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| author | Paula Cristina Remoaldo Laurentina Vareiro José Cadima Ribeiro |
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| description | The European Capitals of Culture (ECOC) are the most ambitious
European cultural partnership project implemented in Europe, if one
looks at its scale. In 2012, for the first time in Portugal, a medium sized
city was its host. Guimarães (in the northwest of Portugal) was the city
chosen. Three years after hosting the ECOC, it is time to assess what has
changed as a consequence of hosting the event in terms of visitors’
profile and the perception of the city´s attributes. Primary data sources
were used, gathered via conducting surveys on tourists in the ex-ante
(2010/11) and post-event periods (2015) to Guimarães. Analytically,
statistical methods were used putting in evidence the similarities and /or
differences found regarding the visitors’ profiles and perceptions
towards the destination´s attributes, when looking at the two time
periods being analyzed. In relation to the results achieved, it was
concluded that a change in the visitors’ profile to Guimarães took place
(there was a more balance between men and women; a decrease in the
amount of tourists aged from 0 to 25 and an increase in those aged from
46 to 65; as well as an increase in tourists with lower schooling levels),
aside from a notorious evolution in what regards the perceived city
attributes. One believes that the empirical results attained are a valuable
source of information for tour operators and, mainly, for city planning
and for the managing authorities. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9fb75017f1934574a78b4fb2edbea5c62025-02-02T05:32:17ZengUniversity of Algarve, ESGHT/CINTURSTourism & Management Studies2182-84662017-10-01134435310.18089/tms.2017.13405Changes in the Guimarães visitors` profile and the city attributes perceptions in the post hosting of the 2012 European Capital of CulturePaula Cristina Remoaldo0Laurentina Vareiro1José Cadima Ribeiro2Lab2pt and Department of Geography, University of Minho, Guimarães, PortugalUNIAG and School of Management, Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Barcelos, PortugalNIPE and School of Economics and Management, University of Minho, Braga, PortugalThe European Capitals of Culture (ECOC) are the most ambitious European cultural partnership project implemented in Europe, if one looks at its scale. In 2012, for the first time in Portugal, a medium sized city was its host. Guimarães (in the northwest of Portugal) was the city chosen. Three years after hosting the ECOC, it is time to assess what has changed as a consequence of hosting the event in terms of visitors’ profile and the perception of the city´s attributes. Primary data sources were used, gathered via conducting surveys on tourists in the ex-ante (2010/11) and post-event periods (2015) to Guimarães. Analytically, statistical methods were used putting in evidence the similarities and /or differences found regarding the visitors’ profiles and perceptions towards the destination´s attributes, when looking at the two time periods being analyzed. In relation to the results achieved, it was concluded that a change in the visitors’ profile to Guimarães took place (there was a more balance between men and women; a decrease in the amount of tourists aged from 0 to 25 and an increase in those aged from 46 to 65; as well as an increase in tourists with lower schooling levels), aside from a notorious evolution in what regards the perceived city attributes. One believes that the empirical results attained are a valuable source of information for tour operators and, mainly, for city planning and for the managing authorities.https://tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/1003/pdf_69visitors’ profiledestination attributes perceptions2012 european capital of cultureguimarães |
| spellingShingle | Paula Cristina Remoaldo Laurentina Vareiro José Cadima Ribeiro Changes in the Guimarães visitors` profile and the city attributes perceptions in the post hosting of the 2012 European Capital of Culture Tourism & Management Studies visitors’ profile destination attributes perceptions 2012 european capital of culture guimarães |
| title | Changes in the Guimarães visitors` profile and the city attributes perceptions in the post hosting of the 2012 European Capital of Culture |
| title_full | Changes in the Guimarães visitors` profile and the city attributes perceptions in the post hosting of the 2012 European Capital of Culture |
| title_fullStr | Changes in the Guimarães visitors` profile and the city attributes perceptions in the post hosting of the 2012 European Capital of Culture |
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| title_short | Changes in the Guimarães visitors` profile and the city attributes perceptions in the post hosting of the 2012 European Capital of Culture |
| title_sort | changes in the guimaraes visitors profile and the city attributes perceptions in the post hosting of the 2012 european capital of culture |
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