Residents' perception of the benefits of cultural tourism: the case of Guimarães

• Autor(a) principal: Vareiro, Laurentina
• Data de Publicação: 2011
• Outros Autores: Ribeiro, J. Cadima, Remoaldo, Paula Cristina Almeida, Marques, Vítor
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://hdl.handle.net/1822/12403

In many cities throughout Europe and the rest of the world, cultural tourism plays a major role in local economic development. Tourism also acts to preserve cultural heritage, as it provides a way to acquire the revenue needed to restore and preserve historical buildings and encourages local people to value their taditions and festivals. However tourism sucess can be a doube-edged sowrd with tourist flows having a strong impact on the quality of life of residents when certain tourist thresholds are surpassed. This paper aims to address local resident´s perception of the benefits of cultural tourism. To capture their perception,a survey was implemented, addressed to both the city centre inhabitants and the non-urban residents of the Guimarães Municipality.