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Thermal tourism: study of the profile and motivations of the practitioner in Portugal

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dc.contributor.authorLoureiro, Isabel Sofia
dc.contributor.authorGomes, Helena
dc.contributor.authorCosta, Vânia
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Fernanda A.
dc.contributor.authorPereira, Raquel
dc.contributor.authorNunes, Alcina
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-11T10:01:26Z
dc.date.available2023-04-11T10:01:26Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractHealth and wellness tourism had a growing interest in the Portuguese population until 2019. However, with the appearance of Covid-19, several establishments had to close over these two years, this segment being one of the most affected areas. Many water users looked forward to the opening of the spa resorts to continue their treatments. Given the importance of this theme, this work has as its main goal the definition of a consumer profile and to identify the determinants of satisfaction of the thermal tourists, as well as to gauge the degree of knowledge of thermal tourism and specifically of spas in the Portuguese context. In methodological terms, a questionnaire survey was conducted among the tourists to achieve the research objectives. The results show a younger, healthier and diversified thermal tourism practitioner. It also reveals similarities with other profile and motivations studies. However, it is possible to notice a few differences. Practitioners are seeking a combination of a leisure and health dimension and valorise factors such as location and access of the establishments, quality of the services provided and rest and tranquillity. An issue regarding their length of stay has been identified. As they are locals and live in the same country as the thermal spa, most respondents do not stay overnight at the destination. In the future, it would be interesting to research product development and market strategies for diversified thermal practitioners.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work is funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Regional Operational Program North 2020, within the scope of Project GreenHealth-Digital strategies in biological assets to improve well-being and promote green health, Norte-01-0145-FEDER-000042. The authors are grateful to the FCT Portugal for financial support by national funds FCT/MCTES to UNIAG, under Project no. UIDB/04752/2020
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.34623/5cdd-eg26pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/22691
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.publisherCinTurs - Research Centre for Tourism, Sustainability and Well-Beingpt_PT
dc.relationUIDB/04752/2020
dc.relationNorte-01-0145-FEDER-000042
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.jsod-cieo.net/journal-tsw/index.php/jtsw/article/view/361pt_PT
dc.subjectHealth and wellness tourismpt_PT
dc.subjectThermal user’s profilept_PT
dc.subjectThermal spapt_PT
dc.subjectTourismpt_PT
dc.titleThermal tourism: study of the profile and motivations of the practitioner in Portugalpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage51pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue1pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage40pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Tourism, Sustainability and Well-beingpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume11pt_PT
person.familyNameFerreira
person.givenNameFernanda A.
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person.identifier.ciencia-idD116-9419-5778
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-1335-7821
person.identifier.ridN-4563-2013
person.identifier.scopus-author-id24723992800
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