...Maria Gorete Dinis; Carla Salgueiro Melo; João Miguel Batista Miguéns Sousa Purpose This paper aims to demonstrate how attractions and experiences associated with coffee can contribute to dissemination and knowledge of its culture and to the development of coffee tourism in Portugal. Design...

... to cover all the above-mentioned dimensions of destination brand personality. Portugal Consumer behaviour Destination brand personality Destination branding Golf destinations Measurement scale development Despite the fact that destination branding is a research field where significant...

..., and also different innovation trajectories and positions in the model. Research limitations/implications – The results of this study are generalizable to a dynamic industry context of tourism firms operating in a small open economy, such as Portugal. Practical implications – The results suggest...

..., the last section presents the conclusions, limitations, and extensions of the research. Although Portugal is one of the foremost holiday destinations in Europe, the twenty‐first century witnesses the beginning of Portuguese citizens traveling outside their home country. Tourism has seen some...

... of the usefulness of the ecological systems theory to explain tourist consumer behavior. Originality/value The study is the first to explore the decision for travel leisure participation from an ecological perspective in Portugal. The present study bases on 48 in‐depth interviews and lays on a theoretical...

... perspective. Perceptual maps via CATPCA complement the conclusions from applying the proposed model. Antónia Correia can be contacted at: acorreia@ualg.pt © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Travel Motivation (psychology) Tourism Portugal Portugal is one of the most important...