Tourists’ perceptions while visiting Portugal

Abstract

Purpose

This study aims to identify the perceptions and satisfaction of tourists while visiting Portugal.

Design/methodology/approach

This study is based on ongoing research by Instituto de Planeamento e Desenvolvimento do Turismo (IPDT) on “Tourist perceptions while visiting Portugal”.

Findings

This study identifies the places chosen by tourists who visited Portugal, as well as the atributes they most valued in the country. With this study, the level of satisfaction of those visiting the country can also be verified as being quite high.

Practical implications

This study provides knowledge about the perceptions and satisfaction of tourists while visiting Portugal, including the main aspects they valued and their satisfaction about Portugal’s main attributes.

Originality/value

This study aims to identify tourists’ opinion about Portugal, identifying the most valued attributes of the country as well as the main doubts about the impacts of tourism on the originality of Portuguese cities.

Citation

Gomes, J., Alves, D. and Pacheco, C. (2017), "Tourists’ perceptions while visiting Portugal", Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, Vol. 9 No. 6, pp. 632-639. https://doi.org/10.1108/WHATT-09-2017-0050