Comportamento sazonal do mercado turístico: O caso do Minho
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2015
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Universidadde Aveiro
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Portuguese
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O presente trabalho de investigação estuda o fenómeno da sazonalidade no
mercado turístico. A perspetiva adotada é a da procura, com enquadramento
nas áreas de pesquisa do comportamento do consumidor e do lazer, ambas com
foco nas perceções dos turistas que visitam a região do Minho situada no
Noroeste de Portugal.
A revisão da literatura permite uma compreensão sobre os determinantes da
procura turística, os conceitos e estruturas do comportamento de consumo
turístico, e os conceitos do lazer, com particular enfase para os determinantes
(inibidores/ facilitadores) que intervêm nos processos de consumo. A revisão
bibliográfica sobre a sazonalidade no turismo inclui definições, conceitos, formas
de medição, a avaliação das consequências e, sobretudo, a natureza das suas
causas.
Com base neste processo de revisão são formuladas hipóteses de pesquisa, que
se testam na parte empírica da investigação. A análise incide nos dados obtidos
num inquérito aos turistas, realizado ao longo das três épocas turísticas (alta,
média e baixa) na região do Minho. O estudo proporcionou 942 respostas
válidas, com informação sobre o comportamento de férias dos turistas, as suas
motivações e perceções sobre o destino, e uma avaliação da importância dos
determinantes do comportamento de consumo turístico a nível sazonal.
O destino turístico de realização do estudo é descrito sob diversos pontos de
vista, com particular enfase na estrutura da procura, e no padrão de
sazonalidade que o carateriza. O debate sobre as causas da sazonalidade no
destino faz-se ao nível dos aspetos comportamentais, com base teórica no
modelo não-hierárquico dos inibidores ao lazer, aplicado ao estudo da
sazonalidade.
O comportamento sazonal do turista é estruturado com base nas suas
preferências e decisões sazonais de consumo, por sua vez influenciadas por um
conjunto de componentes que encontram correspondência nas classes de
causas naturais, institucionais, e psicossociais da sazonalidade. As componentes
são agrupadas em duas classes - antecedentes e estruturais, e identificadas
através da análise fatorial em componentes principais. As suas relações com as
preferências e decisões são testadas através da aplicação do modelo de
regressão ordinal.
Complementarmente, estudam-se as diferenças entre as três épocas turísticas
ao nível do perfil sociodemográfico dos turistas, das motivações de visita ao
destino, e da importância atribuída aos determinantes do comportamento
sazonal. Os segmentos sazonais de procura identificados nesta parte da
investigação são identificados como potenciais alvos das estratégias e medidas
de gestão da sazonalidade no destino.
A partir da integração dos resultados da pesquisa sugerem-se determinadas
implicações para a gestão da sazonalidade, que se complementam com um
conjunto de pistas para futuros trabalhos nesta área.
The current research focuses on seasonal variation in tourism market through a demand and seasonal behavior consumption perspective. The theoretical approach relies on consumption behavior and leisure areas of study, both of which analyze the perception tourists have while visiting Minho region situated on the northwest of Portugal. Literature reviewing enables the understanding of base determinants of touristic demand, the concepts and key structures of consumption behavior, as well as theories of leisure with particular emphasis on the determinants (inhibitors and facilitators) that influence the processes of consumption. This approach to seasonality in tourism implies pinpointing definitions and concepts, measuring strategies, evaluating consequences and, above all, analyzing the nature of its causes. Based on this debate, search hypotheses will be formulated and subsequently tested throughout the empirical part of this study. The analysis will use data obtained from enquiries to tourists held during different periods in Minho region. The investigation led to 942 valid answers that contain sociodemographic information, data about tourist behavior on holidays, their motivation and perception of the destination and the evaluation of aspects that may condition seasonal consumption behaviors. The implementation of this study is analyzed through several perspectives, with particular emphasis on the structure of tourist demand and the seasonal pattern that is inherent to it. Identifying the causes of a certain seasonal pattern implies bearing in mind behavioral aspects theoretically grounded on the non-hierarchical model of leisure inhibitors applied to seasonality studies. The seasonal consumption behavior is the result of seasonal consumption preferences and decisions, influenced by certain factors that are closely related to the natural, institutional, psychosocial causes of seasonality. According to support theory, these factors can be divided into two different categories – prior to and structural – and are identified through a factor analysis of the main components. Their connection to seasonal consumption preferences and decisions are presented bearing in mind the results of the application of the ordinal regression model. Additionally, differences in terms of touristic seasons, particularly, tourist sociodemographic characteristics, as well as their motivation and perception of the destination, are analyzed. The demand segments identified in this part are considered potential targets of strategies and management models of seasonality in Minho region. From the overall research results some suggestions will be made concerning seasonal pattern management, accompanied by other suggestions related to future research in this area.
The current research focuses on seasonal variation in tourism market through a demand and seasonal behavior consumption perspective. The theoretical approach relies on consumption behavior and leisure areas of study, both of which analyze the perception tourists have while visiting Minho region situated on the northwest of Portugal. Literature reviewing enables the understanding of base determinants of touristic demand, the concepts and key structures of consumption behavior, as well as theories of leisure with particular emphasis on the determinants (inhibitors and facilitators) that influence the processes of consumption. This approach to seasonality in tourism implies pinpointing definitions and concepts, measuring strategies, evaluating consequences and, above all, analyzing the nature of its causes. Based on this debate, search hypotheses will be formulated and subsequently tested throughout the empirical part of this study. The analysis will use data obtained from enquiries to tourists held during different periods in Minho region. The investigation led to 942 valid answers that contain sociodemographic information, data about tourist behavior on holidays, their motivation and perception of the destination and the evaluation of aspects that may condition seasonal consumption behaviors. The implementation of this study is analyzed through several perspectives, with particular emphasis on the structure of tourist demand and the seasonal pattern that is inherent to it. Identifying the causes of a certain seasonal pattern implies bearing in mind behavioral aspects theoretically grounded on the non-hierarchical model of leisure inhibitors applied to seasonality studies. The seasonal consumption behavior is the result of seasonal consumption preferences and decisions, influenced by certain factors that are closely related to the natural, institutional, psychosocial causes of seasonality. According to support theory, these factors can be divided into two different categories – prior to and structural – and are identified through a factor analysis of the main components. Their connection to seasonal consumption preferences and decisions are presented bearing in mind the results of the application of the ordinal regression model. Additionally, differences in terms of touristic seasons, particularly, tourist sociodemographic characteristics, as well as their motivation and perception of the destination, are analyzed. The demand segments identified in this part are considered potential targets of strategies and management models of seasonality in Minho region. From the overall research results some suggestions will be made concerning seasonal pattern management, accompanied by other suggestions related to future research in this area.
Keywords
Procura turística, Sazonalidade, Determinantes sazonais, Minho, Tourism demand, Seasonality, Seasonal determinants
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Doctoral thesis
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Almeida, A. M. F. F. L. (2015). Comportamento sazonal do mercado turístico: O caso do Minho. (Tese de Doutoramento), Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal. Disponível no Repositório UPT, http://hdl.handle.net/11328/1296.
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Orientação: Professora Doutora Elisabeth Kastenholz.
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Tese apresentada à Universidade de Aveiro para cumprimento dos requisitos necessários à obtenção do grau de Doutor em Turismo.