THE PORTUGUESE’S BEHAVIOR TOWARDS TRAVEL AGENCIES

It is stated that tourism has greatly grown in Portugal. Thus, one must ponder if the Portuguese use traditional travel agencies or online travel agencies. As such, the main objective of this study is to characterize the Portuguese’s behavior towards travel agencies, hence the use of a quantitative...

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Main Authors: Beatriz Gavina, Susana Silva
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Language:English
Published: Universidad de Murcia 2022-05-01
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Online Access:https://revistas.um.es/turismo/article/view/521831
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description It is stated that tourism has greatly grown in Portugal. Thus, one must ponder if the Portuguese use traditional travel agencies or online travel agencies. As such, the main objective of this study is to characterize the Portuguese’s behavior towards travel agencies, hence the use of a quantitative methodology. Gender, income, and promotions influence the Portuguese’s decision on whether to purchase in a specific type of travel agency, being that price is not the most relevant factor.  While this study is relevant to the current lack of literature, there must be further studies on this theme.
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spelling doaj-art-6e327be018bb48bbaa88f840079c50b32025-08-20T02:51:16ZengUniversidad de MurciaCuadernos de Turismo1139-78611989-46352022-05-014910.6018/turismo.521831THE PORTUGUESE’S BEHAVIOR TOWARDS TRAVEL AGENCIESBeatriz Gavina0Susana Silva1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4760-7662Institute Polytechnic of Porto Institute Polytechnic of Porto, CEOS.PP, CITUR It is stated that tourism has greatly grown in Portugal. Thus, one must ponder if the Portuguese use traditional travel agencies or online travel agencies. As such, the main objective of this study is to characterize the Portuguese’s behavior towards travel agencies, hence the use of a quantitative methodology. Gender, income, and promotions influence the Portuguese’s decision on whether to purchase in a specific type of travel agency, being that price is not the most relevant factor.  While this study is relevant to the current lack of literature, there must be further studies on this theme. https://revistas.um.es/turismo/article/view/521831Travel Agencies; Traditional Travel Agencies; Online Travel Agencies; Behavior
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Travel Agencies; Traditional Travel Agencies; Online Travel Agencies; Behavior
title THE PORTUGUESE’S BEHAVIOR TOWARDS TRAVEL AGENCIES
title_full THE PORTUGUESE’S BEHAVIOR TOWARDS TRAVEL AGENCIES
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title_full_unstemmed THE PORTUGUESE’S BEHAVIOR TOWARDS TRAVEL AGENCIES
title_short THE PORTUGUESE’S BEHAVIOR TOWARDS TRAVEL AGENCIES
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topic Travel Agencies; Traditional Travel Agencies; Online Travel Agencies; Behavior
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