Purpose – Small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) located in particular geographical areas are producing and selling regional products to domestic and foreign markets. Most of the local activities are embedded in historical tradition and geographic, cultural and social specificity. This...

Purpose – This purpose of this paper is to investigate the main characteristics, buying habits, motivations, influences, and overall satisfaction of Portuguese online consumers of wine, as well as to assess whether this market segment can be considered a niche. Design/methodology/approach –...

This paper unveils the results stemming from two parallel researches, whose scope of analysis was tourism in rural areas (TRA) structures, as established in both northeast regions of the Iberia Peninsula which shape the Euro-region Galicia-North of Portugal. Firstly, a descriptive analysis of...

In a context of economic crisis, is culture doomed to have a minor role in public policies or, by the contrary, is it able to contribute to the creation of employment and income, thereby, justifying the huge investment made by cities in hosting mega events such as the European Capitals of...

The evaluation of the European Capitals of Culture (ECOC) by external entities has become a requirement after the Decision n.º 1622/2006/EC of the European Commission. Simultaneously, as festivals, fairs and international exhibitions, and sporting mega events were taking an increasingly...

The European Youth Capital is an annual title awarded to a European city by the European Youth Forum, aiming to strength the relationship between the municipalities and the European Union institutions, with a particular focus on youth participation. Until now, little is known about the impacts...

O quadro conceptual que informa a teoria da localização da empresa começou a ser construído nos finais do século XVIII, suportado em estudos empíricos da organização espacial da sociedade e da distribuição das actividades. Johann H. VON THÜNEN foi o responsável pelo modelo que está...

The purpose of this paper is to establish the profile of the foreign visitor that attended the UEFA Euro 2004 Championship in Portugal, namely in the Minho region. Data were collected through a one-to-one inquiry carried out before the matches that took place in Braga e Guimarães. The survey...