Business Operators’ Perception of the Impact of the Portuguese Way of St. James

Authors

Paula Remoaldo, Lab2PT, University of Minho, Guimarães, PortugalFollow
Eduardo Duque, CECS, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Braga, PortugalFollow
Vítor Ribeiro, Lab2PT, UMinho, Guimarães, PortugalFollow
José Cadima Ribeiro, Lab2PT and NIPE, UMinho, Braga, PortugalFollow
Hélder Silva Lopes, Lab2PT, UMinho, Guimarães, PortugalFollow
Sandro Ferreira, Lab2PT, University of Minho, Guimarães, PortugalFollow
Cátia Faria, Lab2PT, University of Minho, Guimarães, PortugalFollow

Author ORCID Identifier

0000-0002-2931-5175

Abstract

This research aims to analyse business operators’ perception of the impact of the Portuguese Way of St. James and to assess the landscape situation along a total section of 115 kilometres. Perceptions were collected in a survey of 112 small operators between 2020 and 2021. The diversity and singular components of the landscape make it a pleasant route to experience, where pilgrims have the possibility to improve wellbeing, and enjoy the landscape. Operators have profited from the significant increase in the number of pilgrims walking along the Way and claim that they aim to continue their operations.

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Recommended Citation

Remoaldo, Paula; Duque, Eduardo; Ribeiro, Vítor; Cadima Ribeiro, José; Silva Lopes, Hélder; Ferreira, Sandro; and Faria, Cátia (2024) "Business Operators’ Perception of the Impact of the Portuguese Way of St. James," International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage: Vol. 12: Iss. 1, Article 9.
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Available at: https://arrow.tudublin.ie/ijrtp/vol12/iss1/9

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