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Diaspora tourism: The case of Timor-Leste

dc.contributor.authorVong, Manuel
dc.contributor.authorPinto, Patrícia
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Joao Albino
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-20T15:07:33Z
dc.date.available2019-11-20T15:07:33Z
dc.date.issued2017-06
dc.description.abstractTimor-Leste is the newest Asian nation, achieving independence on May 20, 2002, and, after petroleum and agriculture, tourism is considered a strategic sector for its national economic development. The previous literature suggests that new destinations should explore the potential demand for diaspora members to visit or revisit friends and relatives in their homeland as a niche market and an opportunity for tourism development. This is because diaspora members abroad can spread information about the attractions of homeland locations as well as invest directly in building the tourist facilities needed in such locations. Timor-Leste is quite an unstudied country as a tourism destination, especially from the demand perspective. Thus, this study intends to contribute to a better knowledge of diaspora members as potential tourists visiting Timor-Leste. In particular, using data from 362 questionnaires applied to Timorese diaspora members residing in Portugal, Indonesia and Australia, the aim of this study is to explore this niche market by identifying and analyzing their characteristics, including their cultural identity, place attachment, expectations, and motivations related to a potential (re) visit to their homeland in Timor-Leste.
dc.description.sponsorshipnational funds provided by the FCT-Foundation for Science and Technology [UID/SOC/04020/2013]
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.identifier.issn1332-7461
dc.identifier.issn1849-1545
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/13098
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherInst Tourism
dc.subjectHomeland
dc.subjectIdentity
dc.titleDiaspora tourism: The case of Timor-Leste
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876/UID%2FSOC%2F04020%2F2013/PT
oaire.citation.endPage233
oaire.citation.issue2
oaire.citation.startPage218
oaire.citation.titleTourism
oaire.citation.volume65
oaire.fundingStream5876
person.familyNamePinto
person.givenNamePatrícia
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person.identifier.ridC-3197-2018
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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