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Discovering the Dynamics and Impact of Motorcycle Tourism: Insights into Rural Events, Cultural Interaction, and Sustainability

2025-06-22Journal article Open access
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datacite.subject.sdg04:Educação de Qualidade
datacite.subject.sdg08:Trabalho Digno e Crescimento Económico
datacite.subject.sdg11:Cidades e Comunidades Sustentáveis
dc.contributor.authorMonteiro, Anabela
dc.contributor.authorLopes, Sofia
dc.contributor.authorCarmo, Manuel Do
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-08T09:52:49Z
dc.date.available2025-07-08T09:52:49Z
dc.date.issued2025-06-22
dc.description.abstractThis study explores the dynamics of motorcycle tourism in rural areas and its potential contribution to sustainable and regenerative development. A bibliometric analysis of management-related publications was conducted using the Web of Science Core Collection, focusing on topics such as tourism, motivation, rurality, and motorcycling. VOSviewer software (version 1.6.20) was employed to support this analysis. Based on the literature, a theoretical framework was developed, leading to four research hypotheses that aimed to empirically examine the relationships between cultural motivation, community interaction, type of accommodation, event location, and tourist behaviour. To test these hypotheses, structured questionnaires were distributed in person during rural motorcycling events in Portugal, yielding a valid sample of 233 respondents. The data were analysed using SPSS 28 software via statistical methods to reduce dimensionality and identify latent structures, chi-square tests, and logistic regression. The results confirmed all four hypotheses, highlighting the importance of cultural motivation for return intentions, community interaction for perceived authenticity, accommodation type for destination recommendations, and event location for overall satisfaction. The study also identifies gender-related differences and reinforces the value of immersive, co-created experiences in enhancing the competitiveness of rural destinations. This theoretical contribution supports the advancement of motorcycle tourism as a sustainable niche while offering practical guidance for inclusive and regenerative tourism planning.eng
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was also partially funded by national funds through the FCT—Foundation for Science and Technology under Project No. UIDB/05183/2020 (MED) and Project No. UID/MAT/04674/2020 (CIMA). Funds from https://doi.org/10.54499/UIDB/04674/2020 support the author Manuel do Carmo
dc.identifier.citationMonteiro, A.; Lopes, S.; Do Carmo, M. Discovering the Dynamics and Impact of Motorcycle Tourism: Insights into Rural Events, Cultural Interaction, and Sustainability. Sustainability 2025, 17, 5733. https:// doi.org/10.3390/su17135733
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su17135733
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/13569
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherMDPI AG
dc.relationMediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development
dc.relation.hasversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/17/13/5733
dc.relation.ispartofSustainability
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectMotorcycle tourism
dc.subjectRural tourism
dc.subjectBibliometrics
dc.subjectSustainable developmen
dc.subjectCultural interaction
dc.subjectGender perspectives
dc.subjectAuthenticity and destination loyalty
dc.titleDiscovering the Dynamics and Impact of Motorcycle Tourism: Insights into Rural Events, Cultural Interaction, and Sustainabilityeng
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.awardTitleMediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F05183%2F2020/PT
oaire.citation.endPage24
oaire.citation.issue13
oaire.citation.startPage1
oaire.citation.titleSustainability
oaire.citation.volume17
oaire.fundingStream6817 - DCRRNI ID
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person.givenNameAnabela
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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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