Oliveira, SimãoCoelho, JúlioGúzman, Tomás2018-08-142018-08-142009-12Oliveira, S., Coelho, J. & López-Guzmán,T. (2009). Gastronomy as main attraction of a tourism destination: Case Study of Mealhada – Portugal. Consumer Behavior in Tourism Symposium 2009 (CBTS 2009). December. Brunico, Italy.http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/3460Presentation at "Consumer Behavior in Tourism Symposium 2009" (CBTS 2009)This study demonstrates that the gastronomy may be in fact the main tourist attraction of a destination. Although the classical models do not refer gastronomy as relevant tourism attraction, in fact, it can be. Mealhada is a successful tourism destination, however, the dependence on a single attraction may compromise the sustainability of the destinition in the future and at various levelsengFood tourismGastronomyConsumer behaviorTourism studiesPortugalTourism attractionTourism destinationMealhadalecture