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Considerations About the Economic Sustainability of Historic Housing Tourism

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The methodology of data collection and analysis used in this study was Grounded Theory (GT). Its methods allowed the generation of a theory that emerged from the action that took place in the substantive area of HHT. GT has the advantage of not being restricted to one unit of analysis, since the categories that emanate from the data are generalizable. In this way, GT allows for the development of theory grounded in the data collected. Our sample for this study consisted of 53 interviews with owners and/or hosts of HHT and five participant observations held in the substantive area of HHT.

This chapter aims to explain the strategies used by the hosts or owners of manor houses to ensure the self-sustainability of the HHT. The research findings presented here should be regarded as an integrated set of conceptual hypotheses (i.e., probabilistic assertions) that intend to explain a substantial part of the behavioral patterns apprehended in the manor houses.

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Braga, J.L., Silva, O. (2022). Considerations About the Economic Sustainability of Historic Housing Tourism. In: Leitão, J., Ratten, V., Braga, V. (eds) Tourism Entrepreneurship in Portugal and Spain. Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89232-6_5

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