Expenditure pattern analysis of cultural tourists at World Heritage Sites: empirical evidence based on CHAID analysis

This study investigates tourists’ expenditure patterns in the city of Évora, a world heritage site (WHS) classified by UNESCO. The use of chi-squared automatic interaction detection (CHAID) was chosen, allowing the identification of distinct segments based on expenditure patterns. Visitors’ expenditure patterns have proven to be a pertinent element for a broader understanding of visitors’ behaviour at cultural destinations. Visitors’ expenditure patterns were revealed to be increasing within years studied.

This research is funded with a grant from the FCT – National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology, COMPETE, FEDER, Portugal 2020 under the project UID/HIS/00057/ 2013 (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007702) – CIDEHUS.