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In these times, preserving tangible and intangible heritage is so important for future memories. Identifying the QoL perceptions through the eyes of residents and tourists allows the improvement of the community well-being of the destination for both stakeholders. Starting from this assumption, this study aims to: (i) measure the tourists\u2019 and residents\u2019 perceptions on quality of life (QoL); (ii) analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on QoL perceptions, both from the tourists\u2019 and residents\u2019 perspective. To achieve these objectives, a questionnaire was disseminated to residents and tourists in two different phases, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results show that in general, residents and tourists exhibited, in both periods, medium and high perceptions of QoL, with an exception made for the Urban Issues domain that decreased even more during the pandemic. Furthermore, the results show, for residents and tourists, that the perception of Urban Issues, Way of Life, Community Pride and Awareness, Economic Strength, and Recreation Amenities impact significantly and positively their Community Well-Being perception. New paths for academics and for practitioners are presented at the end, as well as limitations and evidence for future research.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/su142316177","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,12,5]],"date-time":"2022-12-05T02:13:12Z","timestamp":1670206392000},"page":"16177","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Quality-of-Life Perception among Young Residents and Visitors: The Impact of COVID-19"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8496-0986","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Claudia","family":"Seabra","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"CEGOT-Centre of Studies on Geography and Spatial Planning, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Coimbra, Largo Porta F\u00e9rrea, 3004-530 Coimbra, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4561-6776","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sofia","family":"Almeida","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology, Universidade Europeia, CEG-IGOT, Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6081-4917","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Manuel","family":"Reis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CISeD-Research Center in Digital Services (CISeD), Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Campus Polit\u00e9cnico de Repeses, 3504-510 Viseu, Portugal"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,12,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"724","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jbusres.2011.09.010","article-title":"Quality of life and tourism: A conceptual framework and novel segmentation base","volume":"66","author":"Dolnicar","year":"2013","journal-title":"J. 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