This paper addresses questions related to the multiple objectives, actions and actors in destination management in Chile. The relationships between these variables in Valparaíso, Los Ríos and Aysén are analysed through a series of matrices, which draw on information contained in tourism and territorial plans and strategies. The current approach emphasizes supply‐side development by many actors and multiple actions. The pattern running throughout the multiplicity of objectives, actions and actors and summarized in a model is that of a common core with complementary variations and a series of main and secondary linkages. The implications of this pattern are then discussed. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Mechanisms that reliably and efficiently guide practitioners to find relevant evidence are urgent for conservation decision‐making in Chilean Patagonia. The objective of this study was to systematically collect, characterize, and synthesize the extensive evidence about conservation knowledge in Chilean Patagonia focusing on the impacts of global change drivers on ecosystems and human–nature relationships, identifying knowledge gaps, and providing policy recommendations. The quality of the evidence was assessed through a predefined level‐of‐evidence hierarchy scale, applied to a sample of the studies reviewed. We compiled ~1000 studies documenting that evidence focusing on terrestrial and marine ecosystems has grown exponentially. For terrestrial ecosystems, most studies have addressed climate change, habitat change, and invasive species; while for marine ecosystems, studies have focused on pollution, invasive species, and habitat change. We identified that an important gap is the study of the social dimensions of conservation, and future efforts should focus on incorporating traditional and local knowledge as this can help point the way to ecosystem conservation. The appraisal of the quality of the evidence showed that ~80% of the sample represented reliable evidence with underlying data and an experimental design. Enhanced efforts to deliver this evidence to decision‐makers in a user‐friendly format for evidence uptake in conservation policy are urgent. In this review, we provide a tool that can help practitioners to find evidence reliably to improve decision‐making for the conservation of ecosystems in Chilean Patagonia.

La investigación aborda el efecto de distintas variables en el precio de servicios hoteleros en Chile, examinando si existe una correlación entre el puntaje asignado por los usuarios a un servicio y el precio de dicho servicio. Un grupo de 145 hoteles disponibles en Booking.com para la ciudad de Santiago de Chile fueron examinados para conducir el análisis. A partir del uso de un modelo de regresión lineal multivariada, estos hoteles fueron examinados en tres temporadas (alta, media y baja). Los resultados muestran una correlación positiva entre el precio de los hoteles y el puntaje otorgado por los usuarios. Además se encontraron otras variables que inciden en el precio, tales como localización geográfica y número de comentarios. Los resultados sugieren que la industria hotelera debiera prestar una mayor atención a la gestión de los comentarios para una mejor posición de precios en el mercado. Esto implica gestionar una política de post venta para monitorear la experiencia de los huéspedes y adoptar las correspondientes medidas correctivas para mejorar la experiencia del usuario.