Environmental Values and the So-Called True Ecotourist

Perkins, Helen; Brown, Peter

doi:10.1177/0047287512451133

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“…As has been noted in the various definitions of sustainable tourism and ecotourism (see in particular [22,23,75,94]), even analyses of segments of demand and their related characteristics are not easily made. These difficulties are increased by the fact that there are socio-demographic, motivational, attitudinal, and behavioral perspectives that cross segments [71,76,77,91,95] making the identification of the "so-called true ecotourist", and distinguishing from other segments, difficult [96].…”

Section: Sustainable Tourism and Tourist Demandmentioning

confidence: 99%

Young Tourists and Sustainability. Profiles, Attitudes, and Implications for Destination Strategies

Buffa

2015

Sustainability

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Global trends highlight the growing tourist interest in authentic and sustainable holiday experiences. Designing strategies that enable destinations to catch this tourist segment is, therefore, becoming more and more important for competitiveness. A long-term outlook calls into question the "next generation" of actual and potential tourists, i.e., young people: understanding their attitude towards sustainability is paramount to drive tourism development in a direction which is coherent to the forthcoming demand. Drawing from an ad hoc survey of 1156 members of the largest Italian association of student and youth tourism, this contribution (a) discusses youth attitudes towards sustainability, their travel motivations and behavior (b) identifies different profiles of young tourists with reference to sustainability. By using characteristics and dimensions linked with "harder ecotourists" we identify hard path young tourists (HPYT) and soft path young tourists (SPYT). The findings confirm young people's interest in certain dimensions of sustainability and the influence this interest has on their decision-making processes, motivations, and behaviors. HPYT and SPYT are profiles which should be considered in destination strategies: the strong sensitivity of HPYT to sustainability suggests the possibility of creating offers that optimize the unique features of a territory.

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confidence: 99%

Young Tourists and Sustainability. Profiles, Attitudes, and Implications for Destination Strategies

Buffa

2015

Sustainability

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“…The lack of sufficient data and information on the tourist market in NNP limits the understanding of consumer needs and preferences to effectively plan and develop ecotourism products (Government of Rwanda, 2009b; Rwanda Office of Tourism and National Parks, 2005). Compared to consumer durable goods and food products, consumer preferences on tourism are less developed (Van Raaij, 1986) and scientific understanding about the preferences and behavior of ecotourists remains incomplete (Perkins and Brown, 2012). It is against this background that this research seeks to fill a gap in understanding tourists' preferences for effective ecotourism planning and development in and around NNP.…”

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Tourists’ preferences for ecotourism planning and development around Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda

Kambogo¹,

Bizimana²

2017

RWJour

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Tourist destinations promote eco-tourism in achieving both nature conservation and income generation. To effectively provide services that facilitate achievement of those goals, decision-makers need to understand and incorporate tourists' preferences for nature appreciation, infrastructure development and use restrictions in national parks. The lack of data on tourist's preferences and the changing needs of tourists in Rwanda need to be well understood for ecotourism planning and development. This paper presents tourists' preferences in relation to ecotourism planning and development in Nyungwe National Park, southwestern Rwanda. The aim of the study was to illustrate tourists' preferences and their attitudes about ecotourism products within the park. Data used in this study were gathered using survey questionnaires that were distributed to both foreign and local tourists. GPS device was used to locate the attributes visited or planned to be visited by tourists, and the tourism products which need to be developed within and around the park. We then mapped these locations to visualize tourism attributes in order to guide decision makers in ecotourism planning and development in Rwanda. Results demonstrated that tourists were constrained by time and price to stay longer in the park. Tourists were satisfied with the guiding and service delivery. Tourists' preferences were: revising the price; improved product quality; creation of scenic viewpoints; improved service quality; improved infrastructure and information on the park as well. The study found that the park managers need to reconsider tourist's preferences while planning and developing ecotourism in Rwanda. Improving the way of disseminating information to tourists can be an added value to increase the number of tourists and revenues to the park. A study on consumers' preferences is substantially beneficial to allow park managers to effectively respond to tourists' needs and requirements.

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“…One year after the International Tourism Organisation extended the concept to tourism, defining tourist development capable of satisfying the demands of today's tourists and of the relative welcoming regions, allowing for an increasing the opportunities for the future as sustainable (Cater & Lowman, 1994;Perkins & Brown, 2012;Fiorello & Bo, 2012;Saayman, Rossouw, & Saayman, 2012;Baral, Stern & Hammett, 2012;Jamrozy, 2007;Nicely & Palakurthi, 2012;Shikida, Yoda, Kino, & Morishige, 2010;Kennett-Hensel, Sneath, & Hensel, 2010;Zeppel, 2010;Moscardo, 2008;Billington, Carter, & Kayamba, 2008;Giannoni, 2009;Benevolo, 2011;Pencarelli & Splendiani, 2010;Ritchie & Crouch, 2000;Ruozi, 2005). "Therefore, sustainable tourist development attempts to balance out the economic repercussions of tourism with the preservation of the irreproducible resources involved in the production of tourism, the environment and the culture of local communities in primis.…”

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The Tourist Model in the Collaborative Economy: A Modern Approach

Russo¹,

Lombardi²,

Mangiagli³

2013

IJBM

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Tourism is a complex and transversal phenomenon of huge social-economic importance that in the last few years has entered the phase of globalization and internationalisation. Furthermore, by virtue of the considerable reinforcement of means of communication, the diffusion of tourism has undergone an unprecedented acceleration and therefore the means of sourcing of information and opportunities of consumption have become numerous. In this direction, distributed hospitality needs investigated, considering that, at the current status, it is not fully understood in terms of inborn potentials by the local policy makers. In general, distributed hospitality represents a form of hospitality that is based on relations of a collaborative nature, especially suitable to generate virtual requalification processes on the territory of residential assets, of repositioning of the tourist destination, as well as reinforcing the attractiveness of the area. Moreover, even though different kinds of inter-company relations exist, the aggregation phenomenon appears to be the answer to the cognitive requirements and the means to activate a modern differential process on the market. The theme of sustainability of tourism development will therefore be faced through the identification of current forms of experience of diffused hotels that exist on an Italian level; subsequently, changing from some morphological indicators deducted by the Network Analysis, a model was proposed in the attempt to define the governance model of diffused hotels. So, the research question is the following: can the formula of distributed hospitality lead to enhancement of a tourist destination with a view to sustainability?

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Environmental Values and the So-Called True Ecotourist

Abstract: We would like to thank the anonymous reviewers whose valuable comments and suggestions have helped to improve the quality of this article.

Cited by 83 publications

References 34 publications

Young Tourists and Sustainability. Profiles, Attitudes, and Implications for Destination Strategies

Young Tourists and Sustainability. Profiles, Attitudes, and Implications for Destination Strategies

Tourists’ preferences for ecotourism planning and development around Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda

The Tourist Model in the Collaborative Economy: A Modern Approach

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