Is preservation the key to quality and tourists’ satisfaction? Evidence from Lake Garda

Goffi, Gianluca; Osti, Linda; Nava, Consuelo Rubina; Maurer, Oswin; Pencarelli, Tonino

doi:10.1080/02508281.2020.1795591

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“…Many of the examples presented here certainly represent such high value situations for tourism and recreation (Garda, Trasimeno, Mantua) or water supply (Mulargia). In particular Lake Garda was the second most visited tourist destination in Italy, with 24.6 million overnight stays in 2017 with environmental preservation and natural heritage ranking among six attributes in determining visitor satisfaction [109].…”

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Application of New Hyperspectral Sensors in the Remote Sensing of Aquatic Ecosystem Health: Exploiting PRISMA and DESIS for Four Italian Lakes

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The monitoring of water bio-physical parameters and the management of aquatic ecosystems are crucial to cope with the current state of inland water degradation. Not only does water quality monitoring support management decision making, it also provides vital insights to better understand changing structural and functional lake processes. Remote sensing has been widely recognized as an essential integrating technique for water quality monitoring, thanks to its capabilities to utilize both historical archive data for thousands of lakes as well as near-real time observations at multiple scales. To date, most of the applications developed for inland water have been based on multispectral and mid to coarse spatial resolution satellites, while a new generation of spaceborne imaging spectroscopy is now available, and future missions are under development. This review aims to present the exploitation of data gathered from two currently orbiting hyperspectral sensors (i.e., PRISMA and DESIS) to retrieve water quality parameters across different aquatic ecosystems, encompassing deep clear lakes and river dammed reservoirs.

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Application of New Hyperspectral Sensors in the Remote Sensing of Aquatic Ecosystem Health: Exploiting PRISMA and DESIS for Four Italian Lakes

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“…The majority of respondents supported the preservation of local socio-cultural dimensions in the growth of tourism entrepreneurship. In this regard, Goffi, G et al (2020) asserted that preserving the natural and cultural heritage along with the availability of local products increases the understanding and satisfaction of the quality of tourism services by the visitors. Further, Cucculelli & Goffi (2016) contended that preserving natural and social-cultural assets affects the competitiveness of destinations in small and medium-sized Italy.…”

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Rethinking Westernization in Destination: Tourists’ Perception of a Touristic City

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The impacts of westernization are increasing globally in the tourism entrepreneurship practices. Understanding it contributes to the growth and sustainability of the business even in local touristic cities. This paper aims to judge tourists’ perception of westernization about one of the most important touristic cities – Pokhara, Nepal. Purposive sampling was used to collect responses from 248 tourists in Pokhara, which included both open and closed-ended questionnaires. In order to understand the perception of tourists and check the determinants about the prevalence of westernization among tourists, the cross-sectional descriptive study has been used, and Logit Regression Model is applied. The study reveals that 78.22% of the respondents find westernization has influenced tourism entrepreneurship up to a certain extent in Pokhara. Similarly, a majority (89.11%) of tourists reveal that they expect and enjoy local culture than their own culture in tourism destinations, where 95.56% of the tourists suggest preserving the local culture for the sustainability of tourism business in Pokhara. Results from the Ordered Logistic model show that westernization, problems faced in destination, the similarity of destination as per their expectation and level of tourists’ existence at destination play significant roles in their preferences to visit touristic destinations. This study indicates that the first two reduce tourists’ preferences while the latter two stimulate their preferences to visit Pokhara, Nepal. Therefore, entrepreneurs in Pokhara should identify, conserve, encourage, and maintain local socio-cultural traditions to have long-term tourism prosperity and development.

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“…Environmentally conscious travelers are more inclined to select and revisit destinations that align with their values (Su & Swanson, 2017). Individuals experience a sense of satisfaction when they provide support to establishments that share their principles and actively contribute to the preservation of the environment (Goffi et al , 2021).…”

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Sustainable tourism concept: tourist satisfaction and destination loyalty

Kusumah

2023

IJTC

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Purpose This study aims to look into and evaluate a sustainability-based destination loyalty model that takes into account how people perceive the urban destination in alignment with represented concept of sustainable tourism. Design/methodology/approach Using a convenience sampling technique, 414 questionnaires were sent out to nonresident tourists (outside Bandung city) in Indonesia using online survey platforms and analyzed with the structural equation model method. Findings Socioeconomic image, cultural image and environmental image all have a beneficial effect on tourists’ satisfaction levels. Furthermore, tourist satisfaction has a direct impact on destination loyalty. When it comes to tourists’ loyalty to a particular destination, only the degree to which they were satisfied moderated the influence of socioeconomic, cultural and environmental images. Research limitations/implications The research sample exclusively comprised tourists hailing from Indonesia, a developing nation. Subsequent studies may evaluate tourists from various nations to obtain a more precise comprehension of the tourist population. Practical implications Authorities and destination organizations should periodically examine tourists to get a feel for how they feel about a destination’s sustainability, so they can adjust policies as needed to keep tourism there viable over the long term. Originality/value This study aims to fill a significant gap in the existing literature by examining the impact of sustainable practices and initiatives on tourists’ satisfaction to an urban destination. The examination of the relationship between efforts to promote sustainability and destination loyalty can offer valuable insights for destination managers and policymakers who aim to improve long-term tourist relationships.

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Is preservation the key to quality and tourists’ satisfaction? Evidence from Lake Garda

Cited by 13 publications

References 23 publications

Application of New Hyperspectral Sensors in the Remote Sensing of Aquatic Ecosystem Health: Exploiting PRISMA and DESIS for Four Italian Lakes

Application of New Hyperspectral Sensors in the Remote Sensing of Aquatic Ecosystem Health: Exploiting PRISMA and DESIS for Four Italian Lakes

Rethinking Westernization in Destination: Tourists’ Perception of a Touristic City

Sustainable tourism concept: tourist satisfaction and destination loyalty

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