FROM SATISFACTION IN ECO-TOURISM TO LOYALTY IN A NATIONAL PARK
Doing ecotourism in national parks offers a wide array of opportunities to help to preserve nature while performing recreational activities. The goal of this study is to analyze the issues related to the levels of satisfaction after engaging in eco-tourism in a national park. The empirical study was...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:10f8f317a32e480fbe29e7f754d45edc 2023-05-15T16:36:00+02:00 FROM SATISFACTION IN ECO-TOURISM TO LOYALTY IN A NATIONAL PARK Mauricio CARVACHE-FRANCO Orly CARVACHE-FRANCO Wilmer CARVACHE-FRANCO Cesar VILLAGÓMEZ-BUELE 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.30892/gtg.28115-462 https://doaj.org/article/10f8f317a32e480fbe29e7f754d45edc EN eng Editura Universităţii din Oradea http://gtg.webhost.uoradea.ro/PDF/GTG-1-2020/gtg.28115-462.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/2065-0817 doi:10.30892/gtg.28115-462 2065-0817 https://doaj.org/article/10f8f317a32e480fbe29e7f754d45edc Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites, Vol 28, Iss 1, Pp 191-202 (2020) eco-tourism satisfaction loyalty demand machalilla Geography. Anthropology. Recreation G Geography (General) G1-922 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.30892/gtg.28115-462 2022-12-31T03:16:55Z Doing ecotourism in national parks offers a wide array of opportunities to help to preserve nature while performing recreational activities. The goal of this study is to analyze the issues related to the levels of satisfaction after engaging in eco-tourism in a national park. The empirical study was conducted in-situ in Ecuador, at the Machalilla National Park, which has become an important humpback whale sighting destination. 386 questionnaires were analyzed using univariate and bivariate quantitative techniques. The findings showed an overall high level of satisfaction and loyalty to the ecotourism site. The most valued factors in the satisfaction measure were, tranquility, conservation of the natural and cultural patrimony, humane treatment received, and gastronomic quality. In eco-tourism, general satisfaction influences the intentions of returning, recommending, and saying positive things about the visited destination. Article in Journal/Newspaper Humpback Whale Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites 28 1 191 202 |
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Doing ecotourism in national parks offers a wide array of opportunities to help to preserve nature while performing recreational activities. The goal of this study is to analyze the issues related to the levels of satisfaction after engaging in eco-tourism in a national park. The empirical study was conducted in-situ in Ecuador, at the Machalilla National Park, which has become an important humpback whale sighting destination. 386 questionnaires were analyzed using univariate and bivariate quantitative techniques. The findings showed an overall high level of satisfaction and loyalty to the ecotourism site. The most valued factors in the satisfaction measure were, tranquility, conservation of the natural and cultural patrimony, humane treatment received, and gastronomic quality. In eco-tourism, general satisfaction influences the intentions of returning, recommending, and saying positive things about the visited destination. |
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FROM SATISFACTION IN ECO-TOURISM TO LOYALTY IN A NATIONAL PARK |
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