Sustainability and tourism competitiveness in protected areas: State of art and future lines of research

N Rodríguez-López, MI Diéguez-Castrillón… - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
The sustainability approach applied to tourism has been taking shape as a dominant
paradigm in tourism research, as well as becoming a requirement to achieve tourism …

Rural tourism: Development, management and sustainability in rural establishments

JJ Villanueva-Álvaro, J Mondéjar-Jiménez… - Sustainability, 2017 - mdpi.com
Tourism is one of the economic driving forces of Spain: the consolidation of existing tourist
destinations and new market niches encourage an upward trend of tourism. The economic …

Segmentation and motivations in eco-tourism: The case of a coastal national park

M Carvache-Franco, M Segarra-Oña… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years, there has been growing tourist interest in the environment and enjoyment of
the natural environment, prompting ecotourism to grow more rapidly than conventional …

Understanding motivations and segmentation in ecotourism destinations. Application to natural parks in Spanish Mediterranean area

C Carrascosa-López, M Carvache-Franco… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ecotourism is one of the tourism variants with more annual growth. Motivation has become a
fundamental criterion for travel behavior. Segmentation is used to identify the market niches …

Dimensions of destination competitiveness: Analyses of protected areas in Spain

L Blanco-Cerradelo, A Gueimonde-Canto… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
There is a large volume of literature focusing on the factors determining the competitiveness
of tourist destinations. Nevertheless, research delving deep into the dimensions comprising …

Segmentation by motivation in ecotourism: Application to protected areas in Guayas, Ecuador

M Carvache-Franco, M Segarra-Oña… - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Among tourists, there is recently a growing interest in the environment and enjoying the
natural world. This study analyzed the motivations and segmentation of the demand for …

The role of motivations in the segmentation of ecotourism destinations: A study from Costa Rica

M Carvache-Franco, W Carvache-Franco… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the interests and motivations of tourists for nature and leisure have
increased. The objectives of this study include following:(i) identifying the underlying …

Exploring the impacts of local development initiatives on tourism: A case study analysis

G Gemar, IP Soler, L Moniche - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
This study investigates the intricate relationship between local development initiatives and
tourism, with a specific focus on their impacts. By utilizing input-output matrices and a survey …

[PDF][PDF] Holistic management of marketing sustainability in the process of sustainable development.

B Rakic, M Rakic - Environmental Engineering & Management …, 2015 - researchgate.net
One of the changes in marketing refers to the redirection of focus from profit to sustainable
development. Sustainability marketing can influence sustainable development. The key …

Motivations analysis in ecotourism through an empirical application: Segmentation, characteristics and motivations of the consumer

M Carvache-Franco, M Segarra-Oña… - Geo Journal of …, 2019 - riunet.upv.es
[EN] In recent years, there has been a growing interest of tourists in the environment and
movements directed towards the enjoyment of the natural environment. This study is …