International tourist demand for nature-based tourism in Costa Rica: socio-demographic and travel condition indicators

 

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Autoren: Villalobos-Céspedes, Daniel, Galdeano-Gómez, Emilio, Tolón-Becerra, Alfredo
Status:Versión publicada
Publikationsdatum:2009
Beschreibung:In Costa Rica, the demand for tourist activities shows a tendency for nature-based tourism. The present research work analyzes the international demand for this type of tourism according to socio-demographic and travel condition variables. The study includes hiking/trekking, visits to volcanoes, observation of flora and fauna, bird watching and canopy. Data are taken from the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT), from the Air Survey (Encuesta Aérea) to non-resident tourists over the age of 18 who left from the Juan Santamaría Airport during the first quarter of 2007. The travelvariables family group, couple and origin, show a potentially favorable influence on demand for most of these activities. The results obtained allow us to outline a strategy to orientate policies and activities of nature-based tourism in Costa Rica.
Land:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Sprache:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.revistas.ucr.ac.cr:article/9010
Online Zugang:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/reconomicas/article/view/9010
Stichwort:Turismo naturaleza
Demanda turística
Actividad turística
Odds ratio
Nature-based tourism
Tourist demand
Tourist activity