SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC ASPECTS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ECOTOURISTS’ MOTIVATIONS IN A COASTAL NATIONAL PARK FROM ECUADOR
The following study analyzes the sociodemographic characteristics along with the motivations of ecotourists. The study was carried out in situ at the Machalilla National Park in Ecuador. A questionnaire was used and statistical techniques, such as Spearman’s Correlation Coefficient, were employed; t...
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doaj-6a700d22a33e4fe493bf406faff454b92020-11-25T01:59:21ZengEditura Universităţii din OradeaGeo Journal of Tourism and Geosites2065-08172020-09-013131075108210.30892/gtg.31320-543SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC ASPECTS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ECOTOURISTS’ MOTIVATIONS IN A COASTAL NATIONAL PARK FROM ECUADORMauricio CARVACHE-FRANCO0Orly CARVACHE-FRANCO1Wilmer CARVACHE-FRANCO2César VILLAGÓMEZ-BUELE3Andrea SALTOS-LAYANA4Universidad Espíritu Santo-Ecuador, Samborondón, Km. 2.5 Vía a Samborondón, Ecuador, e-mail: mauricio2714@hotmail.comUniversidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Facultad de Especialidades Empresariales, Guayaquil, Km 1.5 Av. Carlos Julio Arosemena, Ecuador, e-mail: orly.carvache@cu.ucsg.edu.ecEscuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanísticas, Campus Gustavo Galindo Km 30.5 Vía Perimetral, Guayaquil, Ecuador, e-mail: wcarvach@espol.edu.ecUniversidad de Guayaquil, Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Cdla. Universitaria Av. Delta y Av. Kennedy, Guayaquil, Ecuador, e-mail: cesar.villagomezb@ug.edu.ecUniversidad Tecnológica Empresarial de Guayaquil, UTEG, Facultad Online, Urdesa Central, Guayacanes 520 y la Quinta, Guayaquil, Ecuador, e-mail: andrea.saltos.layana@gmail.comThe following study analyzes the sociodemographic characteristics along with the motivations of ecotourists. The study was carried out in situ at the Machalilla National Park in Ecuador. A questionnaire was used and statistical techniques, such as Spearman’s Correlation Coefficient, were employed; the results obtained contribute to the academic literature. Ecotourists are men and women whose main motivations are related to novelty, escape from the routine, and nature. Among the relationships of motivations and profile variables, older ecotourists have greater motivations for novelty and knowledge. The lower the level of education of tourists, the greater was their motivation for self-development and prestige/impression. Also, the lower the income levels of tourists, the greater their motivation for self-development and knowledge. http://gtg.webhost.uoradea.ro/PDF/GTG-3-2020/gtg.31320-543.pdfecotourismnatureprofilesociodemographymotivationecuador |
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Mauricio CARVACHE-FRANCO Orly CARVACHE-FRANCO Wilmer CARVACHE-FRANCO César VILLAGÓMEZ-BUELE Andrea SALTOS-LAYANA |
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Mauricio CARVACHE-FRANCO Orly CARVACHE-FRANCO Wilmer CARVACHE-FRANCO César VILLAGÓMEZ-BUELE Andrea SALTOS-LAYANA SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC ASPECTS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ECOTOURISTS’ MOTIVATIONS IN A COASTAL NATIONAL PARK FROM ECUADOR Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites ecotourism nature profile sociodemography motivation ecuador |
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Mauricio CARVACHE-FRANCO Orly CARVACHE-FRANCO Wilmer CARVACHE-FRANCO César VILLAGÓMEZ-BUELE Andrea SALTOS-LAYANA |
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Mauricio CARVACHE-FRANCO |
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SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC ASPECTS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ECOTOURISTS’ MOTIVATIONS IN A COASTAL NATIONAL PARK FROM ECUADOR |
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SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC ASPECTS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ECOTOURISTS’ MOTIVATIONS IN A COASTAL NATIONAL PARK FROM ECUADOR |
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SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC ASPECTS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ECOTOURISTS’ MOTIVATIONS IN A COASTAL NATIONAL PARK FROM ECUADOR |
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SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC ASPECTS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ECOTOURISTS’ MOTIVATIONS IN A COASTAL NATIONAL PARK FROM ECUADOR |
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SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC ASPECTS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ECOTOURISTS’ MOTIVATIONS IN A COASTAL NATIONAL PARK FROM ECUADOR |
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sociodemographic aspects and their relationship with the ecotourists’ motivations in a coastal national park from ecuador |
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Editura Universităţii din Oradea |
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Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites |
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2065-0817 |
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2020-09-01 |
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The following study analyzes the sociodemographic characteristics along with the motivations of ecotourists. The study was carried out in situ at the Machalilla National Park in Ecuador. A questionnaire was used and statistical techniques, such as Spearman’s Correlation Coefficient, were employed; the results obtained contribute to the academic literature. Ecotourists are men and women whose main motivations are related to novelty, escape from the routine, and nature. Among the relationships of motivations and profile variables, older ecotourists have greater motivations for novelty and knowledge. The lower the level of education of tourists, the greater was their motivation for self-development and prestige/impression. Also, the lower the income levels of tourists, the greater their motivation for self-development and knowledge. |
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ecotourism nature profile sociodemography motivation ecuador |
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