Alternative Tourism Activities Management in the Argentinean–Chilean Great Lakes Corridor

Autor: Rodrigo González, Adriana María Otero
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Current Issues in Tourism. 5:193-207
ISSN: 1747-7603
1368-3500
DOI: 10.1080/13683500208667918
Popis: Tourist and recreational use of natural and protected areas in Argentine–Chilean Great Lakes Tourist Corridor has experienced a remarkable growth during last years. Although total amount of use is still within these areas admission capacity, problems arise derived from intensive use in certain places, as well as visitors management concerns in considered critical areas. In this context, a research project was elaborated, approaching the problem of alternative tourism activites management, and focusing on aspects referred to their management and administration in the area of Binational Corridor. This paper refers to one of the dimensions considered in the project: alternative tourism activites demand in the Corridor. Starting from the classification of sustainable tourism niches done by Eagles (1994), a segmentation matrix was prepared and applied. Such analysis has important research, planning and market implications and is critical to the development of suitable services as well as to the design of appro...
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