This is a brief note on ecotourism typologies as reported by different authors at different points of time. As such, this note tries to throw light on the research done so far on segmentation of ecotourists. One important parameter of ecotourist market segmentation that is receiving increased attention is the concept of a hard-to-soft spectrum that allows for identification of ‘hard’ and ‘soft’...

ecotourism as the most attractive subset of the tourism industry can contribute to natural resource conservation and local development. although great numbers of people annually visit abbasabad area, in veresk, mazandaran, to enjoy its brilliant landscape and moderate ecologic condition, there is no applicable plan for many natural attractive zones in this area. as a result, some specific well ...

The ecotourism literature is focused on market segmentation, ecological impacts of wildlife viewing, and community-based ecotourism, but there has been minimal attention to critical areas such as quality control, the industry, external environments or institutions even as the components and parameters of ecotourism are being extended. This imbalance, combined with the fragmentation and lack of ...

introduction although the concept of ecotourism as the ideal of environmental protection and sustainable development is based on the global current the role of human interference in the nature is more than that of natural conditions. because of this, there is still a vulnerable stability condition. other scholars including carter and caudal are in doubt about tourism and environmental sustainab...

Environmental awareness and carrying out tourism activities in nature are increasing today. Therefore, the present study has been conducted a natural park, its objectives following: (a) identify motivation of ecotourism; (b) determine segmentation by motivations (c) establish relationship between segments variables satisfaction loyalty such as return, recommendation saying positive things about...