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Benefit Segmentation of Tourists to Geosites and Its Implications for Sustainable Development of Geotourism in the Southern Lake Tana Region, Ethiopia

doi: 10.3390/su14063411
handle: 10067/1880430151162165141 , 10278/3753891 , 1854/LU-8746601
Geotourism is a sustainable type of tourism that focuses on the geological and geomorphological heritages of an area, and the associated cultural and biodiversity features. Though the popularity of geotourism is rapidly growing, research on the demand side, particularly on segmenting tourists to geosites and understanding their profiles, is limited. This obviously makes the designing of effective tourism policies that aim at developing geotourism sustainably very difficult. Hence, the main objectives of this study were to segment and profile tourists to geosites based on the benefits sought, and to show its implications for sustainable development of geotourism. With a survey of 415 tourists, this study clustered tourists to geosites in the southern Lake Tana region in Ethiopia based on the benefits sought. A factor–cluster method was applied to segment the tourists. The study identified four distinct segments: Activity–Nature Lovers, Culture Lovers, Nature–Culture Lovers, and Want-It-Alls. These segments differed in their demographic, trip, and behavioral characteristics. The findings implied that for sustainable development, destination managers and marketers need to customize their geotourism product development and marketing strategies based on the needs and characteristics of each market segment.
- Université de Montpellier France
- Maria Curie-Skłodowska University Poland
- Université de Montpellier (EPE) France
- Ca Foscari University of Venice Italy
- University Montpellier 2 France
[SDV.BID.SPT]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity/Systematics, EXPLORATORY FACTOR-ANALYSIS, 910, Renewable energy sources, [SDV.EE.ECO] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology, environment/Ecosystems, GE1-350, R PACKAGE, Environmental effects of industries and plants, Phylogenetics and taxonomy, [SDV.BV.BOT]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Vegetal Biology/Botanics, sustainability, Chemistry, Sustainability, geotourists, Geotourism, market segmentation, Bahir Dar, profiling, environment/Ecosystems, Engineering sciences. Technology, clustering, geotourists; clustering; profiling; product development; destination development; sustainability, 330, VISITORS, TJ807-830, Destination development, TD194-195, Geotourists, Clustering, [SDV.BV.BOT] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Vegetal Biology/Botanics, [SDV.BID.SPT] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity/Systematics, Phylogenetics and taxonomy, product development, TYPOLOGY, Biology, destination development, Profiling, MOTIVATION, 300, MARKET-SEGMENTATION, [SDE.BE] Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, Environmental sciences, Product development, PERSPECTIVES, Earth and Environmental Sciences, [SDV.EE.ECO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology, EXPERIENCE, [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, SYSTEM
[SDV.BID.SPT]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity/Systematics, EXPLORATORY FACTOR-ANALYSIS, 910, Renewable energy sources, [SDV.EE.ECO] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology, environment/Ecosystems, GE1-350, R PACKAGE, Environmental effects of industries and plants, Phylogenetics and taxonomy, [SDV.BV.BOT]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Vegetal Biology/Botanics, sustainability, Chemistry, Sustainability, geotourists, Geotourism, market segmentation, Bahir Dar, profiling, environment/Ecosystems, Engineering sciences. Technology, clustering, geotourists; clustering; profiling; product development; destination development; sustainability, 330, VISITORS, TJ807-830, Destination development, TD194-195, Geotourists, Clustering, [SDV.BV.BOT] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Vegetal Biology/Botanics, [SDV.BID.SPT] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity/Systematics, Phylogenetics and taxonomy, product development, TYPOLOGY, Biology, destination development, Profiling, MOTIVATION, 300, MARKET-SEGMENTATION, [SDE.BE] Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, Environmental sciences, Product development, PERSPECTIVES, Earth and Environmental Sciences, [SDV.EE.ECO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology, EXPERIENCE, [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, SYSTEM
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