Determination of the preferences of international clients for the practice of rural tourism in the Republic of Cuba

Authors

  • Isis Alejandra Camargo Toribio
  • Pedro Fernández de Córdoba Castellá
  • Ismael Orquín Serrano

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25145/j.pasos.2005.03.023

Keywords:

International clients, Preferences, Statistical techniques, Rural tourism

Abstract

This paper presents some of the results obtained in the Ph.D. thesis “Methodological contribu- tions towards the establishment of rural tourism in the Republic of Cuba. Case study: tourist area of Viñales”, Camargo (2003). The main objective of this article is to know international customers’ prefer- ences for the practice of rural tourism, modality which offers a wide range of possibilities for its intro- duction according to the natural-cultural potential of the area. In the questionnaire used, travelers were asked to rate a set of elements for the practice of rural tourism. Different statistical techniques as well as descriptive statistics are used for the analysis of the results of the questionnaire.

 

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Author Biographies

Isis Alejandra Camargo Toribio

Isis Alejandra Camargo Toribio está vinculada al Departamento de Matemática de la Universidad de Pinar del Río (Cuba). Es doctora en Geografía por la Universidad de Alicante, España

Pedro Fernández de Córdoba Castellá

Pedro Fernández de Córdoba Castellá. Departamento de Matemática Aplicada de la Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. Doctor en Física por la Universidad de Valencia (España).   Doctor en Matemáticas por la Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, España

Ismael Orquín Serrano

Ismael Orquín Serrano es Ingeniero Industrial, Departamento de Matemática Aplicada de la Universidad Politéc- nica de Valencia, Valencia, España.

References

Camargo Toribio, I. A. 2003 Aportaciones metodológicas para la implementación del turismo rural en la República de Cuba. Estudio de caso: zona turística de Viñales. Pinar del Río. 288 h. Tesis (en opción al grado científico de Doctor en Geografía). Universidad de Alicante. España.

Fernández de Córdoba, P.; Gillamón, L. y Sancho, R. 1999 Estudio estadístico sobre los factores de riesgo en la formación de cataratas. Valencia (España): Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad Politécnica de Valencia.

Gallo, G. 1961 Biografía del tabaco habano. La Habana: Comisión Nacional de tabaco Habano: Cuba Territorio Nacional de América.

Hair, J.F.Jr.; Enderson, R.; Tatham, R. y Black, W. C. 1999 Análisis Multivariante. 5a ed. Ma- drid: Prentice Hall Iberia S.R.L. 80-261.

Rodilla Alamá, M. et alii. 2000 “Ecoturismo: La minimización de los impactos ambientales de las actividades turísticas.” Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, p. 3- 141.

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Published

2005-05-28

How to Cite

Camargo Toribio, I. A., Fernández de Córdoba Castellá, P., & Orquín Serrano, I. (2005). Determination of the preferences of international clients for the practice of rural tourism in the Republic of Cuba. PASOS Revista De Turismo Y Patrimonio Cultural, 3(2), 283–293. https://doi.org/10.25145/j.pasos.2005.03.023

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2005): PASOS Journal of Tourism and Cultural Heritage 03(2), 2005

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Articles

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