Unveiling astrotourists’ profiles. Activities, motivations, economic and social benefits and experiences

  1. Miguel Ángel Solano-Sánchez 1
  2. Jaime Aja-Valle 2
  3. Rocío Arteaga-Sánchez 3
  4. Tomás López-Guzmán 2
  1. 1 Instituto Andaluz de Investigación e Innovación en Turismo (IATUR)
  2. 2 Universidad de Córdoba
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    Universidad de Córdoba

    Córdoba, España

    ROR https://ror.org/05yc77b46

  3. 3 Universidad de Sevilla
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    Universidad de Sevilla

    Sevilla, España

    ROR https://ror.org/03yxnpp24

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Revista:
Enlightening Tourism: a pathmaking journal

ISSN: 2174-548X

Año de publicación: 2024

Volumen: 14

Número: 2

Páginas: 1-16

Tipo: Artículo

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Resumen

This research aims to determine the variations that occur in the socio-demographic profile (gender, age, educational level and income) of the visitor interested in astrotourism based on some questions about the activities they carry out related to astronomy, motivations, economic and social benefits and the assessment of experiences about astrotourism through data gathered by a questionnaire. An artificial neural network is developed to generate potential “identikits” or estimated profiles of astrotourists based on the replies incorporated into the model and easily customisable by the researcher, which is especially useful in developing products and services adapted to astrotourism.

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