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The interest of visitors to protected natural areas in 'green' accommodation
Josef Navrátil
orcid.org/0000-0002-4600-1012
; Department of Biological Disciplines, Faculty of Agriculture, University of South, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Kamil Pícha
orcid.org/0000-0002-1153-8055
; Department of Trade and Tourism, Faculty of Economics, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Vivian L. White Baravalle Gilliam
; Institute of Technology and Business, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Sažetak
The development in tourism should be done within the framework of environmentally friendly tourism. A part of environmentally friendly tourism is the development of "green" hotels. The main objective of this study was to investigate the extent to which visitors to the protected natural areas are interested in "green" hotels. It was conducted on a sample of visitors to ten protected natural areas in the Czech Republic. The results reveal a low interest for this type of accommodation. Pro-environmental orientation of visitors is comparable to other areas. Relaxation is the most participated activity among these visitors. Non-parametric regression with the normal distribution of dependent variable and Log Function was used to identify predictors of such an interest. A higher degree of interest was identified among the environmentally oriented visitors. A higher degree of interest was also identified among bicycle tourists, gamekeepers, anglers (who are gamekeepers at the same time) and female anglers. A higher interest in environmentally friendly accommodation is generally higher among female tourists rather than among male tourists. Those categories have identified the main target segments (each distinct one from another) of the potential creation of the supply of such an accommodation in vulnerable areas.
Ključne riječi
tourism; environmentalism; involvement; gamekeeper; gender; Czech Republic
Hrčak ID:
160523
URI
Datum izdavanja:
28.6.2016.
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