Miguel Jesús Medina-Viruel
Biographic Data
| ID | 897582 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Miguel Jesús Medina-Viruel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Miguel Jesús |
| FAMILY NAME | Medina-Viruel |
| SIGNATURE | MEDINA-VIRUEL M J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Córdoba |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8448-3393 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Community-based rural tourism: A mapping technique analysis study from 2005 to 2023
Community-based rural tourism involves local communities in the management and distribution of tourism benefits, generating both social and economic impacts. However, there is a lack of systematic studies that analyse these effects in depth. This study aims to examine the evolution and trends in the scientific literature on the social and economic impacts of rural community-based tourism on the well-being of local populations between 2005 and 202…
Labour Skills and Cultural Competence in the Hotel Sector in Peru: Insights From Frontline Employees
This study explores the job competencies required of front-line employees in four-star hotels in Lima, Peru, situating these skills within the cultural dynamics of hospitality work. In global tourism contexts, hotel service involves not only operational efficiency, but also the fulfilment of social expectations, emotional management and the demonstration of culturally appropriate behaviours. Through a qualitative approach, based on in-depth inter…
Análisis de las motivaciones culturales en la visita a Patrimonio de la Humanidad. Estudio de caso, Conjunto arqueológico Medina Azahara
Knowledge of the typology of visitors to a site inscribed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO is key to the proper management of tourist destinations. This research presents a segmentation of tourists visiting the Archaeological Ensemble of Medina Azahara in Cordoba (Spain), inscribed as a World Heritage Site since 2018, based on the results obtained after fieldwork consisting of a survey to visitors of the Archaeological Ensemble of Medina Azahar…
Interests, motivations and gastronomic experiences in the world heritage site destination of Granada (Spain): Satisfaction analysis
Purpose Gastronomy can be a key destination choice factor. As tourists, people will be able to learn more about the culture of the place through its culinary assets. This paper aims to analyse the interest and the gastronomic motivations of tourists to the city of Granada (Spain), where two important UNESCO World Heritage Sites (WHS) are included. Design/methodology/approach To achieve the aim of this study, fieldwork was carried out on a represe…
Emotional Perception and Cultural Motivation on Loyalty to a World Heritage Sites Destination
The aim of this paper is to contribute to the scientific literature in the field of tourism in Latin America (Sucre, Bolivia was named a World Heritage Site (WHS) by UNESCO). This study analyses the relevance of the cultural motivation and emotional experience of the tourist to positively influence the image or the perceived value of the heritage site visited. The research shall also analyse other relationships, such as the positive effect of the…
Segmentation of food market visitors in World Heritage Sites. Case study of the city of Córdoba (Spain)
This paper aims to contribute to the scientific literature in the field of hospitality regarding the relationship between gastronomy and tourism through the experience described by tourists who visit a food market, specifically the ́Los Patios de la Marquesá food market in Córdoba (Spain), a registered World Heritage Site. The methodology used in this research was based on a survey sample of tourists that visited the food market. The results show…
The role of the SDGs as enhancers of the performance of Spanish wine cooperatives
Medir la capacidad de innovación social en organizaciones complejas del tercer sector
La innovación social es una cuestión que en las últimas décadas ha adquirido un interés creciente por parte tanto del mundo académico como por parte de actores sociales que prestan atención a la cobertura de necesidades y demandas sociales. Sin embargo, la innovación social plantea problemas en la construcción de su corpus teórico (en lo relativo a fundamentos de carácter conceptual y metodológico) que se traduce en dificultades de carácter praxe…
The importance of websites for organic agri-food producers
Spanish agri-food producers, particularly organic producers, have faced commercial problems for years. Websites are able to combine informative, relational and transactional functions. This ability makes them attractive sales channels in sectors such as the organic agri-food sector, which has traditionally had major commercial shortcomings in these three areas. This study is built on this premise. The study explored whether organic agri-food prod…
Heritage Tourism in Ubeda Y Baeza (Spain). World Heritage Reinassance Cities
This research is focused on the cities of beda and Baeza and aims to characterize the type of tourists that visit them. The study investigates the characteristics of the trip, as well as the assessment that visitors make of the tourist attributes, recognizing differences between the various types of tourists. For this, a segmentation was made based on the cultural and patrimonial motivations of the tourists. This research uses the multivariate te…
Agri-food companies in the social media: A comparison of organic and non-organic firms
Organic agri-food products in Spain face major commercial problems in the home market as a result of consumers’ lack of information about this type of product and difficulties in accessing it, and the considerable price differential between organic products and their conventional equivalents. This study proposes that consideration should be given to social media as a factor for mitigating these commercial problems and improving the competitivenes…
Relevance of Gastronomy in the Tourism of a World Heritage Site: The Case of Sucre (Bolivia)
Recently, gastronomy has become one of the most important tourist attractions for cities as well as for rural areas. In this respect, tourists look for authenticity in the gastronomy heritage of these destinations, making it, thusly, a motivation for visiting the place. This research presents a segmentation of the tourists who visit Sucre (Bolivia), on the basis of a higher or lower interest in the gastronomy of the city. The results extracted fr…
Attitude as a Mediator between Sustainable Behaviour and Sustainable Knowledge: An Approximation through a Case Study in the Dominican Republic
The current ongoing globalisation shows an increasing amount of issues regarding sustainability, which is to be addressed from the very first stages. In this sense, different variables have been measured in the form of a survey in order to learn about the behaviour, attitude and knowledge of high school students in the Dominican Republic regarding sustainability, using a methodology based on structural equations through the SmartPls (v. 3.2.8) pr…
Gastronomy as an element of attraction in a tourist destination: The case of Lima, Peru
In recent years, gastronomy has become one of the main sources of attraction in the tourist destinations. The objective of this study is to present the results of a research conducted on the foreign tourists in the city of Lima, a World Heritage Site, which is considered as one of the main gastronomic leaders of the world.. The principal results indicate that foreign tourists have different attitudes toward the local gastronomy. Therefore, the fo…
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Gastronomy as an element of attraction in a tourist destination: The case of Lima, Peru
In recent years, gastronomy has become one of the main sources of attraction in the tourist destinations. The objective of this study is to present the results of a research conducted on the foreign tourists in the city of Lima, a World Heritage Site, which is considered as one of the main gastronomic leaders of the world.. The principal results indicate that foreign tourists have different attitudes toward the local gastronomy. Therefore, the fo…
Heritage Tourism in Ubeda Y Baeza (Spain). World Heritage Reinassance Cities
This research is focused on the cities of beda and Baeza and aims to characterize the type of tourists that visit them. The study investigates the characteristics of the trip, as well as the assessment that visitors make of the tourist attributes, recognizing differences between the various types of tourists. For this, a segmentation was made based on the cultural and patrimonial motivations of the tourists. This research uses the multivariate te…
Agri-food companies in the social media: A comparison of organic and non-organic firms
Organic agri-food products in Spain face major commercial problems in the home market as a result of consumers’ lack of information about this type of product and difficulties in accessing it, and the considerable price differential between organic products and their conventional equivalents. This study proposes that consideration should be given to social media as a factor for mitigating these commercial problems and improving the competitivenes…
Relevance of Gastronomy in the Tourism of a World Heritage Site: The Case of Sucre (Bolivia)
Recently, gastronomy has become one of the most important tourist attractions for cities as well as for rural areas. In this respect, tourists look for authenticity in the gastronomy heritage of these destinations, making it, thusly, a motivation for visiting the place. This research presents a segmentation of the tourists who visit Sucre (Bolivia), on the basis of a higher or lower interest in the gastronomy of the city. The results extracted fr…
Attitude as a Mediator between Sustainable Behaviour and Sustainable Knowledge: An Approximation through a Case Study in the Dominican Republic
The current ongoing globalisation shows an increasing amount of issues regarding sustainability, which is to be addressed from the very first stages. In this sense, different variables have been measured in the form of a survey in order to learn about the behaviour, attitude and knowledge of high school students in the Dominican Republic regarding sustainability, using a methodology based on structural equations through the SmartPls (v. 3.2.8) pr…
The importance of websites for organic agri-food producers
Spanish agri-food producers, particularly organic producers, have faced commercial problems for years. Websites are able to combine informative, relational and transactional functions. This ability makes them attractive sales channels in sectors such as the organic agri-food sector, which has traditionally had major commercial shortcomings in these three areas. This study is built on this premise. The study explored whether organic agri-food prod…
Segmentation of food market visitors in World Heritage Sites. Case study of the city of Córdoba (Spain)
This paper aims to contribute to the scientific literature in the field of hospitality regarding the relationship between gastronomy and tourism through the experience described by tourists who visit a food market, specifically the ́Los Patios de la Marquesá food market in Córdoba (Spain), a registered World Heritage Site. The methodology used in this research was based on a survey sample of tourists that visited the food market. The results show…
The role of the SDGs as enhancers of the performance of Spanish wine cooperatives
Medir la capacidad de innovación social en organizaciones complejas del tercer sector
La innovación social es una cuestión que en las últimas décadas ha adquirido un interés creciente por parte tanto del mundo académico como por parte de actores sociales que prestan atención a la cobertura de necesidades y demandas sociales. Sin embargo, la innovación social plantea problemas en la construcción de su corpus teórico (en lo relativo a fundamentos de carácter conceptual y metodológico) que se traduce en dificultades de carácter praxe…
Interests, motivations and gastronomic experiences in the world heritage site destination of Granada (Spain): Satisfaction analysis
Purpose Gastronomy can be a key destination choice factor. As tourists, people will be able to learn more about the culture of the place through its culinary assets. This paper aims to analyse the interest and the gastronomic motivations of tourists to the city of Granada (Spain), where two important UNESCO World Heritage Sites (WHS) are included. Design/methodology/approach To achieve the aim of this study, fieldwork was carried out on a represe…
Emotional Perception and Cultural Motivation on Loyalty to a World Heritage Sites Destination
The aim of this paper is to contribute to the scientific literature in the field of tourism in Latin America (Sucre, Bolivia was named a World Heritage Site (WHS) by UNESCO). This study analyses the relevance of the cultural motivation and emotional experience of the tourist to positively influence the image or the perceived value of the heritage site visited. The research shall also analyse other relationships, such as the positive effect of the…
Community-based rural tourism: A mapping technique analysis study from 2005 to 2023
Community-based rural tourism involves local communities in the management and distribution of tourism benefits, generating both social and economic impacts. However, there is a lack of systematic studies that analyse these effects in depth. This study aims to examine the evolution and trends in the scientific literature on the social and economic impacts of rural community-based tourism on the well-being of local populations between 2005 and 202…
Labour Skills and Cultural Competence in the Hotel Sector in Peru: Insights From Frontline Employees
This study explores the job competencies required of front-line employees in four-star hotels in Lima, Peru, situating these skills within the cultural dynamics of hospitality work. In global tourism contexts, hotel service involves not only operational efficiency, but also the fulfilment of social expectations, emotional management and the demonstration of culturally appropriate behaviours. Through a qualitative approach, based on in-depth inter…
Análisis de las motivaciones culturales en la visita a Patrimonio de la Humanidad. Estudio de caso, Conjunto arqueológico Medina Azahara
Knowledge of the typology of visitors to a site inscribed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO is key to the proper management of tourist destinations. This research presents a segmentation of tourists visiting the Archaeological Ensemble of Medina Azahara in Cordoba (Spain), inscribed as a World Heritage Site since 2018, based on the results obtained after fieldwork consisting of a survey to visitors of the Archaeological Ensemble of Medina Azahar…
Business (11 works) · Geography (9 works) · Marketing (9 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Tourism (7 works) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (6 works) · Wine Industry and Tourism (6 works) · Advertising (5 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · Culinary Culture and Tourism (5 works)