The Travel Motivations of Canadian Ecotourists

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ID23367284
AuthorsP F J Eagles (0000-0001-8150-9471, corresponding author)
Year1992
Volume31
Issue2
Pages3-7
Publication date1992-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTravel Research Bulletin (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0147-2399 • E-ISSN: 1552-6763
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/004728759203100201
OpenAlexW2146600253
LanguageEN
Citations received57
References cited9

This article reports on the grouped findings of three studies that have taken an in-depth look at the travel motives of Canadian ecotourists. The results from these studies are compared to the general Canadian traveler population. These studies indicate that the ecotourists are much more likely to have social motives that put stress on physical activity, meeting people with similar interests and seeing the maximum possible in the time available, than is the general Canadian traveler. The ecotourist is also much more likely to be interested in the destinations that contain wilderness, lakes and streams, rural areas, parks, mountains and oceanside, than is the general traveler.

Advertising · Business · Destinations · Ecotourism · Geography · Nature tourism · Political science · Population · Recreation · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Tourism · Wilderness · Demography · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Ecology · Marketing · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts

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