Situational analysis of community tourism in the province of Azuay

The present study investigated the current situation of community tourism entrepreneurships in Azuay. The study of bibliographic sources in this field along with its link to the process of creating community tourism as an alternative to improve the quality of life of the population was developed. Th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Ullauri, Narcisa, Arévalo, Coralía, Romero, Lucía
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Ecuador
Institución:Universidad Central del Ecuador
Repositorio:Revista Siembra
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistadigital.uce.edu.ec:article/1435
Acceso en línea:https://revistadigital.uce.edu.ec/index.php/SIEMBRA/article/view/1435
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:turismo comunitario
comunidad
cultura
turismo
Azuay
community tourism
community
culture
tourism
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Sumario:The present study investigated the current situation of community tourism entrepreneurships in Azuay. The study of bibliographic sources in this field along with its link to the process of creating community tourism as an alternative to improve the quality of life of the population was developed. The information was collected by examining the enterprises through interviews and mystery clients. The importance of international cooperation in these projects was analyzed as the motivator of these entrepreneurships from their planning stage up to their creation and establishment phases. The achievement of the objectives was determined based on the results of the analysis. Finally, it was determined if the studied cases fulfilled the necessary principles for a successful development of community tourism.