Hikes and levadas in Madeira: characterizing visitors and their experience

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Autor(a) principal: Prudente, João
Data de Publicação: 2020
Outros Autores: Lopes, Helder, Noite, João, Rodrigues, Ana, Vieira, Sara, Alves, Ricardo, Fernando, Catarina
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/3965
Resumo: Recent research indicates that more and more often tourists use the Madeira Natural Park (MNP) area to develop their physical activity, through mountain hiking and Levada walks. This study aims at identifying tourists’ characteristics and to understand how visitors live their experience. A survey was carried out at the end of two different activities and the sample was divided into two groups (G1: Levada Walks in the Laurissilva; G2: Walks outside the Laurissilva). The data was collected immedi ately after the activity ended (total: 293; male: 124; female: 169) and people were asked about: 1. Information availa ble at the start of the activity; 2. Interaction and attention demand; 3. Natural area visited. The data indicates that the Madeira tourists have higher education, many are students and teachers, the majority being European. Our tourists are well informed about the natural environment and more than 90% agreed that it was ideal for aesthetic enjoyment and inspiring exploration. Our findings can help the tourist agents to improve their products, encour age the agencies to attract new markets outside Europe and can work as a basis for providing more guidance in the MNP, promoting a higher ‘flow experience’.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Hikes and levadas in Madeira: characterizing visitors and their experience
title Hikes and levadas in Madeira: characterizing visitors and their experience
spellingShingle Hikes and levadas in Madeira: characterizing visitors and their experience
Prudente, João
Active tourism
Flow experience
Nature hikes
Levadas
Sports tourism
Madeira (Portugal)
.
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais
title_short Hikes and levadas in Madeira: characterizing visitors and their experience
title_full Hikes and levadas in Madeira: characterizing visitors and their experience
title_fullStr Hikes and levadas in Madeira: characterizing visitors and their experience
title_full_unstemmed Hikes and levadas in Madeira: characterizing visitors and their experience
title_sort Hikes and levadas in Madeira: characterizing visitors and their experience
author Prudente, João
author_facet Prudente, João
Lopes, Helder
Noite, João
Rodrigues, Ana
Vieira, Sara
Alves, Ricardo
Fernando, Catarina
author_role author
author2 Lopes, Helder
Noite, João
Rodrigues, Ana
Vieira, Sara
Alves, Ricardo
Fernando, Catarina
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author
author
author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv DigitUMa
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Prudente, João
Lopes, Helder
Noite, João
Rodrigues, Ana
Vieira, Sara
Alves, Ricardo
Fernando, Catarina
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Active tourism
Flow experience
Nature hikes
Levadas
Sports tourism
Madeira (Portugal)
.
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais
topic Active tourism
Flow experience
Nature hikes
Levadas
Sports tourism
Madeira (Portugal)
.
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais
description Recent research indicates that more and more often tourists use the Madeira Natural Park (MNP) area to develop their physical activity, through mountain hiking and Levada walks. This study aims at identifying tourists’ characteristics and to understand how visitors live their experience. A survey was carried out at the end of two different activities and the sample was divided into two groups (G1: Levada Walks in the Laurissilva; G2: Walks outside the Laurissilva). The data was collected immedi ately after the activity ended (total: 293; male: 124; female: 169) and people were asked about: 1. Information availa ble at the start of the activity; 2. Interaction and attention demand; 3. Natural area visited. The data indicates that the Madeira tourists have higher education, many are students and teachers, the majority being European. Our tourists are well informed about the natural environment and more than 90% agreed that it was ideal for aesthetic enjoyment and inspiring exploration. Our findings can help the tourist agents to improve their products, encour age the agencies to attract new markets outside Europe and can work as a basis for providing more guidance in the MNP, promoting a higher ‘flow experience’.
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