Evolution and characteristics of tourism demand in the Natural Protected Area of Punta Tombo, Chubut, Argentina

Authors

  • Piedad María Losano Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1984-4867.v15i1p103-119

Keywords:

tourism demand, evolution and characteristics, natural protected area, Punta Tombo, Chubut, Argentina.

Abstract

This work is centered in the tourism demand to the Protected Area Punta Tombo, situated aproximately 107 km South of Trelew, Argentina. It was done with the information obtained from the sale of entrance tickets from 1991/92 to 2000/01. We obtained the following main conclusions: a growing tendency of Tourism for a large period of time ahead; foreign Tourism goes up to 40% of the totality; it is mainly concentrated in the months of November and December; visits have a defined tendency: October and January are the outstanding months; tourism cruises constitute an important
part of tourists affluence. Approximately 40% of the passengers visit this Protected Area.

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Author Biography

  • Piedad María Losano, Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco
    Licenciada en Economía. Funcionaria de la Secretaría de Turismo de la Provincia dei Chubut. Cargo actual: Directora de Control de Calidad y Servicios. Docente e Investigadora de la Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco. Miembro activo dei GETACE (Instituto de Investigación en Temas Ambientales en Ciencias Económicas). Consultora en temas económicos-turísticos.

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Published

2004-05-30

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2004)

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

LOSANO, Piedad María. Evolution and characteristics of tourism demand in the Natural Protected Area of Punta Tombo, Chubut, Argentina. Revista Turismo em Análise, São Paulo, Brasil, v. 15, n. 1, p. 103–119, 2004. DOI: 10.11606/issn.1984-4867.v15i1p103-119. Disponível em: https://revistas.usp.br/rta/article/view/63690.. Acesso em: 21 jul. 2024.