This study explored tourists' blogs to identify sustainability challenges and opportunities to inform best-practice management of the whale shark tourism industry worldwide. Few researchers have ...investigated blogs in the context of swim-with whale shark experiences as recounted
from the tourist perspective. This research was based on a content analysis of a sample of 58 tourist blogs, amounting to 31,509 words of content. The findings explored common sustainability themes within the whale shark tourist experience including proximity of the encounter, nature of the
interaction, and whale shark tourist behavior. By comparing three whale shark tourism destinations-Mexico, the Philippines, and Australia-several sustainability challenges and opportunities were identified. The findings contribute to previous knowledge by advancing our understanding
of whale shark tourists' perception of critical aspects during their swim-with whale shark experience, which guided recommendations for improved and sustainable management.
Este trabajo se centra en el análisis de la relación entre la peregrinación y el turismo religioso del Camino del Tíbet en China. Desde el siglo VII d.C. el Camino del Tíbet es una ruta religiosa y ...de peregrinación del budismo, hasta que a partir de los años ochenta del siglo XX también se ha establecido como una ruta turística consolidada. El objetivo de este trabajo es comparar su peregrinación y el turismo religioso donde se establecen las tipologías de sus visitantes y peregrinos. A través del análisis de contenido de los blogs turísticos, productos de agencias de viaje y estudios existentes, enfocando en las motivaciones, actividades y preferencias de los viajeros, se configuran las identidades de sus tipos de peregrinos que no se pueden definir de forma simplista como los turistas de masas o peregrinos en general.
This study explored tourists’ blogs to identify sustainability challenges and opportunities that help to inform best-practice management of the whale shark tourism industry worldwide. Few researchers ...have investigated blogs in the context of swim-with whale shark experiences as recounted from the tourist perspective. This research was based on a content analysis of a sample of 58 tourist blogs, amounting to 31,509 words of content. The findings explored common sustainability themes within the whale shark tourist experience including proximity of the encounter, nature of the interaction, and whale shark tourist behaviour. By comparing three whale shark tourism destinations, Mexico, the Philippines and Australia, several sustainability challenges and opportunities were identified. The findings contribute to previous knowledge by advancing our understanding of whale shark tourists’ perception of critical aspects during their swim-with whale shark experience, which guided recommendations for improved and sustainable management.
