A proposal for a management model for the development of tourism agroecological

Main Article Content

ANA CECILIA VÉLEZ FALCONES
Proposal for a management model to promote tourism agroecological
JORGE GONZÁLEZ PÉREZ PLAZA

Abstract

The purpose of the research was to contribute to the development of tourist activities in the Quince parish of the Cantón Bolívar province of Manabí- Ecuador, through a proposal of the community tourism-agroecological management model, which manifests itself as an instrument that facilitates the planning, execution and control of the operational processes of the natural and cultural resources of the sector. The exploratory, descriptive methodology allowed the study to carry out a diagnosis of the current situation of the area and in this way to know what are the needs of resources, infrastructure, among others, in order to design the basic structure, as a strategy that serves to achieve the purpose of the investigation. Following this, the bibliographic review indicates the methodological criteria, established by different authors; After this, a market study was carried out, with the surveys carried out on visitors and tourists in the town, whose result showed that the design of community tourism products with agroecology theme in the parish was accepted. And the type of client profile, for the implementation of the agroecological tourism management model, improving tourism operations in the Membrillo area; With this, coordination strategies are proposed that facilitate the execution, operation, control and promotion of natural, cultural resources of agricultural production, which will be used sustainably for the growth of community tourism activities that promote social, economic and environmental development.


KEYWORDS: Management model, agroecology, community tourism, tourism operations.


 

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Article Details

How to Cite
VÉLEZ FALCONES, A. C., VERGARA CEVALLO, D. A., & PÉREZ PLAZA, J. G. (2024). A proposal for a management model for the development of tourism agroecological. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TOURISM, BUSINESS AND TERRITORY, 8(1), 47–70. Retrieved from https://journals.uco.es/riturem/article/view/16321
Section
Articles
Author Biographies

ANA CECILIA VÉLEZ FALCONES, Eloy Alfaro Secular University of Manabí (Ecuador).

Professor at the Eloy Alfaro Lay University of Manabí (Ecuador). Pedernales Extension.

Proposal for a management model to promote tourism agroecological, Eloy Alfaro Secular University of Manabí (Ecuador).

Professor at the Eloy Alfaro Lay University of Manabí (Ecuador). Sucre Extension.

JORGE GONZÁLEZ PÉREZ PLAZA, Eloy Alfaro Secular University of Manabi (Ecuador)

Professor at the Eloy Alfaro Lay University of Manabí (Ecuador). Master in Economic Management.