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Landscape And Geotourism: Market Typologies And Visitor Needs, Catherine Elizabeth Gorman Jan 2007

Landscape And Geotourism: Market Typologies And Visitor Needs, Catherine Elizabeth Gorman

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Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore Geotourism (landscape tourism) in the context of the Irish tourism experience, to develop visitor typologies and propose an approach that will ensure greater sustainability by addressing market value and requirements through the use of marketing techniques and tools.

Methodology/Approach: An evaluation of existing geotourism resources and information was undertaken. A gap was identified in terms of marketing the Geotourism product. This gap is identified as a break the delivery of the experience to the most suitable customer and is addressed by identifying specific typologies, their requirements and making suggestions …