Tourist Characteristics Influence Outcomes When Feeding Australian Humpback Dolphins in South East Queensland, Australia

Ximena Arango-Estevez, R. W. (Bill) Carter, Christine Jacobson

2019

Abstract

This study of visitor response to a dolphin-feeding tourism experience showed that satisfaction with closeness to the dolphins is an expectation and desired outcome of the experience, and should be considered in terms of best practice, better management and in re-thinking existing experience structure and design. If wildlife experiences are not well structured and within a context of a code of best practice, and guidance is not given in situ in how to behave after participation, it is likely that the conservation benefits of the experience will be lost. Experiences should be orientated to deliver adequate closeness to the wildlife with effective interpretation, which, in turn, can be influential on visitor satisfaction and enjoyment and in the long term, can bring conservation benefits for the wildlife and associated environment

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Arango-Estevez X., Carter R. and Jacobson C. (2019). Tourist Characteristics Influence Outcomes When Feeding Australian Humpback Dolphins in South East Queensland, Australia.In Proceedings of the International Conference on Creative Economics, Tourism and Information Management - Volume 1: ICCETIM, ISBN 978-989-758-451-0, pages 205-213. DOI: 10.5220/0009867302050213

in Bibtex Style

@conference{iccetim19,
author={Ximena Arango-Estevez and R. W. (Bill) Carter and Christine Jacobson},
title={Tourist Characteristics Influence Outcomes When Feeding Australian Humpback Dolphins in South East Queensland, Australia},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Creative Economics, Tourism and Information Management - Volume 1: ICCETIM,},
year={2019},
pages={205-213},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009867302050213},
isbn={978-989-758-451-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Creative Economics, Tourism and Information Management - Volume 1: ICCETIM,
TI - Tourist Characteristics Influence Outcomes When Feeding Australian Humpback Dolphins in South East Queensland, Australia
SN - 978-989-758-451-0
AU - Arango-Estevez X.
AU - Carter R.
AU - Jacobson C.
PY - 2019
SP - 205
EP - 213
DO - 10.5220/0009867302050213