Exploring rural tourism experiences through subjective perceptions: A visual q approach

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Abstract

Aim of study: To explore rural tourists’ views in order to identify different market segmentation in relation to rural tourism experiences. Area of study: Spain. Material and methods: Visual Q, a personal subjectivity research methodology, was applied to present both visual and linguistic aspects so that tourists can more intuitively recognize and answer questions regarding their experiences. Thus, it enables researchers to explore rural tourism experiences from tourists’ subjective perceptions. Main results: There are three primary segments of tourist experiences in rural tourism: ‘Occasion driven visitor’, ‘Active leisure seeker’ and ‘Rural immersion pursuer’ and across all visitors, a common pursuit of ‘A pleasant break’. Research highlights: This paper suggests that rural tourism should offer a range of value propositions, thereby escaping the existing monotonous ones.

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An, W., & Alarcón, S. (2020). Exploring rural tourism experiences through subjective perceptions: A visual q approach. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 18(3), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.5424/sjar/2020183-16572

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