Methodological proposal for the identification of tourist routes in a particular region through clustering techniques
The tourism sector has an essential role in the sustainable development of a country. Therefore, in this research we propose a methodology to identify tourist routes that integrate the most important Points Of Interest in a region taking up as criteria profile characteristics in common between the s...
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| author | Juan B. Duarte-Duarte Leonardo H. Talero-Sarmiento Diana C. Rodríguez-Padilla |
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| description | The tourism sector has an essential role in the sustainable development of a country. Therefore, in this research we propose a methodology to identify tourist routes that integrate the most important Points Of Interest in a region taking up as criteria profile characteristics in common between the sites evaluated using clustering techniques. To attain this goal, firstly, a literature review focused on compiled information used for location selection and evaluation in attraction potential sites. Then, clustering techniques are applied to identify similarities between sites, and finally, a layout of tourist routes is presented. We applied this methodology using data from a Region in Colombia. As a result, eight factors are proposed: Natural, Cultural, Tourist Plant, Infrastructure, Superstructure, Accessibility, Human and Tourist Capital and Security. From the second phase, three tourist groups were identified with three tourism factors for each of them; and then, two examples of tourist routes are proposed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6659648012b2441abc9c87cf7e68590d2022-12-21T18:28:09ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402021-04-0174e06655Methodological proposal for the identification of tourist routes in a particular region through clustering techniquesJuan B. Duarte-Duarte0Leonardo H. Talero-Sarmiento1Diana C. Rodríguez-Padilla2Universidad Industrial de Santander, Facultad de Ingenierías Físico Mecánicas, Escuela de Estudios Industriales y Empresariales, Bucaramanga, ColombiaUniversidad Industrial de Santander, Facultad de Ingenierías Físico Mecánicas, Escuela de Estudios Industriales y Empresariales, Bucaramanga, ColombiaCorresponding author.; Universidad Industrial de Santander, Facultad de Ingenierías Físico Mecánicas, Escuela de Estudios Industriales y Empresariales, Bucaramanga, ColombiaThe tourism sector has an essential role in the sustainable development of a country. Therefore, in this research we propose a methodology to identify tourist routes that integrate the most important Points Of Interest in a region taking up as criteria profile characteristics in common between the sites evaluated using clustering techniques. To attain this goal, firstly, a literature review focused on compiled information used for location selection and evaluation in attraction potential sites. Then, clustering techniques are applied to identify similarities between sites, and finally, a layout of tourist routes is presented. We applied this methodology using data from a Region in Colombia. As a result, eight factors are proposed: Natural, Cultural, Tourist Plant, Infrastructure, Superstructure, Accessibility, Human and Tourist Capital and Security. From the second phase, three tourist groups were identified with three tourism factors for each of them; and then, two examples of tourist routes are proposed.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844021007581Clustering techniquesSustainable developmentTourism factorsTourist clustersTourist routesTourism |
| spellingShingle | Juan B. Duarte-Duarte Leonardo H. Talero-Sarmiento Diana C. Rodríguez-Padilla Methodological proposal for the identification of tourist routes in a particular region through clustering techniques Heliyon Clustering techniques Sustainable development Tourism factors Tourist clusters Tourist routes Tourism |
| title | Methodological proposal for the identification of tourist routes in a particular region through clustering techniques |
| title_full | Methodological proposal for the identification of tourist routes in a particular region through clustering techniques |
| title_fullStr | Methodological proposal for the identification of tourist routes in a particular region through clustering techniques |
| title_full_unstemmed | Methodological proposal for the identification of tourist routes in a particular region through clustering techniques |
| title_short | Methodological proposal for the identification of tourist routes in a particular region through clustering techniques |
| title_sort | methodological proposal for the identification of tourist routes in a particular region through clustering techniques |
| topic | Clustering techniques Sustainable development Tourism factors Tourist clusters Tourist routes Tourism |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844021007581 |
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