Rafael Cortes Macias

• Professor
• University of Malaga

This study analyses how the intensive use of short-term rentals (STRs) in the tourism sector contributes to the transformation and touristification of rural areas in mature tourist destinations, using the island of Mallorca, Spain, as a case study. Based on growth machine theory, the analysis innovatively examines the factors driving the expansion...

Serbia has favourable conditions for developing oenology and viticulture and, thus, wine tourism destinations. A study was conducted based on open data analysis and evaluation to determine the possibility of producing wine destinations in Serbia. The study uses environmental data (slope, altitude, climate, etc.) to build the Digital Elevation Model...

While there's growing interest in gender and employment issues in tourism studies, a gap exists when examining the obstacles women face in career pursuits, especially in theocratic societies. Drawing on Risman's gender structure theory, this qualitative study investigates how Iranian women perceive the impact of gender power dynamics on their caree...

The tourism development model of the Villa Clara regional tourist destination shows negative symptoms from its management, making visible the lack of integration of its actors. Responsible tourism integrates the different components that intervene in the tourist activity, in order to achieve more competitive destinations, respectful with the enviro...

This study investigates the effects of environmental attitudes on pro-environmental behavior. A conceptual model examines the structural relations among environmental attitude, concern, value and knowledge towards pro environmental behavior of ecotourist. 439 Iranian ecotourists from Mashhad mountains were randomly surveyed. This study uses the str...

A novel research is carried out on the relationships between tourism governance, touristification and the perception of the impacts generated in a consolidated urban destination such as Malaga. It proposes a measure of touristification and its impacts in terms of the spatial distribution of residents. To this end, 450 residents of the municipality...

This study contributes to analyse the impacts due to touristification in rural and inland areas in the context of touristic intensification. The research of touristification in rural areas is a little-studied field of analysis. The intensification of the touristification impacts in the seaside destination surrounding needs a specific study. Additio...

A more sustainable future can be achieved by consumers’ consumption decisions. Words such as sustainable, socially friendly, ethical, environmentally friendly, and responsible are frequently used to represent the link between ethical consumption and tourist behaviour. There is an increasing awareness among consumers about the impact of their consum...

Se realiza un estudio sobre la supervivencia hotelera en un destino maduro litoral como es el caso de Torremolinos. En los estudios de supervivencia hotelera la utilización de variables geográficas y de tipología de destinos son una aportación novedosa. Para este estudio se han identificado todos los hoteles abiertos en el siglo XX y XXI en Torremo...

The issues of gender, empowerment, and tourism in Iran, as an emerging tourism destination, have been given little attention in the literature. Indeed, little is documented about the employment barriers that women face in the tourism and hospitality sectors of a Muslim country. Adopting a gendered approach, the research evaluated the challenges and...

The wine-growing regions of Serbia are mostly related to rural areas, where, especially in developed countries, wine tourism has been highlighted as a product of rural tourism. Most wineries in Serbia are also trying to be innovative by placing new technologies and attractiveness in wine tourism and providing smart tourist services. The aim of this...

Dark tourism is an important part of tourism at some destinations; however, little is known about the factors that influence the overall dark tourism experience. This research aims to contribute to this existing knowledge gap by improving our understanding of the nature of the dark tourism experience and its formation process. Through in-depth, sem...

ABSTRACT The main goal of this chapter is to investigate Uzbek women’s perception of constraints to solo travelling. As a conservative Muslim country, the solo travelling of women in Uzbekistan is not legally restricted by the law. However, their desire to travel alone is constrained by a variety of factors which are mainly rooted in custom require...

Tourism in the wine region of Central Serbia has been gaining more and more affirmation in recent years. This wine destination offers to tourists a rich wine culture and recreation. Also, as a special supplement to wine tourism, ecotourism is especially promoted, in combination with quality wines with geographical origin. The basic analysis of this...

The present study develops a holistic analysis framework to unravel the complexity of the tourism policy process, with a special focus on the Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) sector in Singapore. A qualitative approach combining two research methods was adopted: qualitative content analysis and documentary analysis. This is...

For various reasons, some women experience solo travel in different parts of the world. However, as with many leisure activities, access to travel and tourism does not have the same distribution between different social groups, including other classes and genders (men and women). While there is a growing body of research on solo female travellers,...

Satisfaction and perceptions of the residents towards local management were analysed at a World Heritage site such as the region of Petra, Jordan. Contributing to the context of host-guest interaction at World Heritage sites, we investigated the satisfaction towards local management. Using the Social Exchange Theory and partial least squares-struct...

In recent years, the issue of memorable tourism experience (MTE) has garnered increasing attention from scholars and tourism practitioners. This paper provides a systematic review of 52 articles on MTE listed on the SCOPUS and WOS databases from 2012 to 2020. Qualitative analysis of the literature identified nine main categories of topics in MTE-re...

This study analyzes the role of residents in urban tourist destinations affected by the increase in tourist flows, which have generated various problems such as tourism, gentrification and the emergence of tourism as a threat to residents. The role of residents in tourist destinations has not been analyzed regularly during the development process o...

This research examines the relationship between residents of a mature tourist destination and tourism. To do this, the place attachment and rootedness shown by the residents towards the place where they live are assessed, as are their attitudes and level of satisfaction towards tourism. To carry out the research, 770 surveys were completed in the c...

This study aims to explore the trend towards gender equality in the tourism sector of the Petra region, Jordan. To do so, a mixed methods design including a questionnaire and in-depth interviews was employed for female residents of rural and urban areas in the region. The results show that women do not have favourable view of tourism’s economic imp...

The annoyance presented by the residents in the historic centre of Malaga, due to the impact of tourism is analysed. The study area is affected by a declining population and problems presented by residents in intense tourism spaces. The existence of tourism-phobia and the elements involved in it are examined. To this end, a specific questionnaire w...

This study investigates whether local residents’ sociodemographics and community attachment can influence their perceptions toward the impact of tourism (economic, environmental, and sociocultural effects) and, further, whether these perceptions influence their satisfaction with local tourism management. The perceptions of 467 residents were survey...

This study calls into question whether international aid agencies have involved relevant stakeholders in the tourism development planning process of the Petra region. The paper determines the advantages of the stakeholders’ participation in the tourism planning and development process by reviewing related literature; then, an intensive desk researc...

p>Torremolinos constituye un caso destacable que resalta la estrecha vinculación que existe entre el tipo de desarrollo turístico y los patrones de localización de la industria hotelera. Este estudio muestra la evolución de un destino maduro de sol y playa, que ha creado una notable oferta hotelera a lo largo del tiempo. Para comprender la distribu...

RESUMEN Singapur ha experimentado en los últimos 50 años un gran avance en términos turís-ticos y es un ejemplo de un destino con muchas limitaciones que ha logrado consolidar su liderazgo y ejercer una gran influencia en su entorno. En esta investigación se analiza la evolución de la política turística de Singapur mediante una adaptación del model...

Petra, Jordan’s the most visited destination, and the most important archaeological site, has been focused of decision makers’ attention in the last decades. Petra is important for the country’s economy and national tourism. according to MoTA 2015, Petra receipts reached 16.5 million JOD in 2009 in percentage of 44 of the national tourism receipts....

This study examines the residents´ perceptions of the impact of tourism in Benalmádena, and the profiles of the residents according to socio-demographic characteristics. A questionnaire assessed how these characteristics influence the residents' perceptions towards the environment, economy, and socio-cultural aspects. The survey was administered to...

This study analyses the relationship between the development of the tourism policy of Spain and Portugal and their effects on regional imbalances. Despite the proximity of the two countries and their specialisation in tourism, there are few comparative studies on tourism of the two Iberian countries. The study focuses on the two major phases of tou...

El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar los resultados en la aplicación de la Directiva de las Zonas Desfavorecidas en la Unión Europea, la primera medida de tipo socioestructural que se aprobó en el seno de la PAC.

En este artículo se estudian los resultados del plan de ayudas y subsidios en Andalucía que pretenden fomentar la reforestación de tierras agrarias.

En este trabajo se analizan las características del programa español de desarrollo económico de zonas rurales Objetivo 1 y sus implicaciones en el desarrollo local.

Los programas LEADER y PRODER han sido aprobados por la Unión Europea con el objetivo de favorecer el desarrollo de las zonas rurales deprimidas a partir de sus recursos endógenos.En este trabajo se analizan las características de su aplicación en Andalucía y sus implicaciones en el desarrollo rural.

Torremolinos was one of the pioneering spaces in the implementation of mass tourism on the Costa del Sol, Spain. The city is located in the province of Malaga, Costa del Sol. Torremolinos has the largest hotel supply in Andalusia. This study shows the evolution of a mature destination for sun and beach, which has maintained over time its hotel acti...

This text makes a tour through the most important aspects of residents' attitudes towards the impact of tourism in relation to some of the most studied variables that attempt to explain the behaviour of residents. The heterogeneity of methodologies and different models or theories proposed to the present day, have not produced results with universa...

1.Abstract This study analyzes the tourist developments that have taken the Mediterranean basin in recent years. This paper studies the internal differences, the intervention of political and social factors and key trends. Maintenance of tourism is checked despite the stagnation in tourist arrivals. The Mediterranean basin is the main tourist area...

Tourism is consumed in the place of production causing a series of impacts. These effects caused by tourism can be perceived positively or negatively by residents. The objective of this study is to analyze the attitude of the residents from the impacts of tourism in the town of Benalmádena, Spanish town that is located within the Costa del Sol. We...

BIBLID [0210-5462 (2011-1); 48: 161-188]. PALABRAS CLAVE: Desarrollo sostenible, degradación ambiental, unidades de paisaje, estado geoecológico, potencial y eficiencia. KEYWORDS: Sustainable development, environmental degradation, landscape units, geoecological state, potential and efficiency. mOTS-CLÉS: Développement durable, dégradation de l'env...

The basins of the Guanabo and Itabo rivers are located in the northeaster limit of the La Habana province in Cuba. Meanwhile the urban and touristic uses of the territory are very significant in the coastline, the agriculture and the livestock are predominant in the hinterland. Just a few of natural areas remain in this area. Due to the conflict of...

El diagnostico de los recursos ambientales incluidos los hidrológicos, de un país, región o cuenca, es una tarea de primer orden, dada la importancia que tienen para el desarrollo socio-económico, especialmente en los momentos actuales donde se relaciona tanto determinados déficits ambientales como la propia crisis del agua, con las consecuencias d...

El manejo integrado de las zonas costera se basa en la elaboración de un plan integrado para protección y desarrollo de los ecosistemas y recursos costeros, tratando de cumplir unos objetivos que sean compatibles con las actividades que desarrollan y con el bienestar de las comunidades que dependen de los recursos costeros. Sin embargo, algunas ac...

The demographic structure has a significant influence on the use of healthcare services, as does the size of the population denominators. Very few studies have been published on methods for estimating the real population such as tourist resorts. The lack of information about these problems means there is a corresponding lack of information about th...

Uno de los principales contenidos de la reforma de la PAC está dirigido a defender que la agricultura debe de jugar un importante papel en la conservación del medio rural y los espacios naturales, y que constituye uno de los principales pilares de la actividad en las zonas rurales. Para alcanzar estos objetivos, los Estados miembros deben de conced...