miércoles, 4 de marzo de 2009

Birdwatching and his impact to tourism

Birdwatching is the observation and study of birds with the naked eye or through a visual enhancement device like binoculars. Birding often involves a significant auditory component, as many bird species are more readily detected and identified by ear than by eye. Most birdwatchers pursue this activity mainly for recreational or social reasons, unlike ornithologists, who engage in the study of birds using more formal scientific methods.

Bird watching tourism can be described as special interest tourism, whereby the tourist chooses a destination based on its suitability for pursuing a special interest/activity.

This activity leave a lot of money in the places where birdwatching is an important type of tourism because usually the profile of people who practise birdwatching is generally high purchasing power, like doctors, architects, etc.

The number of tourist who came to Extremadura for birdwatching is also great and one reason of that is the FIO (International Fair of Ornitologycal tourism).
In this fair, apart of watching birds, we also can talk about our experiencies in this field with experts, about species of birds, or to promote ornithological tourism.

Because of this, Extremadura is in my opinion the best place in Spain for birdwatching.


1 comentario:

  1. Buenas,
    Estamos realizando um projeto de turismo em ambiente bastante conservado e peculiar onde ornitólogos já diagnosticaram a presença de aves altamente ameaçadas assim como , trata-se de um lugar importante para as migratórias.Necessito saber as nescessidades e exigencias que este perfil de turista requer para poder visitar-nos?
    Gracias,Rossana

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