Reflections about the conceptual bases of Geotourism and its sub-segments Space Geotourism, Celestial Geotourism and Astrotourism to create a univocal definition

Abstract

The concept is part of the essence of a mentally represented element. The concept is part of the process of identification, categorization and description, which allows researchers to define and compare themes between two or more different categories. Following this idea, the main objective of this article is to establish a non-exhaustive reflection on the conceptual bases of Geotourism and its sub-segments Celestial Geotourism, Space Geotourism and Astrotourism. The main reason for carrying out this research is because there isn’t a one definition yet for the terms. This is perhaps the reason for the conflicts that exist between the themes of this tourism practice and the three categories - Celestial Geotourism, Space Geotourism and Astrotourism. The methodology was developed through secondary sources and based on the results obtained, it was possible to identify and distinguish the most important concepts to establish a univocal operational definition for each term. Finally, it was possible to conclude that although there are conflicts, this happens due to the inadequate interpretative representation of the themes between the categories.

Key words
Geoheritage; tourism; space; celestial; universality; values