“…The first one, the findings allow us to confirm those factors detailed by the literature as determinants for the motivation and satisfaction of the tourist and relevant for the destination La Serena and its tourist development. In other words, the beauty of the natural environment (De Uña-Álvarez, Cuquejo, & Villarino, 2017), hospitality (Tomillo, 2013), gastronomy (Kido, Díaz, & Kido, 2018;Pearson & Pearson, 2017), security (Luders, Castillo, & Gândara, 2016), cleaning (Benseny, 2006), transportation (Molina & Arias, 2016), quality-to-price ratio (Solís-Radilla et al, 2016), accommodation (Fuentes, Hernández, & Morini, 2016), restoration (Armijos, Bustamante, & Calle, 2019), information and tourist guide (Zárraga, Corona, & Molina, 2010). The second one, in regarding to the tourism system, the results provide a strategic direction in relation to the critical areas that should be considered to modify and, in this way, improve the perception of the tourist.…”