Rural Tourism Potential Research Articles

Rural Tourismin India: A Prespective

The study provides an holistic view of the rural tourism in the context of India and elaborates its potential in generating employment and contribution in the national income with catching attention towards the areas that needs to explored with cautious of preserving the cultural, innate, ethnic and environment values of the region. The study gives the glimpses of the tourism industry and potential of rural tourism that can be utilised for the development of rural region in general and the sites carrying the rural tourism in particular and focuses on the integration of different policies for the development of the rural tourism.

Sustaining the Entrepreneurship in Rural Tourism Development

Entrepreneurs play an important role in sustaining rural tourism and formulation of sustainable strategies being the initiators of the tourism business and the engine of the local development. Therefore, it is necessary to stimulate the development of entrepreneurial activities for the recovery of rural tourism potential and regional traditions, maintaining local employment growth and increase living standards in line with identifies needs and priorities of regional human resources development. This article aims to discuss the involvement of local communities in development of rural tourism entrepreneurship as well as addressing the issue of entrepreneurship in rural tourism.

Evaluation of Hopa's Rural Tourism Potential in the Context of European Union Tourism Policy

Today, rural tourism is supported in all EU countries due to its socio-cultural, economic, spatial and environmental functions and positive effect on developing vernacular building sector in rural area. In this study, conceptual framework will be drawn by putting forth the concept of rural tourism. Subsequently, EU tourism policy will be summarised. Then, the importance of rural tourism in EU countries and the reasons for a support of it at EU level will be explained. After that, Hopa will be examined to demonstrate its potential on rural tourism via pointing out its natural values of green landscape, agricultural economy and vernacular architecture.

Rural areas under the pressure of industrialization process: A sustainable rural tourism model proposal for Kandira residential area

Agriculture, as a traditional food production area, has played a key role in the development of societies for many years throughout the history. But, rural areas have been neglected by humans due to the inevitable consequence of industrial revolution for many years. Consequently, city settlements attracted many rural inhabitants owing to the social and cultural changes, which turned rural areas into the unproductive idle areas. Thus, these areas faced with the danger of losing their attractiveness due to the increasing production costs and inefficient use of arable lands. Within this scope, thanks to the development of tourism industry, these areas have gained their importance once again. For rational utilization of tourism development by the tourist attractions, tourism strategies need to be redesigned in a sustainable way considering such factors as the preservation-utilization balance of land uses. The purpose of this evaluative study is to reveal the opinion on the ways of tourism development as an alternative in the socio-economic development of rural areas. Within this context, it was aimed to develop and suggest a sustainable tourism model for Kandira town, with its high rural tourism potential depending on the natural and unspoilt rural areas within the borders of Kocaeli as an industrial city.

Rural tourism development potential in Tan Trieu islet, Dong Nai Province

Tan Trieu Islet, Dong Nai province not only is known as an area specializing in pomelo very popular all over the country, but also has many advantages for exploiting rural tourism potential in order to diversify tourism products and enhance the added value of pomelo in the region. This paper investigates the potential of developing rural tourism in Tan Trieu islet based on the foundation of the establishment and development of rural tourism. Hence, the paper suggests some specific types for effective exploitation of rural tourism potential in Tan Trieu pomelo Islet.

Using a VGI and GIS-Based Multicriteria Approach for Assessing the Potential of Rural Tourism in Extremadura (Spain)

Extremadura (Spain), being one of the less-developed EU regions, is also eligible for European funds, including those related with the development of tourism activities in rural areas. To assess the spatial distribution of rural tourism potential (RTP), a methodological approach was followed by combining the synergetic use of geographic information systems (GIS) and the analytical hierarchical process (AHP). For the evaluation model, six factors were examined and hierarchized by a panel of eighteen experts: tourism accommodation offer, activities in natural areas, gastronomic offer, cultural activities, bath offer in natural environments, and activities in active tourism. These factors were then decomposed into thirty-two evaluation criteria and the relative importance of their weights was estimated using pairwise judgments. Using publicly available data and volunteered geographic information (VGI) platforms, the related spatial and non-spatial data were collected, collated, and standardized, employing appropriate tools developed with open-source GIS software. The results, represented by a series of intensity maps, indicate the RTP scores, highlight the strengths and weaknesses in each county, and could serve as a planning tool for public and/or private investments.

Сельский туризм как фактор повышения конкурентоспособности туриндустрии Оренбургской области

The article is devoted to the rural tourism development in Orenburg region. The author discloses the concept of "rural tourism", determines its importance for global and regional economy. The article specifies the factors affecting the rural tourism development, as well as analyzes climatic and geographical and historical potential of the region necessary for of this type of tourism industry.
 The article describes the European experience of the tourism industry development, in particular in Germany. The author gives statistical information of Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture of Germany for the past 9 years, considers the stimulating tools of rural tourism, which can be offered to the approbation in the domestic tourist space.
 Assessing the competitiveness of the tourism industry in Orenburg region takes special place in the article. The author demonstrates resource potential and uniqueness of the region in the country’s tourist space and highlights the urgent problems related to the development of this type of tourism. There is an imbalance between the potential and actual economic indicators of rural tourism due to the relative "youth" of the tourism industry and the weak development of Ural tourist area. The author proves the feasibility of financing and promoting rural tourism in Orenburg region. The article highlights the relevance of measures for the conservation and use of the region´s tourism potential as a factor that favorably impacts on employment in rural areas and enhances economic indicators of the tourism industry in the region.
 The article confirms the weighty significance of the tourism industry in the regional economy development.

Increasing the tourism destination competitiveness of Thracian region: suggestions for developing and promoting Buyukcekmece and Igneada

Rural tourism in Turkey has not received the interest it deserves compared to European countries. Theoretical studies along with applied projects are needed to increasethe awareness and draw interest to this important tourism area among populace and decision makers. The lack of extensive studies in Turkey creates an important research gap. To address this gap and improve the competitiveness of Turkey as a rural tourism destination, various applications that can improve awareness and attract interest are proposed in this study. Buyukcekmece Lake and Igneada Flood plain Forests were chosen as the application areas that have natural resources and unique historical heritage however lack amenities and relevant marketing activities to create interest. In this study both the destination competitiveness theories and worldwide applied best practices were analyzed. In this way a comparative analysis was carried out to assess and improve the rural tourism potential of these regions. Following the analysis, educational activities, agro/eco-tourism activities, touristic facilitiesthat can be constructed within the legal framework are proposed in detail. Establishment of a rural marketplace, development of nearby residential areas offeringaccommodation, food and commerce for visitors together with a tourism center were recommended asconstituents of a comprehensive rural tourism model. Keywords : Rural tourism, eco-tourism, destination marketing, tourism competitiveness, promoting rural tourism. JEL Classification: L83, O18, F13, M31

Ecotourism as a viable alternative for economic development of Romanian rural communities

Perspective the use of space tourism in rural area, but not only in this area, must be based on the concept of ecological space based on the principle of equity, then an area needs to be provided in-house and in conditions of sustainable development. Sustainable human development can not be conceived outside the human settlements development of a viable economy and a diversified social life in a healthy environment, ensured respect cultural heritage - historical society. Numerous researches have shown that ecotourism can be a viable alternative for economic development of Romanian rural communities. This research aims to study ecotourism in the context of sustainable development of rural Romanian areas and conditions to protect its natural resources. This category of natural resources now put the following problems: exploitation beyond the regeneration, especially in soils and forests, pollution of the environment that minimizes the potential for regeneration. Having as main source of information national and international literature and data provided by the National Institute of Statistics of Romania, was created a pretty thorough fundamental research in specific field. The main research method was used were: bibliographical study, literature review and synthesis, collection and processing of statistical data, etc. Environmental protection has been considered as a basic problem in tourism since the beginning of this activity in our country. Ecological attitude towards natural resources exploitation involves giving unlimited and irrational generalization about the importance of scientific concept of biosphere preservation of natural resources for future generations. In the spirit of these principles requires development of ecological strategies of development (eco-development), capable of providing a healthy and rational use of resources specific to a particular ecosystem, to meet basic human needs. Protected areas are, in part, and highly attractive tourist destinations such as Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, National Parks and other natural reserves, except, of course, scientific reserves (strictly protected). Protection and conservation of rural tourism potential is emerging as a separate issue, which requires collaboration of specialists in various fields. Starting from the concept that "sustainable development of viable and sustainable ecological development that is considered to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" tourism, especially ecotourism, as an economic activity, it is this scientific approach and should cooperate with other industries and economic activities to ensure environmental quality, resource base and its survival. More so, it becomes necessary co-participation, to this end, the central and local authorities, local communities, along with tourism providers and related services.

MEMBANGUN PARIWISATA BERSAMA RAKYAT: KAJIAN PARTISIPASI LOKAL DALAM MEMBANGUN DESA WISATA DI DIENG PLATEAU

Development as a process of life change should involve communities as intergral elements. People should not only be regarded as objects of development. The paradigm of the bottom up planning expects people to act as both the subject and object of development. In the context of the development of rural tourism, the planning process should involve the local communities from the beginning. Dieng Plateau as a tourist site has a diversity of attractions, and tourist-oriented villages are designed by local communities to complement the tourist attractions in Dieng. This Study focuses on the participation of the communities in western Dieng in developing tourist villages in their area.Various stages of the planning are completed collectively and then put into action together. By applying action research methods, this study has the following results: (1) the identi cation of problems in the development of rural tourism, (2) the mapping of the potential of rural tourism, and (3) the identi cation of potential inter-agency networking to support sustainable rural tourism in western Dieng.

Potential and Challenges of Rural Tourism in Punjab

Real India lives in villages. Almost 74% of the population lives in its 7 million villages. Rural areas are an integral part of the modern tourist experience. The recognition of rural tourism as an alternative to mainstream is a recent concept. The basic concept of rural tourism was envisaged with benefit accruing to local community through entrepreneurial opportunities, income generation, employment opportunities, conservation and development of rural arts and crafts, investment for infrastructure development and preservation of the environment and heritage. There is a large potential market for rural tourism especially for foreign tourists that need to be tapped strategically. Besides, there is a huge domestic tourism market with an estimated 240 million tourists. The World Tourism Organization notes that there is a clear trend in the growth of rural tourism. The World Travel and Tourism Council has rated India as one of the six fastest growing tourism economies in the World. Rural tourism is vital for sustainable rural development that exploits resources in rural areas and generates benefits to rural areas. Against this backdrop the present paper focuses on potential and strategies of rural tourism in Punjab for sustainable development.

Unlocking the rural tourism potential of the Limpopo province of South Africa: Some strategic guidelines

Inadequate economic restructuring and a decline in agricultural production in South Africa have reduced the economic opportunities of rural communities. They have limited the economic development options of rural areas, rendering older development strategies less viable and forcing many to look for alternative methods to help them survive and prosper. Rural tourism and its associated businesses have emerged among the most popular non-traditional options for rural development, because of their ability to generate income and jobs. This study examines national and international strategies for developing tourism, and investigates the opinions of participants in the tourism industry of the Limpopo province, with a view to identifying the key strategic issues that can ensure the success of rural tourism. The research consisted of a literature study, field surveys, and interviews with policy-makers and administrators, tourism operators, academics and tourists. The results identify rural tourism as a viable development tool for Limpopo province. Six strategic issues were identified as fundamental for its success. It is believed that these guidelines could also be applied to other rural provinces, thus creating a generic strategy for developing rural tourism.

Urban Tourism of Yogyakarta

Yogyakarta city principally be able to develop as an urban tourism. The international altraction i.e. Malioboro has been growth over the world, and being the first nesessary objet for paying attention beside the other tourism object as an old Cina building, old Europe building, and Javanese traditional houses also classical Javanese musi (gamelan) and dancing, and not to be forgotten is the special various Javanese food (gastronomi). The serious problems up till now exist is city transportation specially tourism transportation not supporting efficienly and also nicely mode for getting all potential city tourism location. Uplevelling rural tourism (rural – urban) potential more or less was still forgetted, so the socio economic, value losses by feelingness way. In the near future programme and planning for supporting the Yogyakarta City to the urban tourism is very strategic and very importance especially develop the tourism attraction object as well as seriously by linking all urban activities tourism to rural area tourism at the surrounding Yogyakarta special teritorry. Rural urban linkages model will be the nicely tool, with more special attention to all attraction potential tourism object are develop who supported the local rural people and special policy programme.

The development potential of Czech rural areas and rural tourism

In spite of the official goals of support for rural tourism promulgated by governmental bodies, rural tourism remains a marginal phenomenon. This lack of confidence in rural tourism has relatively deep roots. The basis for this is almost of an ontological nature and consists in opposition, although subconscious, against “commodified authenticity”. Another source of this lack of confidence lies in the fact that rurality, the main attractive feature of tourism, has been substantially impaired as a result of trends in the 20th century. A third reason follows from the combination of rural tourism and mass recreation, as well as inadequate response by governmental bodies and authorities to the risks for regional stability, based on unmanaged mass tourism.