Rural Tourism Management Research Articles

The importance of rural communities’ participation in the management of tourism management

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to analyse the importance of rural communities’ participation in the management of tourism development. Design/methodology/approach – A case study was conducted at the Katse and Mohale Tourism Development Area of Lesotho. This study was conducted in three villages adjacent to the Ts’ehlanyane Nature Reserve: Ha ‘Mali, Bokong Nature Reserve; Ha Lejone and Liphofung Nature Reserve; and Phelandaba using a mixed method design. In-depth interviews were conducted with Conservation Committee Forum members, and a survey was conducted on various stakeholders that included local rural communities, local authorities, nature reserve managers, tourism officers and environmental/conservation officers. Findings – Respondents from all three villages (Ha Lejone, Ha ‘Mali and Phelandaba) shared the same preference of greater community involvement and decision-making power in the management of tourism. Ha ‘Mali and Ha Lejone respondents recognised community members’ participation but the Phelandaba respondents generally disagreed that the communities were involved in management, as they indicated not being consulted in any planning about tourism. Practical implications – This study concluded that governments should not merely set aside conservation areas or construct tourist destinations in rural areas but should also empower local communities to participate in all stages of planning, developing and managing the tourism venture. Involving community members in the formulation of supporting tourism regulations, implementation, monitoring and evaluation procedures would be beneficial for sustainable development of rural tourism. Building partnership amongst all tourism-related stakeholders in rural tourism management is an ideal tool for promoting rural tourism. Originality/value – Although the case study specifically referred to KMTD, the information gathered was used to formulate a model of the elements influencing rural tourism benefit-sharing processes from the perspective of a rural local community.

Spatial polarization of villages in tourist destinations: A case study from Yesanpo, China

Spatial perspectives were applied to examine the processes of growth and development in rural settlements affected by tourism. Based on field surveys and GIS spatial analysis methods, we studied the spatial evolution of twovillages(Jiaojiekou and Gougezhuang)in the Yesanpo tourist area over the last 25 years.The results revealed a polarization trend, with Jiaojiekou becoming a ‘hollowed’ village andGougezhuang developing into a ‘new-type’ tourist town. Thispolarization indicates the unsustainability of rural development in tourist destinations, which is manifested by the following features: only some villages benefit from the development of tourism; there is simultaneouslya shortage of land in tourist villages and a wastage of land in traditional villages; and the function of the villages is deficient. Nevertheless, the spillover of the effects of tourism mayprovide an opportunity for the development of traditionalvillages. To better utilize this opportunity, we propose that: (1) integrated rural tourism management should be developed to explore effective methods of promoting tourism as part of a rural development strategy;(2) different land use policies are required for different villages; and (3) the balance between governmentregulation and community participation should be emphasized.

Village network centrality in rural tourism destination: A case from Yesanpo tourism area, China

With the development of rural tourism, the cooperation of villages has become very important. Identifying the status and importance of each village can contribute to better understanding of the integrated rural tourism management and sustainable rural tourism development. The research focused on 46 villages of Yesanpo scenic spot in China (39°35'-40° north latitude, and 115°16'- 115°30' east longitude). Integrating the method of Geographical Information System (GIS) and social network analysis, the spatial centrality and interrelation of each village in Yesanpo tourism destination were evaluated. The results showed that Xinggezhuang is the spatial core village of the whole 46 villages in Yesanpo tourism areas; Xinggezhuang, Nanzhuang, Zhenchang, Daze, Liujiahe and Zishikou are sub-core villages of the six tourism spots. Magezhuang, Ximagezhuang, Eyu, Zishikou, Daze, Shangzhuang, Zhenchang and Xiazhuang should be support of the core villages, which provide subsidiary services and connects with other nodes. The results also indicated that the study of the village centrality will contribute to build an integrated hierarchy structure and to provide sufficient basis for further development of rural tourism destination.

Эффективные практики поддержки и стимулирования развития сельского туризма: региональный уровень

Analysis of rural tourism management practices in Russia shows that at the regional level is implemented more active and often productive stimulating policy of rural tourism development. Generalization of regional experience of stimulation and support of rural tourism allows identifying the most effective practices and advanced experience. The article presents the main results of conducted by the author the total survey of legal and regulatory framework of the Russian Federation, related to the development of rural tourism. In particular, the typology of measures aimed at the rural tourism development is proposed. Author justifies the usage of direct (address) or indirect (mediated) nature of the measures applied as signs of the typology. Financial and fiscal instruments, public-private partnerships, as well as measures of information and consulting support are ranked as the measures of direct effect. In the group of indirect measures are included advocacy, marketing measures and action to control and monitoring of rural tourism development. Author proves that for supporting rural tourism the indirect measures are the most commonly used. It is caused by aspiration of regional tourism authorities to universalize the regulation of various types of tourism. The author proves that this practice should be regarded as limited, as it does not take into account the specifics of rural tourism and the conditions of its development. Public-private partnership is used less frequently. It is associated with the established practice of the support of tourism investment projects, development of the cluster approach in tourism.

PROPOSALS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE RURAL TOURISM IN VILLAGES OF BOLKAR MOUNTAIN, EXAMPLE OF MADENKÖY

In 1950, 75% of the total population of the country was living in rural areas, whereas this ratio has declined to 8.2% in 2014 due to migration to urban areas. Particularly in the mountain villages, where health, communication and transportation services have not been sufficiently utilized, the inclination to migrate has been continuing at an escalating rate for individuals in the working age, leading to the collapse of socio-cultural and economical structure. In the mountain villages, there is a need for new sustainable fields of business operable within the four seasons of the year that do not require costly investments and an educated workforce; provide business opportunities to local women; contribute to preservation of the socio-cultural structural, natural and cultural heritage;cause no concretion and land consumption. In this study, development of proposals is aimed to conduct rural tourism in Ulukışla-Madenköy, a location possessing the qualities to provide an ideal four seasons accommodation and logistic support to any kind of activity made by the domestic and foreign visitors of Bolkar mountains during their arrivals and departures.As a research method "SWOT" and "Resources and Physical Condition" analysis techniques were used. Studies were mostly conducted through site researches. Proposals were developed for development of Madenköy through implementation of sustainable rural tourism in this area. The results clearly demonstrate that Madenköy possesses the qualities to create a high level demand in four seasons from the viewpoint of the tourists. As a means to sustain the rural tourism activities, "Conservation plan" and ―The rural tourism management and development plan," must be prepared and ―Sustainable carrying capacity of region" must be continuously monitored.

Tourscape: A systematic approach towards a sustainable rural tourism management

Tourism plays an important role in the Malaysian economy as it is considered to be one of the corner stones of the country's economy. The purpose of this research is to conduct an analysis based on the existing tourism industry in rural tourism destinations in Malaysia by examining the impact of economics, environmental, social and cultural factors of the tourism industry on the local communities in Malaysia. 516 respondents comprising of tourism stakeholders from 34 rural tourism sites in Malaysia took part voluntarily in this study. To assess the developed model, SmartPLS 2.0 (M3) was applied based on path modeling and then bootstrapping with 200 re-samples was applied to generate the standard error of the estimate and t-values. Subsequently, a system named Tourscape was designed to manage the information. This system can be considered as a benchmark for tourism industry stakeholders as it is able to display the current situational analysis and the tourism health of selected tourism destination sites by capturing data and information, not only from local communities but industry players and tourists as well. The findings from this study revealed that the cooperation from various stakeholders has created significant impact on the development of rural tourism.

Promoting Food Safety and Food Security in Rural Tourism Destination

This study was conducted at two villages, Ban Mae Kampong, Mae On, Chiang Mai and Ban Pa Miang, Muang, Lampang, Northern Thailand. This community is supported by Thai government tourism ministry to develop their skills in order to create and offer rural tourism. The study focus on community member groups who are involved with rural tourism activities; Homestay members, food preparation management members, tour guides, community leader groups, in order to assess the acceptance, collaboration and preparation of safety indigenous food menu and food security management where will support rural tourism community objectives. This study was carried out as in a participatory stage which included various seminars and workshops of rural tourism management concluded from homestay services, Thai herbs medication beneficiary, basic and applied nutrition concepts, indigenous healthy food productivity with standardized recipes, food safety handling and food security management for preparing food for themselves as well as suitable for tourism consumption. In addition of this useful vegetarian calendar information, which is highly appropriate serving as a tool for their daily meal management.

Participation of rural community and tourism development in Iran

Besides of many advantages of tourism, it can cause some negative impacts. Rural communities are vulnerable to these cultural, social, and environmental effects. Often in the centralized planning systems, the problems have exacerbated due to lack of local community's participation. In the countryside of Tehran, the fast growing rural tourism has resulted in both benefits and problems for host communities. The purpose of this article is to address the rural communities' attitudes towards the extent of tourism in the rural area of “Kan”, in Northwest of Tehran-Iran. The article explores community's attitudes towards a variety of issues related to tourism development. This research was built on descriptive and qualitative methods. The data were gathered by interview and the questioner. A sample population (158 people) that included rural people and managers was selected from eight villages. While many studies are arguing that the rural communities are not well prepared for an active public participation, the paper discusses that although local people have basic motivation for participation, the tourism planning structure is not well prepared for involving the rural community in the tourism development projects. The results show that although the rural community encourages tourism development in their area, they have a very low participation because they are not satisfied in way that it grows. Therefore, author believes that the reform in structure of rural tourism management is needed.

Environmental Sustainable Management of Small Rural Tourist Enterprises

Rural and nature tourism has experienced high growth over the past 20 years. One of the primary challenges facing rural tourism management is to establish a profitable and environmentally sustainable industry. Moreover, sustainable tourism is a complex concept and it requires that nature and tourism activity should be studied from an integrated point of view. In this paper, we analyze how the environmental perceptions of entrepreneurs are included into business management. Through a partial least squares (PLS) model, we estimate several latent factors related to various aspects of business management and, in a second phase, we use the FIMIX-PLS algorithm to achieving a segmentation of entrepreneurs according to the structure of relationships obtained, which may allow identification of which factors are more related to an “ecopreneurial management”

Crafting a policy framework of indicators and quality standards for rural tourism management

The lack of a national quality policy framework for rural tourism in Greece led to setting standards according to personal experiences and different definitions of quality. This paper makes a contribution by acknowledging what rural tourism quality should be, in terms of the most important quality indicators evaluated according to visitors' norms. Study findings show that quality is safeguarded when standards for leisure activities are met and localities are protected. Using this framework, managers can balance high demands and pursue excellence and decision-makers can establish policies for better planning and management of quality in rural tourism.

Rural tourism management: sustainable options conference

International Journal of Tourism ResearchVolume 2, Issue 4 p. 295-299 Conference Report Rural tourism management: sustainable options conference Derek Hall, Corresponding Author Derek Hall Scottish Agricultural College, Auchincruive, Scotland, UKHead of Leisure and Tourism Management, The Scottish Agricultural College, Auchincruive, Ayr KA6 5HWSearch for more papers by this author Derek Hall, Corresponding Author Derek Hall Scottish Agricultural College, Auchincruive, Scotland, UKHead of Leisure and Tourism Management, The Scottish Agricultural College, Auchincruive, Ayr KA6 5HWSearch for more papers by this author First published: 03 July 2000 https://doi.org/10.1002/1522-1970(200007/08)2:4<295::AID-JTR218>3.0.CO;2-MCitations: 4AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume2, Issue4July/August 2000Pages 295-299 RelatedInformation

Guanxi: A Nesting of Groups

L'article a pour but de decrire les differents liens qui peuvent se creer entre differents groupes. Ceux-ci peuvent se faire lors d'un besoin de protection, le groupe protecteur se faisant payer par des cadeaux. Le tissage de liens par des cadeaux se fait dans l'ensemble de la societe chinoise. Ce sont ces liens qui ont permis a certains groupes de survivre lors de crises. Mais ces liens peuvent aboutir a des organisations mafieuses.

Rural tourism management: sustainable options conference

Rural tourism management: sustainable options conference

Guanxi: A Nesting of Groups

Guanxi: A Nesting of Groups

The Culture of Guanxi in a North China Village

The Culture of Guanxi in a North China Village