Rural tourism is a form of tourism taking place in rural areas or settlements, providing employment and income to local population, and offering individualised holiday products to consumers. Rural tourism is based on accommodation service which is complemented by additional services/ facilities relying on the local social, cultural and natural resources, which are exploited according to the principles of sustainable development.
Rural tourism means a visit to rural areas for the purpose of participating in or experiencing activities, events or attractions not readily available in urbanized settings.
As against conventional tourism, rural tourism has certain typical characteristics like: it is experience oriented, the locations are sparsely
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Rural Tourism Development : Localism and Cultural Change by E. Wanda George, Heather Mair, Donald G. Reid, volume 27, Channel View Publications, 2009
Rural tourism represents a merging of perhaps two of the most influential yet contradictory features of modern life. Not only are the forces of economic, social, cultural, environmental and political change working to redefine rural spaces the world over, but broad global transformations in consumption and transportation patterns are reshaping leisure behaviour and travel. For those concerned with both the nature of change in rural areas and tourism development, the dynamics and impacts of integrating these two dramatic shifts are not well known but yet are becoming increasingly provocative discourses for study. This book links changes at the local, rural community level to broader, more structural considerations of globalization and allows for a deeper, more theoretically sophisticated consideration of the various forces and features of rural tourism development. While Canadian in content, the cases and discussions presented in this book can be considered generally relevant to any rural region, continentally and globally, that has undertaken or is considering rural tourism
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The Discovery of Tourism Economics by Larry Dwyer , volume 16, Emerald Group Publishing, 2011
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The Discovery of Tourism Economics, presents the personal histories of some of the worlds leading tourism economists, many of whom pioneered the field. This book is a unique collection of personal experiences and is a literary celebration of the global community of economic scholars current and future working in tourism. The study of tourism economics is a global phenomenon and this book provides a culturally and geographically diverse set of autobiographies. These stories reveal the wide range of personalities, passions, and peculiarities behind the authors choice of tourism as a specialization and answer questions like: How did your interest in tourism develop? Was there a particular person who influenced your career choices? What are the joys and frustrations of working as a tourism economist? What do you consider to be some of your most significant accomplishments? The tales of these successful and respected scholars provide students with insights into how careers in tourism economics emerge and evolve, revealing the unexpected opportunities, challenges, rewards, and idiosyncrasies of the careers of scholars who have become recognized leaders in their
The tourism part of her job incorporates well with what we have discussed about in commercial recreation. Commercial recreation looks at how many people are coming to a certain event or place, and how that is impacting that community. When she looks at the return on investment or the 9.6 million dollars generated last year for the city than she is looking at the tourism part of her job. The 9.6 million dollars generated last year shows that there is plenty of tourism taking place in the city. In conclusion the focus of this course is commercial recreation and tourism just like Jennifer’s job
The purpose of this paper was the fact that Jamaica Kincaid felt as though tourism in the land are only seeing the greater good of the land that they were visiting. Tourists are not seeing the side where the native families are struggling to get by. Are they trying to persuade the reader to adopt a new belief or habit, or to stop doing something? Jamaica Kincaid is trying to persuade the readers of her essay to understand why tourism is such a bad thing.
In this paper I will demonstrate that ethical tourism is the better option that guarantees a stable economic growth while keeping cultural integrity and environmental protection. Even though mass tourism accounts for the rise in employment and gross national product, its economic benefits become marginal as social and environmental costs increase. I will show that ecotourism and pro-poor tourism, as forms of ethical and responsible tourism, contribute to the conservation of the wildlife heritage and to the development of a sustainable growth. Mass tourism concerns all those activities that include shifting of large groups of tourists, high volume of sales, utilization of holiday packages and development of infrastructure and transportation systems. After the second World War, mass tourism increased substantially.
C Potgieter, 1998). Rural poverty is characterised by overcrowded living conditions with poor infrastructure. People in rural areas are dependent on earnings from parents because usually the grandparents take care of the grandchildren. These people suffer nutritional disorders, illiteracy is high and children may go without education. The urban poor live in shacks that provide insufficient shelter.
IDENTIFY AND RESEARCH A TOURISM ATTRACTION Introduction Tourism has experienced continued growth and extensive diversification and competition on the last decades, becoming one of the fastest growing economic sectors in the world and by consequence, one of the main income sources for many developing countries. “Every time we travel we are part of a global movement that has the power to drive inclusive development, to create jobs and to build the sustainable societies we want for our future,” says the actual UNWTO¹ Secretary General, Taleb Rifai. “This movement also contributes to build mutual understanding and to safeguard our shared natural and cultural heritage,” he completes. A sustainable and responsible approach to tourism means that neither the natural environment nor the socio-cultural organisation of the host communities would be compromised by the arrival of tourists.
“Tourism Behaviour understanding includes the idea and knowledge of the different factors which are by no other means very obvious because the effects which do shape the activities and tastes of tourism are often highly embedded in the cultural and the personal biography of the individual that the whole of subject is not known of how actually they were made.” (Seaton, 1996). Figure.1. The tourism system.
26-28) contradicts Don George in ‘Wanderlust’ who writes about the new people, new culture, tastes and textures and a whole new world he encountered on his wander. He talks about the epiphany he had in Paris where he had gone to work for the summer and how he realized that the world is ‘the classroom’ on his travel. George does not fit the widely held group of people who backpack to experience the, as mentioned before, “tourist bubble” that Sarah Hall talks about with rectifying her claim by including Dr. Aziz, a lecturer in tourism. Text 2, ‘Backpackers hit the tourist trail’ by Sarah Hall and text 4, ‘Video Night in Kathmandu’ by Pico Iyer, shares the same point of view on backpacker tourism and thinks it is a burgeoning industry which is affected by the travellers themselves. Comparing these two texts to text 1, ‘Wanderlust’ by Don George and text 3 ‘Why I Travel’ by Mark Moxon, these two texts has a shared point of view that backpacker travelling is something spiritual filled with new encounters, new smells and textures, experiences and seeing a whole new culture besides your
Benefits of Tourism Tourism is an important activity that people has undertaken for a very long time in the most countries around the world. In recent time it has been recognized as an important social and economic phenomenon. As well as its direct effect it has indirect effects both on the society and at the individual level. . The interaction between tourists and poor communities can provide a number of intangible and practical benefits. These can range from increased awareness of cultural, environmental, and economic issues and values, on both sides, to mutual benefits from improved local investment in infrastructure.
Nowadays hospitality and tourism industry is one of the main industry in this world. A lot of people need a place to escape from their routines or even just to stay overnight as they having a business trip to other places. We call these people as customer or guest. Human mobility from one place to another , both in the country and from and abroad is very high. Human mobility is not only related to business activities but also recretional activities.
Therefore, tourism may be defined as the activities, processes and outcomes by the relationship and interaction among the tourist, government, suppliers of the tourism, the host communities and the environment that surrounding the destination which involved in attracting and accommodating of the visitors (Goeldner & Ritchie, 2009). According to Goelner & Ritchie (2009), there are four different perspectives of tourism can be identified from the tourist, business operator who providing goods and services, government of the host destination area and the local community. The first group is the tourists or visitors. They are the group who search for various travel experiences and satisfaction physically and psychologically.
Tourism can be considered one of the most significant economic and social phenomena of the twentieth and twenty-first century. The evolving of the tourist’s behavior has triggered a series of changes in the way of operating the tourism businesses. From traditional travel agencies, hotels and airlines up to the online tour operators. All tour operators have had to adapt to the changes of the individual as a traveler and this has led to continuous development of strategies by the agents.
Rural tourism Tourism is an important source of income and industry for many countries. It can be a vital economic player as it can have an effect on both the source and host countries. Generally tourism is an activity where people travel for a limited time period, which can be a domestic or international destination. This type of travelling is usually done for recreation, family or business purposes. Globally, people choose to travel to different parts of the world, and some are
The concept brings proofs on how people spend their time, in which areas and for which purposes. (Nash, 1960, cited in Morgan…). As the people spend their time on different activities, one of those activities is tourism. As well as leisure, tourism has many definitions; we will use one of those which reflect main idea. Tourism is a
The tourism industry contributes significantly to the worldwide economy, employing 200 million people and representing 10% of global GDP (Socci, 2016). International tourism is defined as a person or group of people temporarily visiting a foreign country and the activities they partake in while abroad (Filiposki, 2014). Socci expands on the definition by identifying ten primary sub-industries that combine to form a more aptly named tourism “cluster.” These sub-industries include: accommodation services; hotel and restaurant; food and beverage; land transport; water transport; rail transport; air transport; supporting transportation services; recreational, cultural, and sporting services; and retail and country-specific tourism (2016). In 2014, foreign tourism generated $1409 billion, which was 30% of global service exports (Filiposki, 2014).
The growth and prosperity gained from globalization yields many positive attributes. Tourism, industry, and mining are positive points when it comes to boosting both local and foreign economies. However, different perspectives will yield different outcomes. For example, tourism to a third world country such as South Africa can be equally adverse to the local tribes and their customs. I witnessed such an occurrence first hand on a recent trip when my group visited on particular village along the Kasane River.