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TOURISM IN THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY

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Marzewski T.

Studia Periegetica

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2012

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vol. 7

9-29

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Linking tourism with various areas, including areas covered by common EU policies, poses the question about the position of tourism. One of those areas is agriculture, and the Common Agricultural Policy – CAP – that stimulates its development. The author of the article ventures to determine the place occupied by tourism in the Common Agricultural Policy. Over the years, a change could be observed in using tourism to meet the intermediate goals of the CAP. The change in approach is closely connected with the change of the main goals of the policy. Initially, CAP’s key objective was to increase agricultural production – that is why the need to stimulate non-agricultural activities, such as tourism, was largely overlooked. However, with the shifting of weight from the production increase to the development of rural areas, it is now being gradually treated as an important instrument in the structural policy. It has become the second basic segment of EU’s CAP, next to the pricemarket policy.

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Creating Tourist Offers on the Basis of Anthropological Values. The Example of Gospodarstwo Edukacyjno-Agroturystyczne “Mazowiecki Zaścianek”

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Nowicka K., Studzińska D., Urbaszek P.

Barometr Regionalny. Analizy i prognozy

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2015

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issue 1(39)

77-83

EN

The main goal of the paper is to assess the possibility of creating a successful tourist offer in areas which are not considered attractive for tourism. In order to do so, the authors analyze the case of an agrotourism farm called “Mazowiecki Zaścianek” which is located in the small Tłuszcz Commune west of Warsaw. The research carried out in 2013 was focused not only on the tourist product of the farm and its assessment, but also on ways in which the owners of the farms were able to enter a small community and stimulate its development.

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Głównym celem niniejszego artykułu jest ocena możliwości stworzenia atrakcyjnej oferty turystycznej dla obszarów, które nie posiadają bogatych walorów przyrodniczych. W tym celu autorzy przeprowadzili studium przypadku gospodarstwa agroturystycznego „Mazowiecki Zaścianek” zlokalizowanego w gminie Tłuszcz, położonej na wschód od Warszawy. Badania prowadzone w 2013 roku skupiały się nie tylko na samym produkcie turystycznym gospodarstwa oraz ocenie jego atrakcyjności, ale także na sposobach w jakich właściciele gospodarstwa stali się częścią niewielkiej społeczności wsi Grabów oraz zainicjowali jej rozwój.

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THE PLACE AND ROLE OF TOURISM IN RURAL AREAS IN THE EU REGIONAL POLICY

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Marzewski T.

Studia Periegetica

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2012

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vol. 7

31-51

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Over the years a change could be observed in the use of tourism to meet the goals of the EU’s regional policy covering the rural areas. The change is closely connected with the role played by the regional policy within rural areas. The expansion of the regional policy saw a parallel increase in importance of tourism as a tool for executing the policy. In the beginnings of the European Community the most important task for rural areas was food production. The need to develop non-agricultural activities, such as tourism, was noticed much later. However, with the shifting of weight from agricultural production increase to development of rural areas, it has been gradually treated as an important instrument in the structural policy. The objective of the article is to verify the thesis that the evolution of regional policy was accompanied by a change in approach to developing tourism within rural areas.

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Rozwój turystyki wiejskiej i działalność inwestycyjna gospodarstw agroturystycznych w regionie świętokrzyskim

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Nowak E., Świątek A.

Studia komitetu przestrzennego zagospodarowania kraju PAN

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2015

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issue 162

263-274

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Rural tourism includes many types of recreational activities including nature, medical, cultural or ethnic tourism. Implemented in the rural space it is conceived as a sphere of activity that stimulates various socio-economic phenomena. Tourism development process relies on many geographical and historical factors. Agritourism farms play a significant role within rural space. The development of agritourism is related to farms and its surroundings. This article is based on qualitative and quantitative approaches in order to present rural tourism and agritourism product in the Świętokrzyskie Region. Research on rural tourism in the Świętokrzyskie has been carried out since 1993 [Nowak 1996]. The aim of the study is to determine the directions of tourism and rural tourism development in the Świętokrzyskie Region. The article presents variations, divided by the municipalities, in the support of non-agricultural activities in terms of the development of tourism and agritourism based on Rural Development Programme for the years 2007-2013. The main recipients of tourism development aid were farmers managing the farm, farmer’s spouse or other household members. The analysis was possible based on the database of aid beneficiaries (farmers and traders) received from the Świętokrzyskie Regional Offices (The Agency for Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture (ARMA). Based on survey’s results, this study attempted to predict the direction of development activities of agritourist farms in the Świętokrzyskie Region.

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Możliwości wsparcia turystyki wiejskiej w ramach Programu Rozwoju Obszarów Wiejskich 2014-2020

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Ferens E.

Studia komitetu przestrzennego zagospodarowania kraju PAN

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2015

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issue 162

47-61

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Over the years agricultural policy of EU as well as the approach to the role of tourism in rural development has been modified in order to meet changing economic and political context. In the article the definition of rural tourism and its changing place in rural policy has been introduced. Further the possibilities of financing rural tourism from EU sources in the new perspective 2014-2020 in particular with regard to Rural Development Plan (PROW) have been introduced and discussed.

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Polityka rozwoju obszarów wiejskich Unii Europejskiej a rozwój turystyki wiejskiej

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Przezbórska-Skobiej L.

Studia komitetu przestrzennego zagospodarowania kraju PAN

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2015

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issue 162

9-25

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Rural tourism is usually perceived as a part of multifunctional rural development, and in the European Union it has been covered by the Common Agricultural and Rural Policy as well as the other policies [Przezbórska 2009]. Since the 1990s a clear attitude of the Community towards rural tourism and agritourism has been developed. It was expressed in the statement that “rural tourism constitutes a fundamental element of the rural development policy, a very important and complementary component of the development strategy and plays a special role in country planning” [Opinion… 1995]. Rural tourism is usually regarded as a factor of sustainable development, local economies stimulation, increasing employment in rural areas, alternative source of income for farmers and other rural citizens, as well as a factor of landscape care, environmental protection and preserving local culture and traditions. The main purpose of the article was to analyse the development of the place of tourism in the Common Agricultural and Rural Policy and show changes in the number of rural tourism enterprises, and especially changes in the number of farms with other gainful activities in agritourism.

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Integration as a Tool of Destination Management - The Case of Rural and Rural Fringe Areas

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Juvan E., Ovsenik R.

Organizacija

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2008

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vol. 41

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issue 1

31-40

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It is well known that the organizational structure of the Slovenian tourism industry is changing. Tourist companies are merging, but unfortunately only a few companies empowered their capital structure and market position, so in a way we can talk about an oligopoly. The situation does not favor rural and rural fringe areas, where an underdeveloped tourism economy cannot represent a solid source of income for many tourist farms and other tourist companies. Integration is a scientifically and professionally proven method for empowering businesses. Integrative destination management, which provides the tool for tourist destinations development, aims at sustainable tourism where the community collectively develops and runs the tourism economy. This paper examines the possibilities for the development of business integration as a basis for the successful implementation of destination management in the Mislinja Valley. A survey has been conducted, where two thirds of the tourist companies in the area were investigated in relation to the destination management and tourism opportunities in the area. Analysis shows that the business environment accepts the idea of integration as a tool for empowering the regional tourism industry, however only interest integration appeares to be acceptable at this time.

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Tożsamość regionalna a ewangelizacja (inspiracje do potencjału pielgrzymkowego diecezji elbląskiej)

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Hochleitner J.

Studia Elbląskie

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2012

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vol. 13

269-281

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In the 20 years of the Diocese of Elbląg this material is trying to point out an important legacy that may in future become an important link to build awareness of the historical and religious (new evangelization). Resources diocesan shrines enlarge (Święty Gaj, Ryjewo, Mątowy Wielkie, Kwidzyn and Zielonka Pasłęcka, and then Elbląg-Stagniewo). Also gradually expanding the infrastructure at the shrines of pilgrimage (homes for pilgrim in Święty Gaj and Mątowy Wielkie). Does not increase the tourist or pilgrim. An important partner in this cooperation should be local government. They correspond to such for shaping development directions, and also largely responsible for the promotion.

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Rural tourism and agritourism in Poland – development processes and evolution of terminology

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Wojciechowska J.

Journal of Geography, Politics and Society

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2022

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vol. 12

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issue 4

12-22

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The paper describes the evolution of rural tourism and agritourism in Poland and presents the terms which define tourism in rural areas. First, the terms used over three historical periods in Poland are discussed: interwar, socialist and post-socialist. In this part, the long tradition of recreation in the Polish countryside and how it developed differently from West European countries is presented. Following that, the concept of Polish agritourism exogeneity is explained, seen in the way it was introduced and popularised at the time of political and economic transformations. In contrast to the evolutionary process of agritourism development in West European countries, the revolutionary origins of agritourism in Poland were the foundation of a hierarchy of terms defining tourism as connected with the countryside and farming.

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Ewolucja turystyki na obszarach wiejskich

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Matczak A.

Studia komitetu przestrzennego zagospodarowania kraju PAN

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2015

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issue 162

63-82

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In this work the identification of the process of changes in rural tourism has been presented. The evolution of rural tourism is defined by changes occurring in the countryside and in tourism itself. The presented analysis of the evolution of rural tourism is based on a change in the approach to the definition of rural tourism, to the supply and demand, and to the influence of rural tourism on rural environment. The analysis is restricted by the available literature of the subject and by statistical data for Poland. In the beginning the rural tourism was considered as the tourism occurring in the countryside. Afterwards, many aspects of rural tourism were recognized, which is reflected by its definitions. The evolution of tourism supply also took place and, as a result, the tourism supply became more diverse. Apart from traditional forms of vacational tourism, some new forms requiring a specifically designed landscape, equipment, cultural events, managment etc. appeared. New clients looking for specific experiences in rural tourism also appeared. For such clients the countryside became a tourism product. They are also able to provide a sufficient income for the sustainable development of the countryside. Providing tourism services by farms often leads to the collapse of their agricultural activity, and, in consequence, to the dominating role of tourists’ service, which leads to the multifunctionality of the countryside. Such a hypothesis requires further empirical investigations. The literature of the subject indicates that the model of tourist area lifecycle (TALC), as proposed by Butler in 1980, is useful for carrying out analyses of rural tourism evolution.

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Current state and prospects for the development of tourism, including agritourism, in the Republic of Moldova

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Roman M.

Prace Naukowe Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu

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2017

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issue 473

455-467

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The article aims to present the essence of the development of tourism in the Republic of Moldova. It draws attention to the attractiveness of tourism in the context of the development of the region and the social-cultural values of the country’s rural areas. The article makes use of the database of the World Tourism Organisation, the National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova and information collected during study visits to the staff of the Association of Tourism Development in Moldova (in Kishinev, the capital city of Moldova, in June and July 2016). Moldova is a small country with a lot of tourist attractions. There are over 15,000 anthropogenic attractions for tourists and over 300 nature areas. In 2014, 96,000 tourists visited Moldova (7.5% more than in the preceding year), generating $226 million in revenues. There were seven providers of tourist services in 2005, and there were already 26 in 2015. The author was a co-founder of four agritourism clusters in Moldova developed within an international project.

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Rethinking slum tourism: tourism in South Africa’s rural slumlands

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Rogerson C. M.

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series

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2014

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vol. 26

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issue 26

19-34

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Slum tourism is an expanding domain of research focused on organized tours to poorer areas of cities in the global South, such as South Africa’s urban townships. The aim is to contribute towards a reframing of scholarship on slum tourism by directing attention to the phenomenon of tourism development occurring in rural slums or poverty areas of South Africa, namely the former rural Bantustan or Homeland areas. These rural areas are presently the focus of government attention for tourism promotion as part of economic upgrading and employment creation. The key findings are that the expanding tourism economy of these rural slumlands is dominated by domestic tourists rather than international visitors with most tourists engaged in VFR travel including trips to rural second homes. In addition, these areas are important foci for religious pilgrimage. In terms of international scholarship on slum tourism the paper offers the significant observation that the largest share of tourists originate in the country’s urban township areas which are the attractions for international slum tourists. The destinations for visits by international slum tourists are therefore the essential source regions of tourists for visits to the rural poverty areas or slumlands of South Africa. This points to an imperative for broadening the research agenda of slum tourism to incorporate research which examines the tourism mobilities of ordinary residents of townships or favelas.

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Data collection methods in rural tourism in the eyes of respondents

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Balińska A.

Studia Periegetica

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2020

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vol. 29(1)

115-126

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The aim of this study was to verify the reliability and user-friendliness of some of the most popular ways of collecting information from respondents. The article provides a synthetic review of the use of various research methods and techniques, which is supplemented by results of the author’s own survey of 280 people who visited guest farms in rural areas of Mazowieckie province in 2019. The respondents found online and paper-based surveys the most user-friendly method while they rated telephone interviews as the least user-friendly. Asked to assess the reliability of data collection techniques, the respondents considered covert observation and mystery shopping to be the most reliable, while the telephone interview was regarded as the least trustworthy. The assessment of the user-friendliness and reliability of different data collection methods and techniques varied by gender, age and the level of education. It can be expected that insights from the study can help to improve the methodology of rural tourism research.

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A Multilevel Universal Model of the Rural Tourism Cluster: Implementation at the Local Level

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Zinko Y., Malska M., Kriba I.

Studia Periegetica

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2018

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vol. 24(4)

11-24

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In order to scientifically support the process of forming rural tourism clusters in Ukraine it is important to develop both universal and end-use applied models relating to clusters of the type “the village rest” as well as rural tourism type. They are classified as follows: by the aim – as conceptual and applied ones, by structural peculiarities – as structural (institutional), structural-functional and factor (determinant). A multilevel universal model of the rural tourism cluster with basic structural levels: base, partner and accompanying ones is offered for research and practice. This model was approbated for two cluster initiatives in the Carpathian (a cluster of rural tourism “Boykivski Gazdy”) and Nadsiannia (a cluster Goat farm of “Fromages of d’Elise”) regions. Possibilities to use different types of research models in order to introduce cluster initiatives of the rural tourism in Ukraine on the regional and local levels are investigated.

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Need for Service Design Development for Sustainable Rural Tourism in Azerbaijan

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Heikkilä J., Poladova A., Kääriä J.

Baltic Journal of European Studies

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2014

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vol. 4

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issue 2

83-98

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‘Development of Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Support of Local Handicrafts in Rural Azerbaijan’ is a joint effort between the Turku University of Applied Sciences Ltd. and Sustainable Future in Finland and Ekoloji Tarazliq NGO as a local partner, with the aim of creating rural businesses and services in order to attract tourists to the three project areas. Thus far, most of the tourists in Azerbaijan have been business travellers staying in the capital, Baku. The project (implemented in 2012-2014) has introduced PPP or public-private partnership approaches in the promotion of sustainable tourism through the involvement of various stakeholders from small-scale entrepreneurs to national level authorities. The most important stakeholder groups are the local communities, entrepreneurs, handicraft masters, and owners of households providing accommodation services to travelers. Several challenges and areas of development in rural tourism have been identified: insufficient infrastructure in rural areas, varying quality of services, and unclear brands of different regions. Rural tourism has great potential in Azerbaijan, but it needs promotion and support, especially in organized structures for service design and marketing channels, which require strong cooperation on the national and local level. The project envisages eco-cultural tourism as a concept which emphasizes unique environmental conditions and traditional cultural values in order to create favorable conditions for tourists; meanwhile it presents marginal livelihoods a novel source of income. Sustainability and participation are crucial for the long-term future of eco-cultural tourism, which could, with strong multilevel cooperation and comprehensive service design structures, promote economic development and support especially women’s participation and role in the tourism market of the rural areas.

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Factors of the development of agrotourism farms in the Wielkopolska region in terms of accommodation and recreational space

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Smoleńska O.

Studia Periegetica

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2014

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vol. 12(2)

109-124

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This article has an empirical character. It presents research for selected conditions in rural tourism and agritourism activity, which are presented in more details in this PhD thesis. The author attempts to organize the structure and development of rural accommodations in the Wielkopolska region over the last few years. A quantitative analysis of structure and location of agritourism farms in this region is presented. Then, the article also presents an analysis of the social and environmental conditions for the development of agrotourism, by the way of the modified Ratio of Rural and Recreational Space. The research is based on secondary data and is an introduction to an in-depth analysis of conditions for the development and agrotourism function in the Wielkopolska region. The whole research is also based on results of the author’s own data collection and is presented in the rest of PhD thesis.

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The first round impacts of COVID-19 for rural tourism in South Africa

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Rogerson C. M., Rogerson J. M.

Studia Periegetica

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2022

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vol. 37(1)

63-86

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Although the impacts of COVID-19 have been extensively debated there is only limited writings and research on the geographical implications of the pandemic. The aim is to investigate the immediate or ‘first round’ impacts of COVID-19 on the South African tourism space economy with specific focus directed at its ramifications for small town and rural tourism. The study utilises a local tourism data base which tracks information concerning the tourism performance of all local municipal authorities in the country. The results reveal that during 2020 a noticeable change emerged in the spatial patterns of tourism. The trend for the concentration of tourism development upon the country’s leading cities was halted and seemingly put in reverse by the impacts of COVID-19. Evidence exists of a weakening of the previously dominant position of (in particular) the major metropolitan areas in South Africa’s tourism economy. Instead, there is recorded a relative upturn in the fortunes of tourism in small town and rural areas of South Africa as a whole.

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Clusters as a Factor of Rural Tourism Competitiveness: Montenegro Experiences

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Moric I.

Business Systems Research Journal

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2013

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vol. 4

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issue 2

94-107

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Background: The tourism cluster-approach is considered to be an appropriate strategy in emerging economies and less developed areas. Due to scarce resources and a great number of structural problems of rural areas in Montenegro, uniting all stakeholders and attractions into a competitive tourism cluster would ensure that the area could operate and become an effective and efficient rural tourism destination. Objectives: The objective of this paper is to highlight the key challenges of rural tourism clustering and provide new data and a wider understanding of the tourism-cluster approach in Montenegrin rural areas. Methods: Using the extensive literature, available secondary data from government bodies, NGOs, foreign development agencies, relevant international organisations and primary data collected from rural tourism operators in Montenegro, the paper investigates key challenges and factors associated with (in)efficiency of Montenegrin theme trails. Results: Several management and marketing issues are identified regarding the cluster approach implementation. Special importance and significance of information technologies and intelligent systems have been recognized in sense of cost-effective marketing implementation. Most Montenegrin trails are still in the first phase of cluster development, whereas just two of them have experienced a significant improvement in cooperative behaviour. Conclusions: Key benefits of the cluster approach are noted and clearly defined, but in the case of the Montenegrin rural tourism sector, these potentials are still, to a large extent, underused.

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Secondary School and University Students’ opinions on barriers and drivers of innovation in rural tourism

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Roman M.

Przegląd Zachodniopomorski

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2014

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issue 3/1

345-355

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W artykule przedstawiono opinie 139 studentów Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego w Warszawie oraz 35 uczniów z Zespołu Szkół Centrum Kształcenia Rolniczego im. Jadwigi Dziubińskej w Golądkowie dotyczące czynników utrudniających i inicjujących działalność innowacyjną w turystyce wiejskiej. Z badań wynika, że największą przeszkodą innowacyjności w agroturystyce są niewystarczające środki finansowe, a także wysokie koszty innowacji. Ważnym motorem innowacyjności jest ciągła współpraca gospodarstw agroturystycznych z organizacjami pozarządowymi w realizacji wspólnych inicjatyw. W opinii respondentów, właściciel gospodarstwa agroturystycznego powinien dokonywać ciągłych zmian w celu poprawy jakości świadczonych usług.

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Residents’ Attitudes and Perception towards Tourism Development: A Case Study of Rural Tourism in Dragacevo, Serbia

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Blešić I., Pivac T., Besermenji S., Ivkov-Džigurski A., Košić K.

Eastern European Countryside

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2014

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vol. 20

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issue 1

151-165

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This research examined the residents’ profile, attitudes, and perception towards tourism development based on 176 respondents interviewed. Residents’ attitudes toward tourism were measured by adapting 24 items from the Tourism Impact Attitude Scale developed by Lankford and Howard (1994). This study aimed at identifying the relationships between residents’ socio-economic and demographic attributes and their attitudes toward tourism by focusing on villages where tourism is in the development stage.

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TOURISM IN THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY

Creating Tourist Offers on the Basis of Anthropological Values. The Example of Gospodarstwo Edukacyjno-Agroturystyczne “Mazowiecki Zaścianek”

THE PLACE AND ROLE OF TOURISM IN RURAL AREAS IN THE EU REGIONAL POLICY

Rozwój turystyki wiejskiej i działalność inwestycyjna gospodarstw agroturystycznych w regionie świętokrzyskim

Możliwości wsparcia turystyki wiejskiej w ramach Programu Rozwoju Obszarów Wiejskich 2014-2020

Polityka rozwoju obszarów wiejskich Unii Europejskiej a rozwój turystyki wiejskiej

Integration as a Tool of Destination Management - The Case of Rural and Rural Fringe Areas

Tożsamość regionalna a ewangelizacja (inspiracje do potencjału pielgrzymkowego diecezji elbląskiej)

Rural tourism and agritourism in Poland – development processes and evolution of terminology

Ewolucja turystyki na obszarach wiejskich

Current state and prospects for the development of tourism, including agritourism, in the Republic of Moldova

Rethinking slum tourism: tourism in South Africa’s rural slumlands

Data collection methods in rural tourism in the eyes of respondents

A Multilevel Universal Model of the Rural Tourism Cluster: Implementation at the Local Level

Need for Service Design Development for Sustainable Rural Tourism in Azerbaijan

Factors of the development of agrotourism farms in the Wielkopolska region in terms of accommodation and recreational space

The first round impacts of COVID-19 for rural tourism in South Africa

Clusters as a Factor of Rural Tourism Competitiveness: Montenegro Experiences

Secondary School and University Students’ opinions on barriers and drivers of innovation in rural tourism

Residents’ Attitudes and Perception towards Tourism Development: A Case Study of Rural Tourism in Dragacevo, Serbia