Key actions for developing rural community tourism : The case of the parishes of Mangahurco, Cazaderos and Bolaspamba in the Zapotillo Canton (Loja-Ecuador)

This paper highlights on Rural Community Tourism (RCT) that can be a new approach to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs). However, United Nations Development Program and concerned government Agency has yet started working by linking two fundamental tools of Rural Development i.e., Rural Community Development and Rural Tourism. Therefore, to identify the linkages between such tools and for developing new RCT as new approach, the study has been conducted. Methodologically, this study applied library based method for data collection and comparative review analysis method for appraising research issues. Theoretically, this study look at on 17 SDGs and RCT both are developed based on the principles of sustainable development. This study comes up with conclusion that only RCT can link entire 17 sustainable goals with nominal investment. Hence, better to apply RCT, a new approach by federal governments (federation, provincial and local levels) as well as UN development agencies and I/NGOs while planning and implementing 17 SDGs related plans, programs and projects.

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Why Community-Based Tourism and Rural Tourism in Developing and Developed Nations are Treated Differently? A Review

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12155938 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (15) ◽

pp. 5938

Author(s):

Seweryn Zielinski ◽

Yoonjeong Jeong ◽

Seong-il Kim ◽

Celene B. Milanés

Keyword(s):

Case Studies ◽

Rural Community ◽

Case Study Research ◽

Tourism Development ◽

Rural Tourism ◽

Community Based ◽

Community Tourism ◽

External Stakeholders ◽

Developed Nations

Rural community tourism initiatives in developed nations share most positive and negative characteristics with community-based tourism (CBT) initiatives in developing nations. They also share many barriers and conditions for tourism development. What makes them different is the context in which they operate. This paper identifies the main conditions that explain these differences through a review of findings from 103 location-specific case studies and other available literature that provides empirical evidence. The paper also explores the usage of the concepts of CBT and rural tourism. The findings are discussed under seven categories: Definitions, socioeconomic and cultural factors, policy and governance, land ownership, community cohesiveness, assimilation of external stakeholders, and type of visitors. It is argued that it is the developing-/developed-nation context, and not objectively established criteria, which largely dictates authors’ narratives with corresponding takes on tourism development and subsequent recommendations. The paper engages in a discussion about case-study research, its weaknesses and tendencies, providing some recommendations on how to increase the contribution of case studies to knowledge, and calls for more research on externally assisted non-Indigenous community-tourism initiatives in developed nations.

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Exploring cultural connectedness in the sustainability of rural community tourism development in Jamaica

PASOS Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural ◽

10.25145/j.pasos.2014.12.039 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 525-538 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ernest Taylor ◽

Marcella Daye ◽

Moya Kneafsey ◽

Hazel Barrett

Keyword(s):

Rural Community ◽

Tourism Development ◽

Cultural Connectedness ◽

Community Tourism

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Quality and Tourism Supply: A Study of Enterprises Linked to Rural Community-Based Tourism in the Canton of Riobamba

Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies ◽

10.36941/ajis-2021-0104 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 130

Author(s):

Silvia Marieta Aldáz Hernández ◽

Daniel Marcelo Guerrero Vaca ◽

Mercedes Carolina Navarro Cejas ◽

Magda Francisca Cejas Martínez ◽

Paula Elizabeth Moreno Aguirre ◽

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Keyword(s):

Rural Community ◽

Service Providers ◽

Social Economic ◽

Community Based ◽

Community Tourism ◽

The Social ◽

Rural Parishes ◽

State Organizations ◽

Tourism Services

This article focuses on the quality and supply of community-based tourism in the rural parishes of Calpi, Cacha and San Juan in the canton of Riobamba, Ecuador. The objective was to study the quality of the supply of community tourism services in the rural parishes of the canton of Riobamba and to determine the characteristics of the supply, services and tourism products. The methodology used was interpretative, documentary and descriptive. The results obtained show that there is a lack of tourism organisation in the rural parishes of the canton of Riobamba. Therefore, standards should be determined to regulate the practices of service providers in order to boost their productivity and promote actions that contribute to the social, economic and environmental development of the canton of Riobamba. State organizations should promote solidarity-based tourism activities to strengthen the active participation of the community from an intercultural perspective. Received: 4 March 2021 / Accepted: 6 May 2021 / Published: 8 July 2021

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Rural community tourism and sustainable advantages in Nicaragua

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management ◽

10.1108/ijchm-05-2018-0429 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 31 (6) ◽

pp. 2232-2252 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Andres Artal-Tur ◽

Antonio Juan Briones-Peñalver ◽

Juan Andrés Bernal-Conesa ◽

Oscar Martínez-Salgado

Keyword(s):

Rural Community ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Local Population ◽

Theory Of The Firm ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Competitive Advantages ◽

Content Type ◽

Community Tourism ◽

Resources And Capabilities

Purpose Rural community tourism (RCT) represents an experience of community-based tourism where local population retains control over the process and the bulk of benefits. The purpose of this paper is to focus on the study of successful RCT experiences in Nicaragua to enlarge the literature of tourism sustainability. Design/methodology/approach Applying the resource-based theory of the firm to tourism, the paper defines a theoretical framework where local resources and capabilities combined through organization and strategic actions result in competitive advantages at the community level reinforcing its sustainable dimension. The model is tested empirically through Structural Equation Modelling-Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS) modelling for Nicaraguan RCT experiences. Findings Main findings show a good performance of empirical results, with the community dimension representing the cornerstone of the RCT project. Results remark how the presence of community tangible and intangible resources and capabilities are combined and exploited in tourism initiatives through strategies that put the preservation of the community as the central objective. This process leads to the emergence of competitive advantages that promote the sustainability of the community lifestyle, ensuring a durable approach of the rural tourism initiatives. Other interesting findings show how this type of RCT projects also promote the integration of weak rural collectives, like women and young people, or the pivotal cooperation emerging between public and private actors. Originality/value The paper provides a novel framework to better understand some of the key pieces ensuring the sustainability of tourism initiatives. This theoretical setting has been applied to the case of rural areas at developing countries but could be enlarged to other contexts at developed countries having to deal with mass tourism and important related negative impacts of these activities. In sum, the main value of the paper is to provide a framework helping to identify the context that is needed to implement successful sustainable tourism experiences.

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