scholarly journals Can Proper Funding Enhance Sustainable Tourism in Rural Settings? Evidence from a Developing Country

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (18) ◽  
pp. 7797
Author(s):  
Gordana Radović ◽  
Marko D. Petrović ◽  
Dunja Demirović Bajrami ◽  
Milan Radovanović ◽  
Natalia Vuković
Keyword(s):  
Service Providers ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Main Hypothesis ◽  
Rural Space ◽  
Rural Settings ◽  
Financial Investments ◽  
Rural Depopulation ◽  
Tourism Service

Rural tourism is often considered to be a factor in the development tendencies of rural space, a factor in the development of agriculture, as well as a factor in reducing rural depopulation. The primary aim of the research was to look at the problems in financing sustainable rural tourism in the case study of Serbia. The secondary one was to analyze the factors that may influence the self-financing capacity of rural tourism service providers. The findings confirmed the main hypothesis that financial resources are a significant limitation of the development of sustainable rural tourism. It was found that there is a high correlation between the amount of income generated and the structure of the workforce. The results verified that rural tourism entities were not making sufficient investments due to lack of financial resources, i.e., adequate financing modalities. It can be concluded thatin order to develop sustainable rural tourism, financial investments are needed, both at the level of service providers and at the macro level.

scholarly journals Permaculture and Downshifting-Sources of Sustainable Tourism Development in Rural Areas

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 230
Author(s):  
Gheorghe Epuran ◽  
Bianca Tescașiu ◽  
Alina-Simona Tecău ◽  
Ioana-Simona Ivasciuc ◽  
Adina-Nicoleta Candrea
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Important Region ◽  
Tourism Service

The purpose of this research is to find if the stakeholders involved in rural tourism (primary producers of ecological goods, tourism service providers, and tourists, as carriers of demand for tangible products and ecological services) are concerned with integrating principles and values of sustainable tourism through permaculture and downshifting, and how these two phenomena might become sources for sustainable development in rural areas. To achieve this purpose, qualitative research was conducted among tourism producers, intermediaries, and tourists from the Brașov region–one of the most important touristic areas of Romania and, also, an important region with rural tourism destinations. The results revealed that there is a particular preoccupation regarding permaculture and downshifting, and they might contribute to the local development of rural tourism areas. The novelty elements brought by this research are synthesized in a matrix where permaculture and downshifting were presented as important sources for the sustainable development of tourism in rural areas.

scholarly journals Tendencje zmian w działaniach informacyjno- -promocyjnych w turystyce wiejskiej i ich skuteczność

2014 ◽  
pp. 57-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krystyna Krzyżanowska
Keyword(s):  
Information Sources ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Expert Opinions ◽  
Tourism Service ◽  
Source Of Information

The aim of the study was to present the changes in the number of lodgings in the years 1993–2013, trends related to forms of promotion used by rural tourism service providers, as well as information sources preferred by tourists resting in the countryside in the years 1997–2013. Additionally, the research covers the information and promotion methods used by service providers to meet the needs and expectations of customers. The data comes from empirical studies conducted both by the author and other authors from different academic centres in Poland, secondary data from the expert opinions provided by different institutions, and literature. The analysis shows that the forms of promotion used by the service providers were not fully adapted to the needs and expectations of tourists, both in 2003 and in 2012. Ten years ago, the most important source of information about holiday stay on a farm were the recommendations of relatives and friends, not promotional literature mostly used by service providers. Nowadays, the most important source of information about recreation in the countryside for surveyed tourists was the Internet, while the service providers’ great attention was given to the positive views expressed by satisfied guests resting in objects of rural tourism.

scholarly journals The tourist capacity in the performance of a destination

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Oscar Ernesto Hernández-Ponce ◽  
Javier Saucedo-Monarque ◽  
Luis Enrique Valdez-Juárez
Keyword(s):  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
Public Safety ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Tourist Attractions ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Tourism Service

The purpose of the research was to analyze the dimensions of Tourism Capacity as an element of the Performance of the Tourist Destination through a case study in Guaymas, Sonora. The methodological process was based on the documentary review to define the indicators of tourism capacity; likewise, the probabilistic and random sample formed by the various tourism service providers in the region was determined and the Multivariate Analysis technique was used to accept the research hypothesis. It is concluded that the Tourist Capacity can be formed by: tourist attractions, accessibility to the site, a tourist influx, public safety, tourist equipment, diversity of the tourist offer, urban planning and tourism regulations to achieve the performance of the Tourist Destination.

scholarly journals The Uniqueness Of The Hungarian Rural Tourism Supply

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (19) ◽  
pp. 24-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Márta Kóródi ◽  
Lóránt Dénes Dávid
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Methods ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
National Association ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Contextual Analysis ◽  
Competitive Market ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Basic Service ◽  
Tourism Service

In an increasingly competitive market for tourism service providers, it is possible to improve or preserve positions by providing a special, high-experience content assortment. Uniqueness should also be emphasized in order to increase the attractiveness of rural tourism in Hungary.  From a professional point of view, the necessity of supplying basic service items (ubiquity) and the special elements (uniqueness) are unquestionable in national rural tourism, but their actual optimal proportion is undetermined. The aim of the research is to investigate the uniqueness of rural tourism products, to identify which ones are the general and the specific elements of supply. The questions of the exploratory research will be answered by analysing a database of registered service providers of FATOSZ (Hungarian National Association of Rural and Agrotourism) based on a set of criteria designed to measure uniqueness. Data from the primary observation were analysed using descriptive statistical methods and contextual analysis. The main findings of the research were related to the experience content, which are closely related to the accommodation, environment and tourists’ activity during the stay.

Towards a framework for identifying and engaging rural tourism route stakeholders in southern Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-32
Author(s):  
Linde Mclaren ◽  
Ernie Heath
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Demand Side ◽  
Employment Creation ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Tourism Service

Several southern African governments view rural tourism development as a strategy for employment creation in rural areas where few other opportunities for poverty alleviation exist. Rural tourism routes can attract tourists from developed tourism nodes to rural areas. On both the strategic and operational levels, rural tourism routes can only function effectively if they have the support and co-operation of the wide range of stakeholders in the route. While some stakeholders are readily identified, others are not immediately apparent or may not be recognised as stakeholders in the route. Based on a qualitative study, a framework is developed to identify and link the range of stakeholders in southern African rural tourism routes. Three different groups of stakeholders are identified; each play different roles in the sustainable success of a rural tourism route, namely demand-side stakeholders or visitors, core stakeholders or tourism service providers on the route, and enabling stakeholders, who influence both the route operations and the environment in which the route operates. Finally, recommendations are made for rural tourism route organisations to engage with a range of stakeholders through an inclusive membership structure of the route organisation. Further research is also suggested on the nature and format of route organisation and membership structures to ensure sustainable route development.

Importance of Video Aids’ Usage in Teaching and Learning Process of English Language Classes

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eriselda Vrapi ◽  
Xhevdet Zekaj
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Main Hypothesis ◽  
Communicative Skills ◽  
English Curriculum ◽  
9Th Grade ◽  
8Th Grade

This study aims to explore the use of video in English language teaching (ELT) elementary school (grades 8 to 9)... In addition, the thesis aims to find out how videos in English lessons helped to achieve the goals of English curriculum. The main hypothesis was that teaching with video would develop pupils’ communicative skills and, therefore, was appropriate for the communicative approach to ELT. The study addressed five research questions regarding the use of videos in English lessons in the case study school: why the teachers used videos in ELT, what kinds of videos were used in English lessons, how and how often videos were used, what was taught and learned through the use of videos and, finally, what the teachers’ and pupils’ attitudes to lessons with videos were. The research was performed as a case study at an Elbasan elementary school. The data for the research was obtained through the use of mixed methods: qualitative, in the form of interviews with four English teachers and observations of three of the interviewed teachers’ lessons with videos, and quantitative, in the form of a pupil questionnaire answered by 105 pupils from two 8th grade and two 9th grade classes.

The impact of Airbnb on a non-touristic city. A Case study of short-term rentals in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Spain)

Erdkunde ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-204
Author(s):  
Marcus Hübscher ◽  
Juana Schulze ◽  
Felix zur Lage ◽  
Johannes Ringel
Keyword(s):  
Santa Cruz ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Rental Market ◽  
Rural Space ◽  
Use Of Data ◽  
Web Scraping ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Per Se ◽  
The Impact

Short-term rentals such as Airbnb have become a persistent element of today’s urbanism around the globe. The impacts are manifold and differ depending on the context. In cities with a traditionally smaller accommodation market, the impacts might be particularly strong, as Airbnb contributes to ongoing touristification processes. Despite that, small and medium-sized cities have not been in the centre of research so far. This paper focuses on Santa Cruz de Tenerife as a medium-sized Spanish city. Although embedded in the touristic region of the Canary Islands, Santa Cruz is not a tourist city per se but still relies on touristification strategies. This paper aims to expand the knowledge of Airbnb’s spatial patterns in this type of city. The use of data collected from web scraping and geographic information systems (GIS) demonstrates that Airbnb has opened up new tourism markets outside of the centrally established tourist accommodations. It also shows that the price gap between Airbnb and the housing rental market is broadest in neighbourhoods that had not experienced tourism before Airbnb entered the market. In the centre the highest prices and the smallest units are identified, but two peripheral quarters stand out. Anaga Mountains, a natural and rural space, has the highest numbers of Airbnb listings per capita. Suroeste, a suburban quarter, shows the highest growth rates on the rental market, which implies a linkage between Airbnb and suburbanization processes.

POTENTIALS AND OBSTRUCTION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL TOURISM OF THE REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 2179-2184
Author(s):  
Sandra Rover ◽  
Milan Tomic
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Limiting Factors ◽  
Original Form ◽  
Rural Space ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Rural Destinations ◽  
Tourism Services

The aim of this paper is to examine potentials and obstacles for the development of rural tourism in the Republic of Srpska. The analysis of both the potential and the integration of the entities crucial for the development of rural tourism, as well as the limiting factors that lead to stagnation in the development of rural tourism, is covered. Also, the goal is to explore the views of users and providers of rural tourism services and institutions dealing with the tourism industry on the state of the tourist offer and the limiting factors of its development. Rural destinations are becoming more attractive and more visited by tourists due to the natural environment, clean air, manifestations, possibilities of consuming traditional food and beverages, sports and various other activities. However, the ruin of rural tourism is reflected in the fact that it can violate the original form of rural space through various forms of environmental pollution of space, water and air. Preservation of existing resources is a necessity because the preserved environment is a prerequisite for the development of rural tourism. Republic of Srpska has seen a steady growth in the tourist visit in recent years, but there are still limiting factors for the development of rural tourism, which are most often seen in the poorly developed infrastructure of certain rural destinations, lack of accommodation capacities and the lack of qualified labor force, cooperation of several actors. It cannot be developed without the cooperation of regional and local authorities, non-governmental organizations, tourist organizations and businesses with local people. These actors should help the development of rural tourism through various subsidies, incentives, infrastructure construction and marketing.Republika Srpska faces the problem of insufficient promotion of tourism products, which reflects on the bad image of the entire tourism. The strong competition from the countries of the region, primarily Croatia and Montenegro, draws a large number of tourists, which points to the fact that the consumers of tourism services of the Republic of Srpska are in the highest estimate domestic guests of a poor standard of living. The development of rural tourism should be based on an integrated approach to development and care for resources. Only preserved resources can be a condition for the development of rural tourism now and in the future.

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