AN ANALYSIS OF THE ROUMANIAN RURAL TOURISTIC PHENOMENON Keywords Tourism Rural tourism Sustainable development Touristic supply Economic index JEL Classification Q56 (original) (raw)

An Analysis of the Roumanian Rural Touristic Phenomenon

SEA: Practical Application of Science, 2014

The paper addresses the main aspects and tendencies of the tourism in the context of sustainable development, of the place and importance of rural tourism, the usefulness of using an index system in touristy and rural tourism activity, of measuring the rural tourism activity on a country level and the need to develop it, considering its possible integration into the European touristic market. Furthermore, a new index system, to be applied in the rural tourism is set up, as well as an original structure concerning data processing and analyzing for the data acquired by sampling. These elements are only useful if applied by I.C.T (Touristy Research Institute), by other government- and non-government institutions, or even by companies interested in developing business in rural tourism, or make research work on certain aspects of the rural tourism activity, on the tourists’ behaviour in the context of this type of tourism.

TOURISM BUSINESS IN DEVELOPMENT OF EUROPEAN RURAL AREAS

Rural tourism, including agritourism, fulfils an important role in the activation of rural areas, especially regions of high unemployment and particular natural and cultural qualities. Proper development of such areas should be multidirectional. Apart from the economical aspect, also the social and ecological aspect is of great importance. The increasing interest in the countryside and in relaxing far from great urban complexes creates a possibility of improving the living conditions in the country – not only for individuals concerned with organizing and selling tourist services, but for the whole community of villages, or even the region. The aim of this work is to present the current state of rural tourism in the regions of exceptional environmental and cultural values, as well as to present its role in the development of rural areas of choosed countries-Finland, Italy and Poland.

Tourism in function of development rural areas in the Republic of Serbia

2018

Rural tourism is rapidly began to develop after World War II, primarily in Western Europe, and then realizing the benefits of practicing, in Eastern Europe and North America. Today, the rural tourism has become a global trend. The character, intensity and dynamics of the development of rural tourism are conditioned by: natural geographical characteristics of the area, anthropogenic heritage, degree of socio - economic development, level of awareness of the local population about the advantages of dealing with rural tourism, etc. Rural areas are today burdened with numerous problems (accelerated aging of the rural population, population migration to urban urban centers, decline in macroeconomic indicators, etc.). Problems are present in all rural areas of Serbia. Bearing in mind that precisely the majority of the territory of Serbia consists of rural areas (85%) and that they have 43.6% of the population (Census 2011), it is justified to address the urgent problems in these orders. T...