Rural Tourism an Opportunity for Sustenable Development

Slusariuc Gabriela Corina ()
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Slusariuc Gabriela Corina: University of Petrosani

Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series, 2018, vol. XVIII, issue 2, 349-353

Abstract: The study highlights the importance of rural tourism from a social economic perspective in rural areas. Tourism benefits tourists, hosts, but also the community in which they run. Turim is of major importance to the economic and social life of the area, with direct, indirect, and induced positive effects. Tourism represent an important source of jobs for rural communities. Tourism not only offers business opportunities to local residents, but it can also enhance local quality of life. Tourism can also support local culture in rural areas by encouraging restoration of local and regional historic sites.

Keywords: rural tourism; development; innovation; creativity; community; opportunities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L83 Z30 Z32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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