The concept of tourism community

Delia – Mioara Popescu and Duţa (Ghita) Nicoleta Mihaela
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Delia – Mioara Popescu: University Valahia of Targoviste, Romania,
Duţa (Ghita) Nicoleta Mihaela: University Valahia of Targoviste,Romania

Social-Economic Debates, 2021, vol. 10, issue 2, 78-83

Abstract: The concept of "community tourism" has no official definition. This first article therefore aims to present its basic principle, philosophy, characteristics and ethics in order to provide a clear, complete and concise definition. We could observe from our bibliographic research and from those carried out on the ground in Costa Rica that the term "community tourism" appears in several forms. Ultimately, we understand from the term "community tourism" or "community based tourism", that this form of tourism is carried out by a group of people who share a common culture, language and/or values, all in a spirit of " solidarity". The tourist activity is therefore generated and managed by a group of people organized voluntarily. Conversely, the tourism that we call "classic" is an activity whose results are achieved by salaried employees within a company and whose benefits accrue only to its shareholders.

Keywords: Community tourism; Ecotourism; Agritourism; Rural tourism; Community rural tourism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Z32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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