Best practice: Tourism and rural development
Summary of the content and its utility
The paper is drafted by the European Committee of the Regions and studies the real and potential impacts of tourism in rural activities. It sheds light on the rural tourism sector, explaining its particular resilience and its capacity to sustain economic diversification, local ,community development, and preservation of the natural and cultural heritage. The paper’s utility resides in the comprehensive analysis of the opportunities and challenges of rural tourism, thus being an important tool for policy makers and tourism actors.
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Description
The paper is divided into five chapters, exploring what rural tourism is, its relationship with the EU rural vision, listing the good practices, and giving recommendations to policy makers.
Language(s)
English
Country(ies)/Territory(ies)
EU
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Target Group(s)
Associations, Advisors, Other target
Topic(s)
Social, Green, Other topic
Resource
Written Document
