This paper charts the evolution of rural tourism in developed world as an alternative form, popular since 1970s with market and policy makers a regeneration conservation tool. It outlines parallels Butler area life cycle: emergence; volume growth, complexity geographical spread; followed by problems arising from increasing competition, lack governance leadership, societal change technical developments. Research responses to tourism's growth are examined, analysing 1848 articles published...

The countryside hosts an increasing number of alternative food networks: rural tourists can play important role in acting as both consumer and “cultural broker” between these networks. This paper provides a theoretical framework for niche marketing specialties tourism by combining two different behavioural theories, the “experience economy” “intimacy” model, representing reorientation from classical thinking. It explores meaning local food, including pursuit reconnection with nature,...

Rural tourism is driven by the search for unique and memorable experiences in particular settings, but knowledge on visitors’ rural destinations still scarce. This paper analyzes experience of Portuguese tourists who answered an online survey (N = 252). The aims at validating, context, a previously proposed tourist scale, analyzing relationships between experience, arousal, memory, satisfaction. Results reveal that dimensions education esthetics positively predict tourists’ whereas escapism...

The primary purpose of this study was to segment and profile the needs rural tourists so as provide a better understanding tourism in Portugal. A self-administered survey four languages obtained from 200 visitors area. Four useful benefit segments were identified, implications for market development are discussed.

This article studies the effect of ‘cultural proximity’ on way tourists perceive North Portugal as a rural holiday destination. Based results one-year-long survey ( N= 2280), author questions if there is relationship ‘the culturally closer tourist, better destination image’, expected when following assumptions from product[destination]-self-congruity theory. Eventual moderating effects Plog’s ‘psycho-graphic traveler type’ are also studied. Results confirm an impact image, however not...

Tourism, although a relevant part of the modern lifestyle in economically more developed countries, is even these countries not accessible to all, with particular barriers existing for persons disabilities. These are only physical, but also internal, cultural and social. Tourism leisure have revealed many benefits individuals disability, enhancing personal development, quality life, recovery contribution social inclusion. This article discusses potential tourism people disability presents...

New forms of tourism are gaining ground throughout the world. Nowadays, successful destinations must offer variety and new products, addressing special interest niches. One increasingly popular product is health wellness tourism. The concept typically integrates physical activity combined with relaxation mind intellectual stimulus, enhancing well-being through a balance body, spirit. Promoting relevant motive most tourists should be regarded in any marketing strategy. Hiking an appropriate...

ABSTRACT Literature dealing with tourism and disability mostly stresses the frequent exclusion of impaired persons emphasizes benefits associated activities, neglecting diversity impairments. This paper takes a different approach, by analyzing diverse forms being disabled, meaning abilities to participate in capabilities experiencing leisure activities. An exploratory survey directed 200 disabilities was undertaken Portugal. Market segmentation based on commonly defined types impairment:...

Our research focuses primarily on the understanding of engagement in tourist activities people with disabilities. Specifically, we intend to analyze experience visual impairments, identifying factors that constrain and facilitate their decision travel, seeking understand how adapt, negotiate perceived real constraints become active travelers. A qualitative study was undertaken using in-depth interviews, which sought give voice Results a content analysis information gathered allow following...

Travel has become a synonym of living memorable and enjoyable experiences. Co-creation centralizes tourists' role in the creation value that results from interaction with other destination stakeholders physical environment. Within wider experience, growing interest tourists show regarding food wine experience is notorious, due to its distinctive, multisensory engaging nature. However, conceptual empirical studies on co-creation experiences contexts are still scarce. To address this gap,...

Rural Tourism became a worldwide and growing activity during the late 1970s early 1980s [...]

This paper suggests 'management of demand' in the context a careful target-marketing approach as an important instrument for sustainable development tourist destination. Traditionally, destination areas plan and manage rather product resource-centred way. An increased marketing effort is nowadays frequently demanded, but there are limits adapting to market, calling combined supply market-led marketing. In this context, may contribute more tourism development. shown using example rural market...

Rural tourism is receiving increasing interest, but not all areas have the same potential, whereas evidence also reveals negative impacts on tourism. It therefore important to analyse phenomenon at local scale and understand a most dimension of rural experience – social interaction. This sought appreciated, for distinct reasons, by both tourists communities, little still known about concrete interactions taking place, how these are interpreted, may become more satisfactory involved. These...

Using a sample of 600 international tourists travelling in Portugal, Spain and Italy, this study identifies key issues related with terrorism, risk perception, involvement safety concerns tourists. A structural equation model reveals that are motivated to acquire information about terrorism the media, revealing attention interest news regarding topic, which turn influences directly their perception. This perception tourist's trip planning, specifically seeking before during trip. Tourists'...

Tourism mountain destinations are places with powerful symbolic features that exert strong influence on destination image formation. They are, particularly, apt to create links the people who visit them. In addition, mountains nature spaces particularly vulnerable effects of tourism development, more or less visible visitors. The present study analyses, in a holistic and multidisciplinary approach, relation between perceptions impacts, tourists' image, their place-attachment regarding...

Empirical research focusing on time–space tourist activity has increased in recent years, since new technological tools make it possible as never before to accurately track tourists' movements. Nonetheless, the published studies are inconsistent when assessing spatiotemporal behaviour (STTB), hindering development of a solid base that permits replication and comparison amongst studies. The incipient conceptualization STTB leads present inconsistency assessment indicators used empirical...

Co-creation in tourism is a powerful way of developing involving and meaningful experiences services, places, cultures that tourists have contact with when traveling. Cultural heritage should thus not only attract the passive “tourist gaze” but rather stimulate curious visitor to engage creatively this ways cultural providers may imagine. This easier say than do. article discusses role higher education improving students’ competences regarding development co-creation opportunities heritage....

This paper investigates if and to what extent socio-demographics travel-related variables determine the individual daily overall expenditure levels of tourists staying in rural areas North Portugal. analysis may help increase understanding role that particular tourist segments travel contexts play enhancing economic development such areas. The results point relevance as age, domestic versus international markets, duration stay diverse benefits sought. implications for destination marketing...