Cultural rural tourism: Evidence from Canada
Year:
2003
Author :
Volume and number:
, 30 (2)
Journal:
, Annals of Tourism Research
Pages :
, 307-322
Abstract
Tourism has become a development tool for many rural and more isolated areas to supplement traditional industries that are often in decline. In this paper, development of cultural rural tourism is examined in a case study of a French Acadian region on an island in eastern Canada. The roles of culture and community-based partnerships are considered in a proposed framework with four evolving development stages. The findings suggest that the framework is useful for rural tourism development; that culture, which is often well preserved in rural areas, is a valuable resource to include; and that community-based partnerships such as cooperatives may be very effective.
Theme :
AcadiaRural SettingCultural policy
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