APPROACH TO THE CONCEPT OF RURAL TOURISM

Abstract

This work on the concept of rural tourism approaches resulted chronological various definitions of rural tourism over the past 25 years in the literature.

Although it seems simple to define rural tourism as tourism that takes place in rural areas of the country, this definition does not include the complexity of the forms developed different meanings in different countries so far. Therefore, rural tourism includes tourism activity itself (accommodation, guesthouse, tourist movement, running programs, provision of basic services and supplementary) - economic activities (mainly agriculture, but also the practice of traditional occupations) and how to party leisure segment, for those who require this type of tourism. Rural tourism develops in close connection with the local economy, which leads to interdependence between tourism activities and local economy.