Definition: Rural tourism

Category: Tourism

Rural tourism is a subset of tourism. It should not, however, be considered as an exclusive segment of tourism or in opposition to other tourism market segments, e.g. cultural tourism, business tourism, spa tourism, winter sports tourism. No internationally accepted definition of rural tourism exists at present. Nevertheless, since tourism is more a demand-side concept, the following basic definition can be used to describe rural tourism.
Rural tourism is the activities of persons travelling to and staying in rural areas (without mass tourism) other than those of their usual environment for less than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes (excluding the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited).