Sustainable Rural Tourism

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1 Sustainable Rural Tourism Association for Sustainable Development Sivil Toplum Harekette IV (Europeaid/134660/C/ACT/CY) Sözleşme No. 2014/ REC (Bölgesel Çevre Merkezi) projesi Avrupa Birliği tarafından finanse edilmiş ve ASD (Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Derneği) tarafından CIPRA-Slovenya, KAV ve KASD işbirliğiyle yürütülmektedir.

2 Benefits of Rural Tourism According to the OECD statistics, deman from middle and higher classes for rural tourism is rapidly increasing. Based on this data, rural tourism can benefit a society by; Increasing the national income, Increasing the inflow of recipients, Since it is a labor-intensive sector, rural tourism can contribute to local employment, Since it is a labor-intensive sector, it can enable high level of employment with low amount of investment.

3 Benefits of Rural Tourism Rural Tourism can benefit us diretly by; - Bringing dynamizm do the rural areas we are living - Establishing our own business with little investment - Bringing us economic independent - Enabling ownership for our village and preventing migration to cities or other countiries - Enabling sustainable development for our region.

4 Rural Tourism Tourism product 3 S (See-Sun-Sand) MASS TOURISM 3 E (Education-Entertainment-Environment) RURAL TOURISM

5 Principle I Adopting a business model that has least impact on local community and environment

6 Principle II Ensuring the participation of local community to the decision-making procedures of the kind and amount of tourism

7 Principle III Ensuring the economic and other benefit of the local community

8 Increasing sensitivity and awareness towards natural and cultural system Principle IV

9 Profile of eco-tourists age group Highly educated Above avarage income Interested in nature, cultre and gastronomy

10 Expectations of eco-tourists Observation Learning Sports Entertainment Health Authenticity Evading from monotonous life-style

11 Hiking Interested in hiking tracks, nature and cultural landscape Searches for tracking network Travels in all seasons Travels with information gained through special maps, tourist guides and internet.

12 Botany Guide O Interested in flowers and plants O Searches for areas with special plants O Travels in the spring (when there are flowers) O Travels through information gained from special publications and internet.

13 Bird Observation Interested in birds Searches for special places where birds can be found Travels during bird migration periods (spring and autumn) Travels through information gained from special publications and internet.

14 Mountain Biking Interested in road/mountain/nature-biking Expects prepared trail. Does not travel in the summer period. Travels with information gained through special maps, tourist guides and internet.

15 Horse Riding Interested in horse riding Travels in all seasons Expects prepared trail Travels with information gained from tourist guides and internet.

16 Climbing Interested in rocks Expects prepared trail Expects easy-climbing rocks. Does not climb in the summer season Travels with information gained from tourist guides and internet.

17 Geology, mineral and fosil guide O Interested in geology, mineral and fosils O Searches for places with these features O Travels in all seasons O Travels through information gained from special publications and internet.

18 DENİZ KAYAĞI Değişken koylarla, dalgalı denizlerle, şelalelerle ilgilenir Her mevsim seyahat eder Deniz seyahat programlarından, rehberlerden ve internetten bilgi alarak seyahat eder

19 Wind Surf Interested in different types of bay and rough sea. Travels in all seasons Travels with information gained through sea-travel programs, tourist guides and internet.

20 Diving Interested in submarine Travels in all seasons Expects diving with guide. Travels with information gained through tourist guides and internet.

21 GASTRONOMY Interested in high quality and authentic food. Travels in all seasons Searches for high quality restaurants with slow food service. Travels with information gained through tourist guides and internet.

22 Health and Peace Interested in mystic, quite and peaceful places. Special camps and health centers. Travels in all seasons Travels with information gained special publications and internet.

23 Art and History Interested in arts or artists themselves. Searches for pretected and cultural areas Travels in all seasons. Travels with information gained through sea-travel programs, tourist guides and internet Interested in different historical monuments, legends.

24 Authanticism Interested in different cultures and legends. Interested in the details of the local cultures. Travels in all seasons. Travels with information gained through tourist guides and internet