The Concept Of Rural Tourism And Rural Tourism In Azerbaijan

2. Concept of Rural Tourism and Rural Tourism in Azerbaijan

Rural tourism is not a new type of industry . Desire to escape bustling city centers and discover new areas, stress factors, in the 19th century caused tourist interest in rural life. 1970’s, 80’s and 90’s were new period for rual tourism.This period is observed with a lot of tourists ( OECD, 1994, p.7 ).

Rural tourism is a type of tourism which happens in country zones and furnish visitors with tourism facilities.The idea of rural tourism grasps various main components,which refers lifestyle of rural people.Culture and traditions,rural life of local community are the main elements of rural tourism (UNWTO, 2004, p. 13 ).

The government in Azerbaijan has made well-founded efforts

To sum up, rural tourism can be used as tool is used to help betterment of local people and rural destinations by providing job opportunities, developing infrastructure, taking care of local culture and natural resources.

2.1. Defining Rural Tourism

Rural Tourism is diverse activity and not limited by only farm-based tourism. Special interest tourism activities such as ecotourism, climbing, adventure tourism, hunting, horse riding, heritage tourism are also a kind of rural tourism activities.(UNWTO,1994 , p. 9)

The OECD document (1994, p.14) reveals that rural tourism should be:

• Located in rural areas.

• Purposeful activity, surrounded by country world's uncommon features; little scale companies, wide space compare to cities, heritage and nature, time-honored culture.

• Related to local community, developing gradually, long-established. Generally is managed by rural citizens and growth takes a long

Not just are the strengths of monetary, cultural, social, natural and political change attempting to reclassify rural spaces, yet expansive worldwide changes in utilization and transportation examples are reshaping relaxation conduct and travel ( George, Mair and Reid, 2009, p.16).

2.2. International Experience of Rural Tourism

“Rural Tourism is by comparison widespread across Europe, and is a very much larger activity in terms of turnover and employment ’’(Janusz Majewsjki, B. I. (2013), p. 9).

This chapter demonstrates situation of rural tourism in two region of two countries Andalusia in Spain and Kastamonu in Turkey. 2.2.1. Rural Tourism Strategy in Andalusia, Spain

Andalusia region is a famous for as tourism destination in Spain which development can be define in various levels and main offers can be determined such as sun and beach. Nowadays, the region provide guests not only with sun and beach but also other offerings that destination have and as a result tourist inclination increases to the destination and involves benefit of tourism. However , the main idea of this case is rural tourism. Rural tourism solved a number of problems that appeared in the area such as unemployment, restriction of entrepreneurship (Genoveva ,Fuentes & Hidalgo, 2013, p,