Rural Tourism

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VISHAL PANDEY

RURAL TOURISM

• Any form of tourism that showcases the rural life, art, culture and heritage at rural locations, thereby benefiting the local community economically and socially as well as enabling interaction between the tourists and the locals for a more enriching tourism experience can be termed as rural tourism. Rural tourism is essentially an activity which takes place in the countryside. It is multi-faceted and may entail farm/agricultural tourism, cultural tourism, nature tourism, adventure tourism, and eco-tourism. As against conventional tourism, rural tourism has certain typical characteristics like; it is experience oriented, the locations are sparsely populated, it is predominantly in natural environment, it meshes with seasonality and local events and is based on preservation of culture , heritage and traditions.

Definition

• Generating income and jobs • Exchange between rural and urban areas• Multiplier effect through small scale direct investments • Strengthening local and regional structures by creating networks • Stimulating physical infrastructural developments • Enlarging diversity of economic developments • Awareness of values of an area [landscape, nature, culture, and its economic potential]

Need For Rural Tourism

FEATURES OF RURAL TOURISM

• Seasonality • Fragmentation • External markets needed • Co-operation needed

between internal and external markets • Role of women • Economic role: side

income for farmers and other entrepreneurs in the rural area

CONCEPT OF RURAL TOURISM

The concept of rural tourism has a noble cause, It is another kind of sustainable tourism that exploits resources in :rural regions, causes little or no harmful impact, and generates increasing benefits to rural areas in terms of rural productivity, employment, improved distribution of wealth, conservation of the rural environment and culture ,local people’s involvement, and a suitable way of adapting traditional beliefs and values to modern times.

Case Study

Rural tourism could help in boosting the local performing arts and help conserve the local culture, and can prevent rural migration . Thus rural tourism could attract touristsby providing excellent glimpse of the village ambience with local cuisine. Moderate, but clean, accommodations for tourists should be constructed by the villagers in traditional design and architecture.

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTThe rural people can learn to develop the healthy environment with proper sanitation ,roads, electricity, telecommunication, etc. for better living on one side on other side the tourist can exploit natural resources and have a heavy impact on the environment.

POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

The rural people will learn how to lead healthy and hygienic life from the urban people visitors.• Infrastructure development will lead to healthy tourism.• The impact of rural environment can improve the state of body and mind.• Help in create and maintain the natural park.• Learn the importance of preservation of natural resources.• They will learn to develop healthy environment with proper sanitation , roads, electricity , telecommunication, etc.• They will learn to use modern tools and technology.• They will learn to preserve the natural habitats, bio-diversity historical monuments.

CHALLENGES IN RURAL TOURISM

The major challenges are need to preserve the environment and natural resources, the need for education, proper understanding for both tourists and local people, and the need to generate a democratic movement which helps people at all levels to participate in tourism development . Also they need to focus on occupation training , handicraft promotion, and improvement of both the landscape and the basic infrastructure, to increase the villagers quality of life by creating a healthy environment . The cooperative system in rural tourism can be an effective approach in bringing positive impact in rural areas. Local people can monitor and control the negative impacts of tourism on their own society, if they have an equal stake and authority in management and development.

Challenges and

Consediration

Essential elements for development of rural tourism are:• Creation of infrastructure• Restructuring and liberalization of policies• Encouragement for investment• Law and Order• Tourist Police• Complaints Handling• Standardization of goods and services• Government support Rural tourism can help in creating sustainable development in some of our villages in rural areas.

Ministry of tourism has identified many spots which are being developed as tourist destinations in rural area. These sites are unexplored and incredibly beautiful. The rural tourism in India is will also help to promote the skills and arts of the villagers along with natural, cultural and historical heritage of India.

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