This paper deals with deploring two villages, one in Europe in the eastern part of Serbia called Zlot village and one in China in Fujian province by the name of Xiaocang She Ethnic Township. These two villages have a significant population of national minorities, so their historical backgrounds and local traditions are explained in order to point to their potential of development as rural tourist destinations. Using the empowerment model, the villages can develop and reach their full potential. Provide their residents with better income and incentive to keep and share invaluable minority traditions that have been alive for a long period of time. The empowerment model can help locals improve their economic status by being involved in tourism in their respective villages. Due to the rich local traditions of the minorities living there and beautiful natural scenery, tourism potential is vast. Langde Mode should be implemented in a way of community guidance in order to improve both, rural tourism in these areas, as well as the lives of the local community. Razvoj turizma u selima sa kulturama manjina: selo Zlot i selo Sjaocang Še narodaSažetak: Ovaj rad istraţuje dva sela, jedno u Evropi u istoĉnom delu Srbije po imenu Zlot, a drugo u Kini u provinciji FuĊen, selo Sjaocang Še naroda. Ovo su dva sela sa znaĉajnom populacijom nacionalnih manjina, pa je njihova istorijska pozadina i lokalna tradicija objašnjena kako bi se ukazalo na potencijal za razvoj seoskog turizma. Pomoću modela osnaţivanja stanovništva, sela se mogu razviti i dostići svoj puni potencijal kao i pruţiti svojim stanovnicima bolje prihode i podsticaj da zadrţe i podele sa drugima vredne tradicije manjina, koje postoje već dugi niz godina. Model osnaţivanja moţe pomoći lokalnom stanovništvu u poboljšanju ekonomskog statusa tako što će biti ukljuĉeni u turizam u svojim selima, a zbog bogate lokalne tradicije manjina koje tu ţive i prekrasnog prirodnog krajolika potencijal je veliki. Langde Mode bi se trebalo sprovesti tako što će davati smernice zajednici kako bi se poboljšao seoski turizam na ovim podruĉjima, kao i ţivot lokalne zajednice.Klјučne reči: osnaţivanje stanovništva, seoski turizam, kulture manjina, selo Zlot, selo Sjaocang Še naroda JEL klasifikacija: Z32 * markoblaz@live.com Blažević, M. et al. -Developing rural tourism in minority ethnic villages: Zlot and Xiaocang She
The effect of destination image on tourist behavior was studied on many occasions. This article aims to identify the image of Fujian province as a tourist destination in international markets, in order to support a discussion on how to improve tourism experience for foreign tourists. As the basis for the analysis, are the results from an online survey, distributed to foreigners who have visited or lived in Fujian province, and in person interviews. Research found that overall image of Fujian province is positive and that 50.5 % of respondents stated that the main reason for visiting Fujian were holidays, 20% of the respondents had their trips arranged by an agency, 32% stayed in Fujian province for more than 6 months and most of the respondents stated that “nature” should be used in international promotion of Fujian. These results may indicate the there is a need for a repositioning of the image by the introduction of new elements in the promotional messages. The international tourism market recognizes and appreciates the destination – Fujian province in China. The reflections presented may be of great use for the decision making in-charge of international tourism promotion. This article analyzes how foreign tourists perceive Fujian province which has not been done before, and it is a first step in improving the international image of Fujian province which will help attract more international tourists.
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