Rural and agri‐tourism as a tool for reorganising rural areas in old and new member states — a comparison study of Ireland and Poland

Hegarty, Cecilia; Przezbórska, L.

doi:10.1002/jtr.513

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“…Fedyk 1999;Lane 1994). The narrowest definition restricts rural tourism to tourist stays on farms that means that the term rural tourism and agritourism are often -also in Poland -used interchangeably (Hegarty and Przezbórska 2005). According to a functional, rather wide definition rural tourism comprises all tourist activities in rural areas including accommodation categories (hotels, guesthouses, private rooms, campgrounds, farms) with the exception of tourism in major towns, specialised tourist resorts, spas and secondary residences (e.g.…”

Section: Definition Of Rural Tourism and Agritourismmentioning

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The Tourist Potential of Rural Areas in Poland

Baum¹

2011

Eastern European Countryside

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This paper critically examines the role tourism can play in the stabilisation and diversification of rural areas using the example of Poland. Based on the literature and statistical data, the past development and current state of rural tourism in Poland is analysed. Then an analytical framework based on Porter (1990) is developed to assess the future tourist potential of Polish rural areas and identify barriers and chances of tourist development. The analysis revealed that the future tourist potential of rural areas in Poland is limited and often overestimated. Considerable deficits on the supply side and poor financial resources are combined with a limited and recently shrinking demand. The economic significance of tourism in most rural areas outside of the traditional tourist destinations has so far been marginal. Rural tourism in Poland can grow on a small scale and in niche markets requiring: 1) sound market research at national level, 2) regional tourism strategies based on an analysis of the seven depicted success factors, 3) organisations and intersectoral partnerships at regional level, and 4) a high level of interest and initiative of the local population to develop creative ideas for supply 'bundles' and to overcome the numerous barriers. Rural tourism is not a panacea for the structural problems of rural areas in Poland. The majority of regions -particularly outside of the traditional tourist destinations and far from big cities -will have to base their diversification on more pillars than tourism.

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Section: Definition Of Rural Tourism and Agritourismmentioning

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The Tourist Potential of Rural Areas in Poland

Baum¹

2011

Eastern European Countryside

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“…Por ejemplo, y de acuerdo con Hegarty y Przezborska (2005), la comparación entre Polonia e Irlanda ilustra esta relación. En el caso de Polonia la oferta turística rural está específicamente desarrollada por familias cuyas actividades principales son de tipo agrícola.…”

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Rural Tourism in Catalonia. Enterprise Strategies

Brunet¹,

Alarcón²

2008

Rev. int. sociol.

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RESUMENEn este artículo se exponen los resultados de una investigación que trata de analizar la naturaleza de las estrategias de creación de negocios rurales. Estas estrategias las situamos en relación a la desigual posición social y conexión con el mundo rural de los empresarios de turismo rural. De acuerdo con su situación social y profesional en el mundo rural hemos identificado tres tipos de propietarios de establecimientos turísticos: a) granjeros-ganaderos; b) profesionales sin actividades agrícolas o ganaderas; c) neorrurales. Esta tipología de propietarios se explica por el proceso de desagrarización y de diferenciación entre agricultura y turismo. Enfatizamos que el motivo para el desarrollo de establecimientos de turismo rural es la propiedad de patrimonio por parte de aquellos que pueden beneficiarse del proceso de desagrarización y de la nueva distribución de la propiedad rural fruto del exodo rural que ha ocurrido en la región durante las últimas décadas. PALABRAS CLAVE ADICIONALESEmpresarialidad, España, Tipologías de empresarios, Turismo rural ABSTRACTIn the present article we expose the findings of a research that aims to reveal the nature of the strategies of rural business creation. These strategies are situated according to the unequal social position and the connection with the rural world of rural tourism entrepreneurs. In accordance with their social and professional position in the rural habitat, we have identified three types of owner operators: a) farmers, b) professionals with no agricultural activity and c) neo-rurals. These types are explained by the processes of deagriculturalisation and a differentiation between agriculture and tourism. We emphasize that the motive for the development of rural tourism is property ownership and fundamentally originates from those who have been able to take advantage of the deagriculturalisation process and the new distribution of property resulting from the rural exodus that has occurred in the region during the last few decades. ADDITIONAL KEYWORDSEntrepreneurship, Entrepreneurs typologies, Rural tourism, Spain.

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“…The few and scattered towns found in this Polish region are underinvested and their residents complain about an inadequate supply of basic technical infrastructure facilities. Most inhabitants of rural areas work in agriculture [1][2][3].…”

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Methodology of studying preferences among rural residents as element of procedure for public land management in rural areas

Szafranko¹,

Pawłowicz²

2017

Engineering for Rural Development

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Abstract. Business activities conducted in rural areas are associated with crop cultivation, animal rearing and agricultural produce processing. The countryside residents, after hard work, should be offered a chance of having pleasant leisure time activities. In general, the ambient conditions in rural areas provide many opportunities, but the surroundings should be adapted as to allow the pursuit of various forms of recreation. Another reason justifying the allocation of some land in villages to recreational purposes is the need to satisfy expectations of holidaymakers, who increasingly often choose agritourism as a form of summer holiday. This article will discuss the methodology, which can be applied to exploring opinions of village residents and to processing data sets needed to identify the most desirable forms of the management of land for recreational purposes in the countryside, using a rural commune in north-eastern Poland as an example. This part of Poland has certain distinguishing features, including a low level of urbanisation, and the local residents responding to the survey suggested what type of investment projects would stimulate the further development of their commune.

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Rural and agri‐tourism as a tool for reorganising rural areas in old and new member states — a comparison study of Ireland and Poland

Cited by 89 publications

References 9 publications

The Tourist Potential of Rural Areas in Poland

The Tourist Potential of Rural Areas in Poland

Rural Tourism in Catalonia. Enterprise Strategies

Methodology of studying preferences among rural residents as element of procedure for public land management in rural areas

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