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Principles of Community Tourism
Community Tourism is a new phenomenon. It is a spirit that permeates
all sectors of the tourism industry. In other words it is a philosophy
around which tourism products are developed.
Community Tourism is about new levels of relationships between
the host country and the visitor. What is appealing to the visitor
is found among the varied natural attractions, local resources and
talents, and indigenous attributes of a community or area. Through
visitor-community interaction, respective cultures are explored,
ideas and information are exchanged, and new friends are made.
Community Tourism fosters opportunities at the community level
for local people wishing to participate more fully in the tourism
industry. This may range from establishing bed & breakfast accommodation
in a rural home to creating income-generating tourism opportunities
for an entire village.
Community Tourism is managed tourism in its profoundest sense,
taking into account evolving travel trends in such areas as the
environment, study and research, seniors travel and other special
interests.
Community Tourism products and services are geared to address these
trends and to satisfy the interests of emerging travel markets.
Key clientele includes:
- The mature market
- Study and Research groups, including schools, universities,
colleges and research based organizations
- Church groups
- Environmentalists, botanist, ornithologists and nature lovers
- The independent traveler
- Afro-Americans
- Caribbean Nationals - at home and abroad
The vision of Community Tourism is to expose the local resources
and talents, and make the concept a reality for local people. Community
Tourism embraces eco-tourism, cultural tourism, adventure tourism,
recreational tourism, geo-tourism, heritage tourism, health tourism,
farm tourism and all the popular special interest tourism.
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