Local community involvement in rural tourism development: The case of Kastamonu, Turkey

Bengi Ertuna; Gülsen Kirbas

doi:10.25145/j.pasos.2012.10.023

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Bengi Ertuna
Gülsen Kirbas

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https://doi.org/10.25145/j.pasos.2012.10.023

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Rural tourism, Sustainable tourism, Local stakeholders, Resident attitudes, Kastamonu, Turkey

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to investigate the potential of local stakeholders in developing a rural tourism product. With this aim, a traditional harvest day event was initiated by the researchers and the event was organized and set up by the local stakeholders. Kastamonu, a rural destination in Turkey with a great potential for but with very limited rural tourism development, was selected for the conduct of this harvest day event. Participant observations and in-depth interviews are used to identify the factors that facilitate involvement of the local community in rural tourism product deve- lopment. The results are expected to provide insights for the development of a framework relating to the assessment of the potential for sustainable rural tourism development in a given area.

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Bengi Ertuna

Boğaziçi University (Turkey)

Gülsen Kirbas

Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Association

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