Abstract
The aim of this paper is to analyze changes in the notion and role of rural tourism provoked by the COVID-19 pandemic. The paper examines how rural tourism in the pandemic year 2020 has accommodated human needs for well-being: which touristic resources have been mobilized and what knowledge structures have contributed to mobilization of touristic resources. The authors use a qualitative multimethod approach to develop insights about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on changing roles played by rural tourism in Italy and Kazakhstan. The theoretical novelty of the research is that it conceptualizes tourism resource mobilization strategies as a result of the historical and emerging knowledge structures. It was found that while both geographical and ethno-cultural resources form the basis for rural tourism development, knowledge structures play a critical role in setting both the interpretative and institutional frames defining rural tourism forms and directions of development.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 555-563 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Geojournal of Tourism and Geosites |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 27 May 2022 |
Keywords
- Italy
- Kazakhstan
- pandemic
- resilience
- rural tourism
- sustainable tourism