@article{Tudel:157526,
      recid = {157526},
      author = {Tudel, Gemma Frances},
      title = {Economic quantification of the services provided by the  Rural Tourism Associations: the Catalonian case},
      journal = {Rural Areas and Development},
      address = {2009},
      number = {740-2016-51052},
      series = {Rural areas and development},
      pages = {12},
      year = {2009},
      abstract = {Rural tourism has become a significant economic activity  in Spain, contributing
also to the social revitalisation of  rural areas. However, rural tourism
destinations face  particular challenges with respect to commercialisation  and
promotion. Because rural tourism industry remains  highly fragmented, comprising
a large number of relatively  small and generally family-run businesses,  the
participation of tourism intermediaries in the  marketing process is limited. To
ensure that rural tourism  businesses are properly marketed numerous  organisations,
based on joint local initiatives, have  arisen. Such cooperative groups are
labelled as Rural  Tourism Associations.
The purpose of this paper is to  present the main characteristics of Rural  Tourism
Association’s movement in Spain, making to do it a  census of these organisations.
Secondly, we estimate the  contribution of Rural Tourism Associations to
the income of  rural tourism business owners. The sample, made of Catalan  rural
tourism promoters, shows the relevant role that rural  tourism organisations play
on the viability of rural  tourism business.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/157526},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.157526},
}