Alternative forms of tourism development from its conventional approach such as community-
based tourism (CBT) and pro-poor tourism (PPT) are proposed to be specifically relevant to …

Cooperation serves as an effective strategy for fostering economic development in
underdeveloped regions through tourism routes. The objective of this study is to identify the …

Currently, tourism is growing rapidly. The problem is the progress of a tourist area has not
guaranteed an increase in the welfare of the local community due to the low community …

A manifestation of early destination development, Community-Based Tourism (CBT)
enterprises have been emerging across Timor-Leste as a rural development strategy. In the …

The aim of this paper is to identify and analyze the four core driving forces that shaped the
complex picture of rural tourist businesses. These driving forces are marketability …

This paper explores the challenges faced by the participants of community-based homestay
programme in Dagat Village of Lower Kinabatangan-Segama Wetlands of Sabah, Malaysia …

Community based tourism (CBT) offers many opportunities, however, conflict frequently
occurs while developing CBT in communities around the world. Despite conflict limiting the …

This paper explains the connotations and components of happiness and draws on a case
study to explore the factors affecting residents' happiness and its effect on tourism …

The present study extends knowledge on creative tourism in rural areas. It was unclear from
previous research how features of creative tourism, such as risk of commodification, play out …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse community-based tourism (CBT) initiatives
in the post-socialist rural Romania in terms of the holism of the tourist project and the …