Rural tourism: Corporate social responsibility and sustainable tourism

Abstract

Tourism is one of the most important industries in the EU economy, having a high contribution to the general dynamics of the integration process and to the strategic objectives of the Union. Thus, in the last two decades it has been increasingly associated more often with European tourism policies in a context defined doctrine option for sustainable regions, sustainable tourism and sustainable businesses in an integrated concept in tourism. The aim of this paper is to make an analysis of the concept of corporate social responsibility and responsible tourism. The paper starts with the evolution of the concept of corporate social responsibility. Further the paper presents some approaches regarding the responsible tourism and ends with the analysis of some economic effects of rural tourism and responsible tourism.