Economic Impact of Rural Tourism in Costa Rica and in the Region of Murcia, and Its Implications on Demand

Abstract

Abstract Tourism in rural areas is a wide concept that refers to the various leisure activities that can be carried out in rural zones, which include such modalities as: rural tourism, ecological tourism, agro-tourism, adventure tourism, cultural tourism, business tourism, young person tourism, social tourism, health tourism and sport tourism. These activities, little valued in the past, have come to integrate true productive chains involving, amongst other pursuits: properties, agrarian industries, transport, restaurants and communications, all of which constitute an impeller of growth, mainly for non-agricultural activities in the rural zone.