Rural community tourism initiatives in developed nations share most positive and negative
characteristics with community-based tourism (CBT) initiatives in developing nations. They …

The increase in individual sports activities is stimulating the rise of sport-related forms of
vacationing. This is further intensified by tourists seeking authentic experiences in host …

In this paper, the research gaps in sustainable tourism development were addressed by
examining residents' perceptions of the sustainability of community-based tourism based on …

This study examines the influence of social support from intermediary organizations on
innovativeness and subjective happiness in community-based tourism (CBT). The authors …

Community-based tourism (CBT) in Colombia was identified as a strategy to reduce rural
poverty and social inequalities in regions affected by political violence. The objectives of …

The continuous search for responsible and sustainable practices in the tourism industry
paves the way for alternative approaches to tourism development. Often, local communities …

As a generalization of the Fermatean fuzzy set, the theory of interval-valued Fermatean fuzzy
set (IVFFS) is a more robust and reliable tool to address the imprecise and incomplete …

Two rich knowledge domains have been evolving along parallel pathways in tourism
studies: sustainable tourism (ST) and community-based tourism (CBT). Within both lie …

Though community empowerment and sustainable tourism development (STD) have been
discussed in the existing literature, little research has focused on the elaborate mechanisms …

This paper draws on data collected through multiple approaches and presents an
exploration of the early stages of a large sustainability-oriented rural tourism development …