An overview of the new trends in rural tourism

Abstract

The main purpose of this paper is to examine the concepts of creativity and authenticity and their connection to rural tourism. A review of the types of rural tourism has been made, highlighting the authentic character of each one: in agritourism, authenticity is experienced by the tourists performing chores in a rural setting; the authentic feature of ethnic tourism is represented by living the life of local minorities; authenticity in ecotourism is perceived due to the ecological aspect; the authenticity in creative tourism is derived from the creative activities performed together with the locals; the authentic feature of culinary tourism is given by the fact that the tourists can experience local cuisine and beverages. This paper draws on the literature which explores the new trends, namely creativity and authenticity in rural tourism. Key-words: