The importance of location and scale in rural and small town tourism product development: The case of the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre, Manitoba, Canada

Abstract

Key Messages A typology of themes in rural tourism development is developed. Large‐scale tourism attractions and destinations are possible in rural communities. Scale and distance matter for tourism attractions and destinations.

Exploration of Social Benefits for Tourism Performing Arts Industrialization in Culture–Tourism Integration Based on Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence Technology

“…At present, although there are an increasing number of scholars analyzing the benefit of the culture–tourism town, with some relevant index systems established, there are few studies on the social benefit of the culture–tourism town. Most of the literature focuses on the economic benefit (Ramsey and Malcolm, 2018 ; Yousif, 2018 ). Therefore, with China's national conditions and policy development taken into account, the social benefit evaluation indexes are selected by referring to previous literature.…”

Enablers and Barriers of Tourism as a Driver of Economic and Social‐cultural Growth in Remote Queensland

“…Shifting the view of regional communities from being passive recipients of development projects and initiatives to one where they are active participants can also bring a substantial change in the nature and scope of those projects (Ramsey & Malcolm, 2018). Involving local people in the development and delivery of initiatives designed to improve their lifestyles and circumstances ensures that local context and culture are paramount in the design of projects and this, in turn, helps to improve the effectiveness of service provision and enhances project efficiencies and creates a vital social system that fosters collaboration (Cornwall & Gaventa, 2000;Erdiaw-Kwasie & Alam, 2016).…”

Considerations for Differentiating Among Rural Tourism Geographies

“…Yet, it appears that the rural tourism literature with its plethora of case studies has predominantly focused on understanding and theorising tourism at either end of the rurality spectrum: destinations close to the urban fringe (Weaver & Lawton, 2001;Weaver, 2005;Koster, Lemelin, & Agnew, 2010; see Sznajder, 2017) or more remote and exotic destinations located on or beyond the outer edges of populated peripheries (Keller, 1987;Lemelin, Dawson, Stewart, Maher,& Lueck, 2010;Müller, 2011a;Nepal, 2005;Schmallegger, Carson, & Tremblay, 2010). In contrast, tourism in the BBBs has remained comparatively neglected and under-researched (Ramsey & Malcolm, 2017). Although case studies from rural in-between places in various countries exist (for example Carson & Koster, 2015;Fullerton, 2015;Duarte Alonso & Liu, 2013;Woznicka, Koster, & Lemelin, 2010), their geographic characteristics and special circumstances as BBBs have not been explicitly conceptualised.…”