Agritourism in Inland Areas: An Opportunity for the Development of Rural Areas

Dear Colleagues,

Agriculture and agrarian landscapes converge with tourism in a specific modality, agritourism. This typology differs significantly from rural tourism, which is much more generic, and can contribute to the creation of numerous tourism products to promote synergies in rural environments and thus favor their development. Other typologies can even be derived, such as agro-ecotourism itself. However, some limitations in terms of the very conception of agro-tourism have been identified in the literature, which affect both the owners of the lodgings, farmers themselves, and even tourists. At the same time, this activity has scarcely developed and has been surpassed by generic rural tourism, without the peculiarities that agrotourism has. For this reason, in this Special Issue, there is a need to analyze the current literature, but also the study of supply and demand, its impacts or the territories where it is developed, as well as the proposal of methodologies that approach the study of this type of tourism from different perspectives. These include economic, territorial, sociological, cultural, and environmental perspectives and the repercussions that agritourism can have on rural development in areas that are being affected by depopulation.

This Special Issue will welcome manuscripts that link the following themes:

• Agricultural vs. cultural landscapes;
• Agritourism and organic farming or quality brands;
• Agritourism, rural development, economic diversification, and depopulation;
• The analysis of agritourism supply and demand;
• The authenticity of agritourism;
• Case studies;
• The economic impacts of agritourism;
• Linkages and networks between agriculture and tourism in low-density territories;
• Literature reviews on agritourism/eco-agritourism;
• The planning of agritourism activities;
• Statistical and geostatistical analyses;
• Suitability analyses for agritourism development;
• The sustainability of agritourism;
• Territorial analyses of agritourism activity.

We look forward to receiving your original research articles and reviews.

Prof. Dr. José Manuel Sánchez-Martín
Prof. Dr. Juan Rengifo-Gallego
Guest Editors

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• agritourism
• agroecoturism
• authenticity
• agricultural landscapes
• cultural landscapes
• organic farming and tourism
• rural areas