Community-based Rural Tourism (TRC) is a relatively recent experience which is developing in thecountryside, in a planned and sustainable way based on the participation of local populations organized for thebenefit of a community. Peru, as a megadiverse country, has the appropriate conditions to lead this touristic modelon a global scale, as a new form of travel, giving visitors a unique and existential experience that enhances the image of Peru as a real, competitive and high quality country. This research study presents the results obtained by the Integrated Action of the Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID),Interuniversity Cooperation and Scientific Research Program entitled: Peru Tourist Observatory: Community-based Rural Tourism. From this standpoint, the article will offer a range of analyses of the touristic activities involving the priority c...

Community-based Rural Tourism (TRC) is a relatively recent experience which is developing in thecountryside, in a planned and sustainable way based on the participation of local populations organized for thebenefit of a community. Peru, as a megadiverse country, has the appropriate conditions to lead this touristic modelon a global scale, as a new form of travel, giving visitors a unique and existential experience that enhances the image of Peru as a real, competitive and high quality country. This research study presents the results obtained by the Integrated Action of the Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID),Interuniversity Cooperation and Scientific Research Program entitled: Peru Tourist Observatory: Community-based Rural Tourism. From this standpoint, the article will offer a range of analyses of the touristic activities involving the priority c...

Community-based Rural Tourism (TRC) is a relatively recent experience which is developing in thecountryside, in a planned and sustainable way based on the participation of local populations organized for thebenefit of a community. Peru, as a megadiverse country, has the appropriate conditions to lead this touristic modelon a global scale, as a new form of travel, giving visitors a unique and existential experience that enhances the image of Peru as a real, competitive and high quality country. This research study presents the results obtained by the Integrated Action of the Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID),Interuniversity Cooperation and Scientific Research Program entitled: Peru Tourist Observatory: Community-based Rural Tourism. From this standpoint, the article will offer a range of analyses of the touristic activities involving the priority c...

Jerusalem has been attracting believers of the three great monotheistic religions for centuries. It has been erected over the time as the most sacred city for a large percentage of the world's population. It is currently attracting hundreds of thousands of international tourists whose main motivation is religious tourism and the visit of sacred places. However, it is a destination very exposed to the political controversy generated by the Palestinian-Israeli conflict for more than 70 years, and it continues to affect the image and competitiveness of the destination within the international panorama. In this article we analyze the causes explaining why Jerusalem is considered the capital of religious tourism worldwide, as well as the possibilities that tourism offers as a strategic argument to impose a certain historical narrative and an adequate climate of coexistence between Palestinian...

Jerusalem has been attracting believers of the three great monotheistic religions for centuries. It has been erected over the time as the most sacred city for a large percentage of the world's population. It is currently attracting hundreds of thousands of international tourists whose main motivation is religious tourism and the visit of sacred places. However, it is a destination very exposed to the political controversy generated by the Palestinian-Israeli conflict for more than 70 years, and it continues to affect the image and competitiveness of the destination within the international panorama. In this article we analyze the causes explaining why Jerusalem is considered the capital of religious tourism worldwide, as well as the possibilities that tourism offers as a strategic argument to impose a certain historical narrative and an adequate climate of coexistence between Palestinian...

Jerusalem has been attracting believers of the three great monotheistic religions for centuries. It has been erected over the time as the most sacred city for a large percentage of the world's population. It is currently attracting hundreds of thousands of international tourists whose main motivation is religious tourism and the visit of sacred places. However, it is a destination very exposed to the political controversy generated by the Palestinian-Israeli conflict for more than 70 years, and it continues to affect the image and competitiveness of the destination within the international panorama. In this article we analyze the causes explaining why Jerusalem is considered the capital of religious tourism worldwide, as well as the possibilities that tourism offers as a strategic argument to impose a certain historical narrative and an adequate climate of coexistence between Palestinian...