790-003 Ecotourism

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Objectives:

The objective of this subject is to enable the student to:

• investigate the integration of tourism into the rural community;

• define the economic and social benefits of rural tourism to the farmer, tourists and the general community.

Content:

An overview of the marketing of the Australian 'bush' and country hospitality, together with rural tourism as an economically viable option for supplementing the farm income; topics such as Host family, bed and breakfast accommodation, horse-riding trails, etc., will be investigated as well as issues in establishing a tourism enterprise.

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