The development of tourist amenities in rural areas for an elite

Abstract

The high demand for nature and authenticity boosts rural tourism. This market encourages to consider rural space's amenities as unquestionable attributes. Are they really? Amenities not only depend on actors, but those, which are exploited, are acknowledged by tourists with high economical and cultural resources. Rural space, turning into a leisure area for an elite, specializes and becomes common in order to respond to customers who are becoming fewer. In terms of procedures, the notion of attribute goes along with a rationalization of development projects, which are subject to the demand law. On the opposite, approaches based on the providers' motivation and culture show other possible ways.