The country with the best rural tourism development in the world

Rural tourism originated in France in 1885 and began to develop on a large scale in the 1880s. At present, rural tourism has considerable influence in developed countries such as Germany, Austria, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, the United States, and Japan. scale and embarked on the track of standardized development. Rural tourism plays a very important role in promoting the development of rural areas experiencing economic downturn. The contribution and significance of rural tourism to the local economy is well documented. In many countries, rural tourism is considered an effective means to halt agricultural decline and increase rural incomes. Rural tourism development is developing very rapidly around the world. In 2001, more than 10,000 rural tourism enterprises in Italy received 21 million tourists, with a turnover of 900 billion lire (approximately US$430 million), an increase from 2000 12.5%%. In the United States, 30 states have tourism policies explicitly targeting rural areas, and 14 of them include rural tourism in their overall tourism development plans. In Israel, rural tourism development is used as an effective supplement to declining rural income, and the number of rural tourism enterprises is increasing year by year. Many countries, including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, former Eastern Europe and the Pacific, consider rural tourism a driver of economic development and economic diversification in rural areas.

According to the latest estimates from the National Tourism Administration, China’s rural tourism currently receives 300 million tourists annually, with tourism revenue exceeding 40 billion yuan, accounting for nearly one-third of the country’s total travel volume. According to reports, there are currently 359 agricultural tourism demonstration sites nationwide, covering 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in the mainland, covering various agricultural industries. During the three golden weeks every year, about 70% of urban residents across the country choose rural tourism. Each golden week forms a rural tourism market of approximately 60 million people. Rural tourism has become a new growth point for the tourism industry.

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