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Vilayat İsmayilov, Aygun Samadova, Sarraf Mirzayev: The Role of Rural Tourism in
the Development of the Rural Economy
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Keywords: rural tourism, rural economy, agro tourism, infrastructure, the economic
development of rural areas

JEL classification: L83

1. INTRODUCTION
The economic downturn, terrorism, conflicts, epidemics, etc. did not go without
problems and tourism, which is still considered one of the most prosperous sectors of
the world economy. Many who expected a crash in tourism related to these factors did
not take place. Travelers continued to travel and rest; individuals, enterprises, and
governments have adapted to the situation. A major turning point was reached, part of
which was recognition of the sector, the importance of which was often
underestimated. Despite this process, tourism demand made people travel to countries
of the world where they liked to relax. Yu. V. Aleskerov's research has shown that the
main problem that exists in the agricultural economy is the support of agriculture at
the state level and under natural, climatic and political conditions (Aleskerova, 2015:
24-31). A tourism product is a product in the form of a predefined set of tourism
services that are useful and usually includes the following components: basic services,
additional services and related services. The tourism product is sold to the client in the
form of a tour, and the tour is offered to the client as a whole, as a product of the tour
operator’s activity, focused on a specific route and for specific dates.

The article addresses the issue associated with the underdevelopment of various
types of tourism in Azerbaijan, and based on the practice of world countries in this
industry, the economy. One of the main indicators for the development of tourism is
the increase in the quantity and quality of local jobs in villages created to support
tourism, which contributes to the improvement of economic indicators for the
development of the region and supports the increase in wages, and the standard of
living of the population.

Tourism development calls almost every region of the country its priority, but few can
boast of real successes in this matter. Meanwhile, specialists in the field of territorial
development believe that the regions need to learn how to invest and earn money on
tourism using modern business tools, including attractiveness of tourists to the regions.

Rural tourism the kind of domestic and foreign tourism is one of the main directions
of the development of agrarian economy in Azerbaijan. Rural tourism, in generally,
reflects the rest of the citizens in the rural areas and for this purpose the guest houses
equipped with the special equipment are established in their own areas of the
villagers. In this case the villagers do not achieve the goal of earning income from
the guest houses in rural areas where the tourists are temporarily located.
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