Good practice of Rural Tourism example from Slovakia
Malvina Gondova
manager
National Rural Development Network
Slovakia
Rural Tourism and Agri-tourism
Basic characteristics
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Diversion from the mass tourism
Holiday in healthy environment,
Return to traditional values typical for rural areas,
Active time spending,
Care for health and family,
Involvement of local inhabitants
Rural Tourism and Agri-tourism
Tourism generally is a constantly growing branch with strong
economic potential
Effects in rural economy:
For rural areas it offers new jobs, creation of GDP, income in local
taxes, consumption directly in the region, new infrastructure,
new services, interest in cultural heritage and traditions, better
look of villages and landscape, introducing new technologies,
increasing of living standard for inhabitants, balancing regional
disparities
Rural Tourism and Agri-tourism
Assumptions for rural tourism development in Slovakia:
 Primary and secondary offer of tourism at the whole area of
Slovakia (different natural amenities, rich cultural and
historical heritage, tourism infrastructure).
 Strategic position
 Disposable work power directly in regions
Support of Rural Tourism and Agritourism in Slovakia
• 1995-2000 – Ministry of Agriculture SR, state subsidy for
diversification of agricultural activities, reconstruction of
buildings for rural tourism and agri-tourism activities, buidling
of supplementary services, training and education
programmes
• Phare projects, foundations, funds – building of tourism
infrastructure – information and communication systems,
promotion materials, trainings and education
• 2000-2004 – SAPARD programme – diversification of
agricultural activities in rural areas
• 2007-2013 Rural development programme SR
Rural Tourism support in present
programming period – Rural Development
Programme 2007-2013
Axis 3
311 Diversification into non-agricultural activities
313 Encouragement of tourism activities
Part A
• Reconstruction and modernisation of low capacity accommodation
facilities with a maximum capacity of 10 beds
• Re-building of sections and extensions of family houses and other idle
property to low capacity accommodation facilities with a maximum
capacity of 10 beds
• Construction, reconstruction and modernisation of camping type
accommodation
Part B
• Marketing of rural tourism services.
Measure 3.2.B
Rural Tourism support in present
programming period – Rural Development
Programme 2007-2013
LEADER
Rural tourism development and support plays important role in
every developemnt strategy of Local Action Groups.
Activities of measures form Axis 3 are eligible for
implementation under Axis 4 Leader
Rural tourism needs permanent
innovation
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Inovation of thinking
Inovation of strategies
Inovation of products
Cooperation
Cooperation in Rural Tourism
Cooperation among the businesses, local government and
tourism subjects
- common projects and surveys,
- common information system of the destination
- common promotion (promotion materials, exhibitions, etc.)
- creation of common tourism product
- information exchange,
- coomon representation of association members
State support of zonal and regional tourism associations Amendment of the Law on Tourism No. 386/2011 from
19.10.2011 introduces the state support for associations
depending on amount of tourism overnight taxes in the area
Zaježová
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zdravá strava a zdravý životný štýl
remeslá
environmentálne programy
osobnostné rozvojové programy
relaxačné a sebapoznávacie
programy
Víkend na Sekieri - výroba drevených šindľov
Víkend na Sekieri - umelecké fotografovanie pre začiatočníkov
Veľkonočná píšťalková víkendovka
Bylinková víkendovka: Lesná záhrada
Kosecká víkendovka na Sekieri
5 živlov - detský tábor na Sekieri
Prírodné staviteľstvo
Plstíme v Zaježovej
Keramický tábor pre rodiny s deťmi
Thank you for your attention!
Malvina Gondova
gondova@arvi.sk