INTERNATIONAL IMMIGRATION AND TOURISM IN RURAL AREAS: THE CASE OF SMALL VILLAGES IN CATALONIA

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/turismo.451861
Keywords: International immigration; rural areas tourism; small villages; Catalonia; tourism entrepreneurship; L’Alt Empordà.

Abstract

This article relates international immigration and tourism in municipalities with fewer than 500 inhabitants in Catalonia, i.e. small villages. Firstly, aggregate data on tourism and international immigration in small villages are analyzed at Catalan level. Posteriorly, the relations between different types of tourism and immigration in L’Alt Empordà county are explored thanks to interview analysis, focusing on tourism entrepreneurs of foreign origin. The conclusions under line that these businesses respond more to lifestyle strategies of these immigrants rather than a strict economic rationale.

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16-12-2020
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Romagosa, F., Mendoza, C., Mojica, L., & Morén-Alegret, R. (2020). INTERNATIONAL IMMIGRATION AND TOURISM IN RURAL AREAS: THE CASE OF SMALL VILLAGES IN CATALONIA. Cuadernos de Turismo, (46), 319–347. https://doi.org/10.6018/turismo.451861
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