Communities are increasingly getting involved in tourism and shaping the offer their area provides to visitors. The drivers and motives behind this vary considerably and include the desire to secure greater levels of visitor spend; managing visitors to limit their impact on the environment or to safeguard community assets through diversification of income.
This paper gathers a mix of examples of Community Led Tourism projects to illustrate the breadth and diversity of this offer and to explore common themes.
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