Creating Value for All: Community-Based Tourism

2010
Page count
27
pages
Description

This case study focuses on Community-based tourism (CBT) in Kyrgyzstan . Community-based ecotourism services offer tourists unique experiences, generate incomes for rural families and preserve the natural and cultural heritage of the country. In Kyrgyztan, there are two main actors involved in the CBT business model: Tour operators and the Kyrgyz Community- Based Tourism Association (KCBTA), a non-profit membership organisation. The report describes the context and the business model, the actors, challenges and solution strategies, and the results.

Publish date
Authors
D. Raeva
S. Baktygulov
Language of publication
English
Region/Country
Region
East Asia and Pacific
Country
Kyrgyz Republic