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Title: PERCEPTION OF JAPANESE TOURISTS ON RURAL TOURISM IN BALTIC SEA COUNTRIES

PERCEPTION OF JAPANESE TOURISTS ON RURAL TOURISM IN BALTIC SEA COUNTRIES
Z. Vitolina;T. Lejava
1314-2704
English
19
5.3
Baltic Sea countries (Latvia, Estonia and Finland) are attracting more and more Japanese tourists during previous years. There are several reasons for this tendency ? the Baltic Sea region is safer in compared to Central and Western Europe and offers broad tourism opportunities.
High potential exists in the Japanese tourism market in terms of rural tourism in Latvia, Estonia and Finland - in 2018 the number of Japanese overseas traveling reached 19 million, showing increase by 6% over 2017. The traveling patterns in Japan are changing ? from group traveling to the individual traveller, from the ordinary sightseeing to the purpose led programs and new experience tourism e.g. seeking out activities that appeal to niche personal interests.
The first step in attracting Japanese tourists is to understand their expectations, customs, values and culture and adapting the rural tourism product to match these expectations and requirements. The second step ? to create awareness of Estonia, Latvia, and Finland products with Japanese tourism operators and tourism agencies.
The aim of the research ? to investigate the perception of Japanese tourists on rural tourism in Baltic Sea region countries. To achieve the aim, the fallowing methods are used: monographic, analysis and synthesis, statistical data calculations and the survey.
conference
19th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2019
19th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2019, 30 June - 6 July, 2019
Proceedings Paper
STEF92 Technology
International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference-SGEM
Bulgarian Acad Sci; Acad Sci Czech Republ; Latvian Acad Sci; Polish Acad Sci; Russian Acad Sci; Serbian Acad Sci & Arts; Slovak Acad Sci; Natl Acad Sci Ukraine; Natl Acad Sci Armenia; Sci Council Japan; World Acad Sci; European Acad Sci, Arts & Letters; Ac
557-564
30 June - 6 July, 2019
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cdrom
6225
rural tourism; Baltic Sea region; tourism products; Japan