RESEARCH TRENDS IN CRAFT VILLAGE TOURISM: THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL APPROACHES

Abstract

Craft village tourism is a type of cultural tourism, that exploits the tangible and intangible cultural values closely related to traditional craft villages and the products created by crafts of craft villages such as a tourism resource of great value in exploiting to serve the needs of entertainment, research, discovery and exploration of traditional craft village culture. Craft village tourism brings economic benefits to the locality and the country, contributing to the restoration and preservation of traditional values and local culture, increasing income for craft village residents and, promoting the development local economy. Document review has updated and systematized an overview of the theoretical and practical basis and benefits of craft village tourism development.