The approach of the Economy of Experience for the rural Tourism: A systematic review of the literature

Abstract

The objective of the present study is to analyze the application of the concepts that involve the theory of economy of experience in rural tourism in the international literature. To this end, a systematic literature review was performed, seeking to draw from international databases studies already presented on this subject. The databases consulted were Web of Science and Scopus, with research in scientific articles. The number of papers selected was thirteen articles, which somehow address the theme presented here, which demonstrate field research conducted in countries such as Portugal, Austria and Germany on the experiences of visitors and visitors, in the light of the theory of economics of experience. Of these selected articles, only two are theoretical works. The results show that there is still little research worldwide that contemplates the theory of the economy of experience in the context of rural tourism, both in applied research and in theoretical research.