La Necesidad de una Regulación Específica e Integral del Turismo Rural : Mirada Comparada – Caso Español (The Need of a Specific and Global Regulation of Rural Tourism: A Comparative View from the Spanish Case)

Rural tourism has gained a leading role in the last few decades, turning its traditional consideration of secondary activity into the recognition of an independent category which is able to move tourist waves. Increase in a demand aimed at the enjoyment of endogenous resources in the rural environment, and the resulting rise of a very widespread offer, have motivated the enactment of specific rules which regulate the development of these tourist services and try to guarantee the balance between economic growth and environment protection at the same time. It is arguably stated that Latin American tourist Law has defined a juridification of rural tourism, a process which is subject to constant evolution because of the dynamic profile of this area. This work wants to analyze trends noticed in Spanish Law, its problems and progress, as a model to think about legal challenges which sets out this tourist sector