WAYS TO QUANTIFY THE EFFECTS OF AGRO-TOURISM

The rural tourism can revitalize conventional concepts and the opinions on the tourism and to give a new dimension to the sustainable development of the tourism, having as objectives improving of the people life quality, providing a good experience to the tourists, maintaining the environment quality, which is essential both for tourists and for the local communities. Trough the specific of the activities which presumes, the tourism can contribute at the economic development in general, especially, at supporting of the less developed areas. Beginning the agro-touristic activity requires an investment of capital. Assessing the efficiency and the effectiveness of the agro-touristic activity must be finalized trough a budget analysis and a feasibility study. The economic efficiency assume that the agro touristic activity to match at the real needs, to be profitable and to make profit. In the field of agro tourism economic efficiency interferes with the social efficiency.