Exploiting the Potential of Agritourism in the North East Region During the Current Crisis

This approach has amply analyzed the influence of the current crisis in the development of the agritourism sector from the North East Region. The study examines the evolution of some important indicators of agritourism activity and identifies the main causes which contributed to the outlined trends. The research reveals that the principal condition of sustainable development of rural tourism depends on how bridging strategies, specific policies are correlated with those of the area, which will result in: the orientation of investment towards activities in rural areas, shaping and determining the most appropriate forms of organization of rural tourism; development of support industries in downstream and upstream support rural tourism, counseling and support for business development for farmers and agritourism. Expanding business in rural tourism depends on creating favourable conditions: food supply, promoting traditions, crafts and the specificity of the countryside, the promotion of housing, the improvement of infrastructure, equipment and services