2023 Volume 34 Issue 2 Pages 17-27
This study examines the impacts of Community Based Tourism (CBT) on social capital in two communities which practice Individual CBT and Coordinated CBT within the category of Autonomous CBT. Semi-structured and unstructured interviews were conducted in two communities located on the coastline in Northeast region of Brazil. The study revealed that CBT had different impacts on each community in terms of local relationship and the characteristic of the locals who foster social capital actively. The results also suggested that CBT association influenced the perception of local relationship and the birth of local leaders.
