Within the past decade, there has been a re-emergence of tourism in Europe, especially in the central and eastern regions. With socialism becoming a distant memory, these former communist countries are now attractive destinations for travel. Research on this current phenomenon is essential, as professionals and scientists must stay informed on the modern development of this global region. New Trends and Opportunities for Central and Eastern European Tourism provides emerging research exploring the theoretical and practical aspects of contemporary tourism in Eastern Europe and its effect on economics and sociology. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as monument protection, economic features, and socialist architecture, this book is ideally designed for travel agents, tour developers, restaurateurs, hotel management, economic analysts, government officials, policymakers, tourism journalists, tourism practitioners, researchers, and professors seeking current research on the development of travel in Eastern and Central Europe.
Third, the effectiveness of international mobility and tourism is dependent on border formalities and border-crossing facilities. Ways of crossing borders have also become easier with accession. However, the three Baltic States are not ...
The term “sacral” have used in relation to the subjects, areas, events, and processes. It considered that the sacral objects are not only the material dimension, but spiritual that associated with a higher (or otherworldly) world.
Covers trends from 1989 to 1999.
Major focus of this book concentrates on the development of tourism in Central and Eastern European region investigating challenges which constrains the sustainable growth.
This book is the result of the joint efforts of hospitality and tourism academicians of eleven countries in Central and Eastern Europe – all of them members of La Fondation pour la Formation Hôtelière based in Switzerland, which for ...
Tourism has been identified as one of the few potential growth sectors in the mature economies. This volume provides a detailed study of the industry and of its contribution to...
... tourism enterprises in Turkey will be analysed with special emphasis on the accommodation sector. Following a profile of SMEs in tourism, development of the govern- ment policy on tourism and the allocation of tourism-investment funds ...
History, Religious Tourism and Contemporary Trends Mario Katic, Tomislav Klarin, Mike McDonald ... tourists are attracted to satisfy their spiritual, cultural, educational, or leisure time needs, Sacred places and or sacred objects, ...
The environmental dimension is very similar to that of the WTTC and encompasses features such as CO2 emissions, threatened species and environmental treaty ratifications. The tourism destination competitiveness framework proposed by ...
Tourism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union: Prospects for Growth and New Market Opportunities