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Analyse des tendances et des perspectives du tourisme culturel en Roumanie
Analysis of the cultural tourism trends and perspectives in Romania

Author(s): Elena Cristina MAHIKA, Lavinia TOTAN, Gabriela Tigu, Silvia Elena CRISTACHE
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: ESSACHESS
Keywords: cultural tourism; correlation and regression method; factorial analysis; macro-economic indicators; parameters estimation

Summary/Abstract: Tourism brings a number of benefits, including the enhancement of economic opportunities by creating more jobs for local residents or the increase in income by stimulating and creating local and regional markets. Tourism can also help to protect natural and cultural heritage, preserve the values through education and interpretation, and help to support research and development of good environmental practices. This paper's purpose is to analyse the cultural tourism in Romania, taking into consideration the potential of Romania's cultural heritage and the benefits that tourism industry can bring to the country and to the local communities. The originality of thys study is highlighted by the combination and correlation of statistics, including correlation and regression methods, that have as main purpose the computation and conclusions ' simplification, knowing that it is very difficult to quantify the multitude of all the factors that influence a specific phenomenon.

  • Issue Year: VII/2014
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 191-207
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English