A fürdőfejlesztés hatása Harkány lakosságának életminőségére
The Impact of Thermal Spa Development of Harkány to the Quality of Life of Local Population

Summary/Abstract: The present paper delineates the connections between tourism and the local population’s quality of life in Harkány, a spa-town in the South-West of Hungary. During the spring of 2011, a questionnaire survey was conducted in Harkány – with 297 respondents. On the one hand, our research focused on the participation of local residents in tourism and associated quality of life issues, while, on the other hand, attitudes related to thermal spa development were analysed, together with the use of the spa’s facilities by the locals. On analysing the data produced by our research, we can assert that, although the spa has a significant presence in the everyday life of the residents, the development has had very limited effects on their quality of life.

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