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The topic about innovations in Tourism is highly relevant and the different types of innovations poorly studied for Bulgaria. Innovations are pointed as main engines responsible for the changed face of contemporary tourism, competitive advantage and productivity growth. Simultaneously the main innovations in Tourism are external to the sector, which is dominated by SMEs. The current paper presents the results of the conducted surveys among hoteliers, tour operators and travel agencies and experts in Tourism about the evaluation of innovativeness of Bulgarian Tourism.
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The growing role of innovation in the tourism industry is the result of huge investment in technology, education, and creativity which are changing the hospitality business. The paper is focused on the challenges that sustainable tourism development is facing as a result of the emergence of new services and products that attract tourists by quality and innovation. It presents creative ideas and technology in the hotel and restaurant business and transportation which are changing the dynamics of international market competition and analyzes the results of commutations in innovation activity with impacts on company development, expert leadership potential and effective communications_ for tourism.
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Google culture is unique and changes the familiar forms of interaction by creating a number of opportunities to increase business competitiveness and for tourism development beyond the conventional boundaries. The main objectives of the paper are to highlight the specific features of Google culture, to analyze its effectiveness and primarily to identify tourism activities that currently are naturally integrated into the working process and form an integral part of it, which in turn requires rethinking and extending the notion of tourism.
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Tomasz Napierała jest pracownikiem Instytutu Geografii Miast i Turyzmu Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego. Jest absolwentem Akademii Ekonomicznej w Poznaniu i Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego. W swoich badaniach koncentruje się na problemach geografii turyzmu oraz ekonomiki turystyki. Interesuje się rozwojem regionów turystycznych oraz zarządzaniem przedsiębiorstw turystycznych, przede wszystkim obiektów noclegowych i biur podróży. Jego praca doktorska Przestrzenne zróżnicowanie cen usług hotelowych w Polsce została wyróżniona dyplomem Komitetu Nauk Geograficznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk im. Eugeniusza Romera jako najlepsza praca doktorska z zakresu geografii społeczno-ekonomicznej obroniona w roku 2011. „Badania nad determinantami przestrzennego zróżnicowania cen usług hotelowych w Polsce przeprowadzone zostały (za pomocą) zaawansowanej metodologii. Umiejętność doboru najodpowiedniejszych metod, a także swobodne posługiwanie się nimi świadczą o dojrzałości badawczej Autora. (…) praca autorstwa Tomasza Napierały pobudza do myślenia. A do myślenia pobudza przede wszystkim praca twórcza, innowacyjna, podejmująca wyzwania zarówno metodyczne, teoriopoznawcze, jak i aplikacyjne” (z recenzji prof. dr. hab. Grzegorza Gołembskiego).
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Proceedings Volume: The 14th Economic International Conference: Strategies and Development Policies of Territories: International, Country, Region, City, Location Challenges | May 10-11, 2018 | Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava, Romania
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The new vision of Poland’s development included in the Strategy for Responsible Development launched in 2016 assumes building the image of our country as an attractive, safe and open tourist destination. It includes development of the so-called leisure industry, including the tourism economy sector, as well as the concentration of the financial potential of local business on one large and comprehensive sustainable tourism product that enables effective promotional activities, which will stimulate sustainable tourism and contribute to economic growth. In this book, the authors propose to build an integrated sustainable tourism product around the idea of urban sustainable tourism and offer evaluation tools to assess the city’s cooperation with universities and ICT corporations in the implementation of pilot solutions. For the purpose of the publication, a list of potential pilot ICT projects supporting the strategy of urban sustainable tourism was created, including the construction of smart society as a part of revitalization projects implemented on a similar basis as in the perfect city projects in Tokyo or Berlin launched by the Panasonic corporation. A method of assessing and prioritizing ICT projects supporting the development of urban sustainable tourism was proposed, allowing to estimate the value of city cooperation with stakeholders in the implementation of joint innovative projects.
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International Thematic Monograph – Thematic Proceedings: Modern Management Tools and Economy of Tourism Sector in Present Era - 2018 is third annual publication of this kind published by the Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans in cooperation with the Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality, Ohrid, Macedonia. Presented thematic proceedings is more successful than previous two. Here is why: 22 members of its Editorial Board come from 5 different countries of the Balkans region: 6 from Serbia, 6 from Montenegro, two from Slovenia, 4 from Croatia and 4 from Macedonia; out of more than 80 papers which have been submitted for publication, it has 59 double blind reviewed papers accepted and published in English on more than 800 pages; it gathered 123 authors from 12 different countries: Serbia, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Russia, Slovenia, United Arab Emirates, Macedonia, Turkey, Czech Republic and Italy who come from 28 different faculties, 34 different universities, 4 colleges, 4 scientific institutes and different enterprises and high schools – listed at the next page; 38% of all listed authors come from abroad; in a review process of a thematic proceedings its contribution gave 127 highly esteemed reviewers; among listed peer reviewers 43% of them are international by country of origin; average grade of all published papers obtained according to all reviews is 77 out of 100.
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The textbook describes the basics of statistical methods and their use in analyzing and evaluating the results of statistical surveys conducted by students of tourism- and recreation-related fields. This knowledge can be useful when writing a bachelor's or master's thesis and when preparing a report on research results during studies. Each chapter ends with a tasks section for individual work. The summary shows the description and ordering of the stages in a statistical survey that form the basis for drawing the correct conclusions.
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Green tourism is approached with great interest by the specialists in the field of tourism worldwide. Intelligent tourism has a significant contribution to the social and economic well-being of each country. Romania is a country with a high ecotourism potential, both tapped and untapped, due to the diversity of its land forms and the existence of a significant number of protected natural areas. Romanian traditions differ depending on region or area. The architecture of local tourist attractions (museums, memorial houses, fortresses) makes a significant contribution to Romanian niche tourism. In particular, Salaj County has a wealth of ecotourism resources, which should be properly harnessed. The analysis carried out in the present work contributes to the added value of Salaj County's ecotourism services.
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The present work paper emphasizes the direct, linear and significant relationship that exists between job satisfaction and job performance of the employees who are responsible of selling travel packages through Romanian travel agencies. This work paper brings new and innovative elements because such a relationship has been studied a little in the field of travel agencies. This was possible by measuring first the level of job satisfaction and job performance of travel agents in Romanian travel agencies. 342 travel agents and 39 travel agency managers participated in this study. The data used for measuring travel agents' performances were collected from the questionnaires, which were elaborated by the author. The questionnaires were designated to both managers and employees. In order to gather the data used for measuring the job satisfaction a JDI questionnaire was used. Also, a questionnaire for gathering data regarding the present methods used nowadays for measuring the travel agents' job satisfaction, has been used in this study. Based on the results of the field researches, a managerial strategy was elaborated, which could be implemented inside a travel agency in order to increase job satisfaction and job performance of travel agents.
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On the occasion of 100 years of UNWE and 30 years since the establishment of the Department “Economics of Tourism”, a jubilee international conference "TOURISM - BEYOND EXPECTATIONS" was held. The conference aims to enable a large number of researchers in the field of tourism science to present their work in the six main areas set as a priority by the conference organizers: 1. The future of tourism - new sources of growth; 2. Smart tourism; 3. New realities in the shared economy; 4. Unique tourism - success stories; 5. The digital economy; 6. New dimensions of science in university education. The conference was attended by 96 scientists from Bulgaria, the United States and Russia, who presented 78 papers.
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The relevance of the topic for tourism destination management is determined by the need to overcome the seasonality in tourism in Bulgaria, as part of its sustainable development, and becomes a basis for research by many experts in science and practice. This is evidenced by the fact that the policy of the Ministry of Tourism for recent years is oriented in this direction – to develop four-season products and destinations advertising Bulgaria. It is still not possible to say that the country’s potential has been used in the most rational way possible. The present study examines the pre¬requisites and opportunities for development of the newly established tourism regions in Bulgaria, as well as some specialized types of tourism and the positioning of the country on the international market as a com¬petitive destination. Also, the study aims to develop recommendations for improving the marketing management of the newly established organiza-tions for management of tourism regions in Bulgaria, known in the world literature as DMO (Destination Management Organization).
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This volume is a selection of articles presented at the 24th International Conference on Tourism and Rural Space in National and International Context – TARS held online on May 27, 2022.TARS is the new denomination of the 1998-2020 International Conference on Romanian Rural Tourism in International Context: Present and Prospects – RoRuT. The title of the volume series, Romanian Rural Tourism in International Context: Present and Prospects, has changed starting with Volume 48.
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This volume contains three background studies designed to underpin the General Plan of Development of the city Miercurea Ciuc. The first study aims at presenting the economic analysis of the city by elaborating the current situation analysis. The main objective was to develop an accurate analysis on the local economy, on the existing problems and relations within the local economic system. In addition to the secondary data, a field observation was also carried out regarding the situation of industrial districts and other economic activities. After analysing the situation, a SWOT analysis of the settlement was conducted, followed by the definition of the main strategic directions and the formulation of a strategic vision. Following that, three alternative development scenarios were formulated, among which the most viable one was chosen, partly integrating the other two. The second part of this volume presents the tourist town of Miercurea Ciuc. The study is based on the analysis of the inner areas of the municipality classified into four categories, according to their touristic potential. The main objective is to identify activities and projects proposed in these delineated areas of interest. Therefore, the study presents the objectives and proposed activities for six areas with a high or moderate interest in Miercurea Ciuc, and some local hazards that may affect the balanced urban and touristic development of that area. Part three of this volume is divided into three tests. The first part presents the analysis of demographic processes in Miercurea Ciuc. The demographic analysis presents the causes of population evolution (natural movement and migration), the changes in the population and labour force, and finally the data on housing. The second part of the sociology study presents the demographic projection of the city’s population in the period between 2002 and 2022. Calculations on the population growth were made by the application of the Cohort-Component Method, using a software programme that allows the simulation of arbitrary assumptions about factors that may influence population movements. The third part of this study provides a focus-group type of evaluation designed to present ideas and demands of the urban population regarding tourism. This volume contains three background studies designed to underpin the General Plan of Development of the city Miercurea Ciuc. The first study aims at presenting the economic analysis of the city by elaborating the current situation analysis. The main objective was to develop an accurate analysis on the local economy, on the existing problems and relations within the local economic system. In addition to the secondary data, a field observation was also carried out regarding the situation of industrial districts and other economic activities. After analysing the situation, a SWOT analysis of the settlement was conducted, followed by the definition of the main strategic directions and the formulation of a strategic vision. Following that, three alternative development scenarios were formulated, among which the most viable one was chosen, partly integrating the other two. The second part of this volume presents the tourist town of Miercurea Ciuc. The study is based on the analysis of the inner areas of the municipality classified into four categories, according to their touristic potential. The main objective is to identify activities and projects proposed in these delineated areas of interest. Therefore, the study presents the objectives and proposed activities for six areas with a high or moderate interest in Miercurea Ciuc, and some local hazards that may affect the balanced urban and touristic development of that area. Part three of this volume is divided into three tests. The first part presents the analysis of demographic processes in Miercurea Ciuc. The demographic analysis presents the causes of population evolution (natural movement and migration), the changes in the population and labour force, and finally the data on housing. The second part of the sociology study presents the demographic projection of the city’s population in the period between 2002 and 2022. Calculations on the population growth were made by the application of the Cohort-Component Method, using a software programme that allows the simulation of arbitrary assumptions about factors that may influence population movements. The third part of this study provides a focus-group type of evaluation designed to present ideas and demands of the urban population regarding tourism.
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Volunteer tourism, which is also known as travel that makes difference, allows visitors to devote part of their free time, energy, knowledge and skills for the benefit of activities, for these they do not get financial rewards, but gain personal and professional growth, new friendships and life experiences. The added value of voluntary service is also aware of the European Union, which promotes volunteerism at the national and international level. European Voluntary Service (EVS) is one of the activities of the European Union, which gives young people the opportunity to volunteer abroad and participate in cultural, humanitarian or environmental projects in one of the European or other countries in the world. The aim of the paper is to explore the possibilities and the involvement of EVS volunteers on inbound volunteer tourism in Slovakia. Secondary data from databases of accredited organizations and volunteer projects show, that Slovakia does not belong to the countries with the great amount of accredited organizations compared to other European countries. Nevertheless, there is a relatively large number of volunteer projects implemented and the results of initial survey among receiving organizations show that for the foreign volunteers Slovakia is one of the sought for country where they can show their potential and make the world a better place.
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The paper is focused on the issue of tourism destination competitiveness. It tracks the application of two mostcited models of destination competitiveness in research practice defined by the various research papers published in journals involved in ProQuest Central and EBSCO databases from 2010. The aim of the paper is to identify the principal factors of destination competitiveness and create an aggregate model in a form of a causal loops diagram (CLD). Moreover, the paper pays attention to a role of destination stakeholders in the competitiveness models. Thus, it enriches the aggregate model with the stakeholder collaboration factor. It examines connections between the factor of stakeholder collaboration and other related competitiveness factors and identifies the leverage points affecting the dynamics of destination competitiveness. In such a way the paper provides a recipe for destination managers enabling them to define tourism policy so to be able to utilize cooperation with stakeholders as a source of competitive advantage, and thus to systematically increase destination competitiveness and improve the competitive position of the destination.
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Purpose: - Social media is a popular media platform used by influencers to promote rural destinations. In the present study, the interplay between social media influencer source authenticity, social media user’s attitude, and motivation to visit rural destinations In addition, it examines how the influencer following behavior of SoMe affects the relationships examined previously. Methodology: - Quantitative study was done by collecting data through an online questionnaire. The sample adopted for the study is convenient and judgment sampling. The sample size of the study is110. The data collected was treated using SPSS v23. The analysis performed on the data is descriptive statistics, exploratory factor analysis, correlation, and regression. Findings: - The result shows that SoMe users' attitudes were positively influenced by source authenticity, which in turn was positively correlated with their motivation to visit the rural destinations. In the study, Millennial SoMe users were examined for their use of SoMe influencer marketing to make recommendations for travel destinations. According to self-determination theory, SoMe influencers also moderated the consequences of subsequent behavior.
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The expert study is the output of a research project that focused on the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on destination management. The study presents findings on how destination management organizations (DMOs) dealt with the covid-19 pandemic and how the destination management process in the Czech Republic changed in 2020-2021. At the same time, the study introduces the trends that arose as a reaction of the DMO to the crisis. In the introduction of the study, the theoretical background of destination management is provided to understand the context and to clarify the findings.
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The book „Sentimental Tourism of Poles to Western Ukraine” will take you to unknown corners of Ukraine. You will take a trip back in time to the Polish heritage. Whether you have roots in the Eastern Borderlands, are an avid traveler, historian, tourist industry practitioner, student, or just want to learn more about the Polish past in Ukraine, this book is for you.
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