Romania Oscillating in the Shaping of the Tourist Destination Profile at a World Level (original) (raw)

Romania as a Tourism Destination. An External Perspective

Only few steps have already been pointed towards bringing Romania at its proper place on the European tourism market. And big challenges are still there, outside, waiting to be settled. Tourism is indeed a very nice sector, but, if we all consider ourselves tourists, it doesn't, necessary, mean that we all know tourism is done. The present paper offers an outside perspective of Romanian tourism; a perspective based on a research done among the German tour operators and reveals some strengths and weaknesses of Romania, as a tourism destination. These points are delivering an original view, through the eyes of foreign tour operators or tourists that visited the country or the destinations within.

The Analysis for the romanian tourism today

2008

ABSTRACT Romania's entry into the EU involves essential adjustments both for the management of the tourist industry and the institutions involved in this economic field. Tourism has the chance to develop without the strict limitations required in other industries, such as agriculture and industry. The only major restrictions are determined by the competitiveness of Romania as a destination on the international market.

The Evolution of New Types of Tourism in Romania

2009

During the past decades, more and more governments have admitted the importance of tourism as catalyst of economic and social development. Therefore tourism has been praised for its rapid and sustained development, although not even its’ most optimistic advocates couldn’t foresee such growth and resistance during global economic recession periods, when tourism has maintained or even strengthened its position. After a period during which has had a fluctuating evolution, influenced by the general economic, social and political situation, Romanian tourism seems to have taken an ascendant trajectory during the past years. Supporting this statement is the WTTC report “Romania – The impact of travel and tourism on jobs and the economy” which presents optimistic forecasts regarding Romanian tourism. Moreover, the growth of some new, modern types of tourism in our country such as business tourism, rural tourism, urban tourism, etc., sustain the idea of a positive trend in the evolution of R...

Tourism sector in Romania - main features

Tourism is, for many countries, the main economic driver and a priority domain for any future sustainable development strategies. Romania, despite being endowed with many natural and cultural sites, ranks behind most of the European countries in terms of tourism competitiveness due to the improper marketing, as well as the incapacity to have a correct and proper vision and to update existing products and tourist services. The paper aims at analysing the current features of the tourism sector in Romania, focusing on the most recent trends of the sector as well as inbound tourism, receipts and expenditure. Great attention was paid to the key drivers for the tourism market, analysing the country’s position in international ranking regarding the travel and tourism competitiveness.

About the Romanian Tourism Potential: The Natural Strengths of the Main Tourist Destinations

2006

The tourism industry plays a more and more important role in the world economy, and is generally acknowledged to represent a significant source of economic growth for the European Union (EU), as well as for our country. In order to highlight the Romanian tourism potential and the necessity to turn this potential into actual sources of income for the national economy this paper presents a few aspects of the evolution's tourism in Europe and Romania, also some particularities of the main Romanian tourist destinations. The paper aims to reveal those "natural strengths" that provide the basis for both diversification and differentiation the Romanian tourism offer so as to satisfy the various requirements of the tourists and to compete successfully in the different segments of the international tourism market.

About the Romanian Tourism Potential: the Natural Strengths of the Main Tourist Destinations (Part I

2006

The tourism industry plays a more and more important role in the world economy, and is generally acknowledged to represent a significant source of economic growth for the European Union (EU), as well as for our country. In order to highlight the Romanian tourism potential and the necessity to turn this potential into actual sources of income for the national economy this paper presents a few aspects of the evolution's tourism in Europe and Romania, also some particularities of the main Romanian tourist destinations. The paper aims to reveal those "natural strengths" that provide the basis for both diversification and differentiation the Romanian tourism offer so as to satisfy the various requirements of the tourists and to compete successfully in the different segments of the international tourism market.

273 The Romanian Economic Journal The Romanian Tourism from Central and Eastern Europe’s Perspective

2013

Tourism is considered by many, one of the most important components of the world economy. Romania makes no exception from this point of view. After the fall of communism in 1989, many Eastern European countries have tried to develop their domestic tourism in order to increase their incomes. In the present paper, we tried to compare Romania’s tourism with that of other countries from the Central and Eastern Europe. Our main objective is to offer an objective image of the regional tourism market, as we compare indicators for six countries. For our research we

About the Romanian Tourism Potential: the Natural Strengths of the Main Tourist Destinations (Part II

2006

The tourism industry plays a more and more important role in the world economy, and is generally acknowledged to represent a significant source of economic growth for the European Union (EU), as well as for our country. In order to highlight the Romanian tourism potential and the necessity to turn this potential into actual sources of income for the national economy this paper presents a few aspects of the evolution's tourism in Europe and Romania, also some particularities of the main Romanian tourist destinations. The paper aims to reveal those "natural strengths" that provide the basis for both diversification and differentiation the Romanian tourism offer so as to satisfy the various requirements of the tourists and to compete successfully in the different segments of the international tourism market.

Tourism Globalization. The Case of Romania

2015

Travel & Tourism is one of the largest industries in the World, its total contribution to world GDP in 2014 was US$7 58 trillion (9.8%) and sustained over 276 million jobs (including indirect and induced employment). Increased mobility of people, ideas, capital, products, services and information which characterize the phenomenon of globalization affect all spheres of activity especially tourism – the activity that implies movement of people. The purpose of our paper is to analyse the international tourism in the case of Romania both from the perspective of demand and supply. The share of international tourists increased in the period under review, the main source for foreign tourist being the neighbouring countries. Thus, Romania failed to attract an important number of tourists from the countries included in top 10 spender countries (according to a ranking of UNWTO from 2015). The fact that foreign tourists come mainly from neighbouring countries and that the main destinations are...

Dynamics of Romanian Tourism in European Tourism in the Global Crisis. Facts and Perspectives

Acta Universitatis Danubius. …, 2011

Development of tourism as part of the service activity contributes to the development of national economy and hence to the development of European tourism. If tourist industry can cover a significant share of GDP, can cover and reduce unemployment by providing jobs in this field. Economic and financial crisis influences tourism and consumer behavior of tourism services. The dynamics of Romanian tourism in European tourism in the global crisis-facts and perspectives provide a comparative image of tourism in Romania among other European countries, giving an overview of the indicators analyzed in the perspective of marketing research. Tourism activity should be followed not only in terms of existing realities, but also in terms of real opportunities that can provide an insight into the field. To know our direction we need to know our coordinates and our potentials. Policies and strategies applied may also determine the future development of tourism.