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Tourism

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Aspects Concerning Tourism-Related Communication. Case Study: Poiana Ruscă Mountains (Romania)

Abstract: Tourism is a phenomenon where communication is particularly important, being largely responsible for converting prospective tourists, into actual tourists. The article is based on the paradigm, functions and factors of tourism-related communication, and analysis how tourism-related communication takes place in the Poiana Rusca Mountains tourist area. This is a mountain area with complex tourism potential, located within the 1.5 hours isochrone of several urban centers, which makes it attractive for weekend, proximity tourism. The analysis considered several components: communication within the emitting spaces, communication within the studied area, as well as communication using the cyberspace. Based on the general theory of communication and its practice in tourism, the conclusion reveals several restrictive elements on the side of the sender – advertising being in short supply and lacking a coherent message –, as well as on that of the receiver – the absence of a predilection for outdoor tourism and hiking.

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The possibility of developing a tourist ethno-folkloric route in the West Region, Romania

Abstract: These days when globalization is intended at a European level, culture and folklore are the elements that help us keep our identity. The folklore tourist resources of an area can be the starting points for the development of niche tourism.The West Region comprises four Romanian counties and numerous ethno-folkloric tourist resources.By presenting the most special resources I have tried to raise the interest of economic agents, local communities, specialists and potential tourists.

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Rural tourism as a strategic option for social and economic development in the rural area in Romania

Abstract: The rural tourism is considered a strategy that can contribute to the decreasing of population mobility, creating employment opportunities, and also to the social-economic development of the rural area. Rural tourism and agritourism can satisfy the need for open space through recreation activities, responding to the increasing interest of the urban population for the natural patrimony and rural culture. Rural tourism marks the economic growth stimulation, the underdeveloped areas viability, the life standards improvement for local population. If the rural tourism accomplishes all these functions, it requires a development through which the resources durability is secured during its expansion. The tourism sustainable development in the rural area demands the ability to develop the tourism resources, creating links between different activity sectors in a certain way that the space value is preserved.

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Cultural identity and tourist destination development. A case study of the Land of Bârsa (Romania)

Abstract: As the competition for the attraction of tourists has become even more intense, tourist destinations and not individual operators are now the main actors operating on the tourist market. This shift in focus has taken place as the tourism transformed itself from a simple recreational activity into a quest for knowledge and discovery due to the growing complexity of tourist’ needs and demands. Today, culture plays an essential part in tourism as it represents the very object of this quest for knowledge that Auliana Poon defines as the “new tourism”. The culture of an area, expressed through the cultural identity of its people can become a tourist attraction in itself, thus contributing to the strengthening of tourist destinations’ competitive advantage. The current paper aims to demonstrate the vital role that cultural identity has in the development and promotion of different destinations, showing that when economic, social and demographic changes lead to a dilution of an area’s cultural identity, the competitive advantage that the cultural heritage offers is eroded.

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Residents and non-residents’ perception towards the touristic image of Craiova municipality, Romania

Abstract: As for every major tourist destination, the touristic image plays an important role serving to consolidate the binding between visitor and destination, being an amalgam of knowledge, feelings, expectations and impressions that people have about a location (Henderson, 2007). The destination identity is created by the sender (essentially the marketers), being sustained by the natural and man-made tourism resources, while the image, supported by the experiences and communications of the senders, is perceived by the receiver. In the touristic selection process tourists take into account tangible features such as the elements of the natural background and anthropic patrimony and intangible elements (relaxation, freedom).This study aims at exploring in which way Craiova municipality seen as a tourism destination conveys into a unique identity within the consumer’s mind, focusing on the identification and explanation of the attitudes of a sample of urban residents and non-residents towards tourism in Craiova and their grouping with respect to these attitudes. Thus this helps to identify the main tourism attractions and forms of tourism associated with this city and to further develop tourism activities.Identitatea destinaţiei turistice este creată de către emițător (în esenţă, marketeri turistici), fiind susţinută și de resursele turistice naturale şi antropice, în timp ce imaginea, susţinută de experienţele şi comunicările expeditorilor, este percepută de potențialul vizitator, adică receptorul. În procesul de selecţie turistică, turiștii iau în considerare caracteristici tangibile, cum ar fi elementele cadrului natural şi antropic şi elemente intangibile (relaxare, libertate). Acest studiu vizează explorarea modului în care municipiul Craiova este perceput ca destinație turistică și cum se transmite într-o identitate unică în mintea consumatorului, concentrându-se pe identificarea şi explicarea atitudinilor unui eşantion de respondenți din mediul urban faţă de turismul din Craiova, cât şi gruparea lor cu privire la aceste atitudini. Astfel, studiul ajută la identificarea principalele atracţii turistice şi forme de turism asociate cu acest oraş pentru a dezvolta activităţi turistice pe viitor.