PARTICULARITIES OF BALNEARY TOURISM IN ROMANIA

 
Autor (i): Bălan, Mariana
 
JEL: L83
 
Cuvinte cheie: balneary tourism, economic recovery, tourist capacity
 
Abstract:
Tourism is one of the main engines of any nation's economy and the national and regional capacity to provide attractive tourist products plays an important role in the local, regional and national economy.  Balneary tourism detaches itself from all other forms of tourism due to the multiple social and economic benefits generated as result of the positive effects on the physical and psychological health-state of individuals. The role of balneary tourism is becoming more and more important, as the aim is to replace current treatments with some less harmful, such as those based on natural cure factors. Romania's effort to become an important tourist destination in the international tourist circuit, dominated by countries that excel in the variety and quality of services, must be sustained both materially, respectively by investments and from the managerial view point. The paper presents a brief analysis about the evolution of Romanian tourism in general, and of the spa tourism in particular, in the post-crisis period. The impact of this sector is included regarding economic growth at the level of Romania's development regions.
 
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