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Oana Mihaela Stoleriu

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ID2784079
NAMEOana Mihaela Stoleriu
GIVEN NAMESOana Mihaela
FAMILY NAMEStoleriu
SIGNATURESTOLERIU O M
AFFILIATIONSAlexandru Ioan Cuza University
ORCID0000-0002-7877-0924
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS13
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2
  • Segmenting spiritual tourists and their search for meaningful experiences

    Open Access•Oana Mihaela Stoleriu, Bogdan–Constantin Ibănescu et al.•ARTICLE•European Journal of Tourism…•2026

    The past decades witnessed the emergence of new tourism practices that generated a shift of tourists’ focus from mostly economic travel motivations to internal factors, such as the search for meaning and self-development. One of the most prominent forms of tourism, focused on internal-driven motivations, is represented by spiritual tourism, revolving around activities and experiences leading to individual growth and transformation. Based on a sur…

  • Strengthening Dracula tourism brand through cartographic approaches

    Open Access•Oana Mihaela Stoleriu, Bogdan–Constantin Ibănescu et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Maps•2022

    During the last decades, the tourism market saw the growth of national and regional brands based on characters and places promoted through movies and TV series. One of the most notorious tourism brands based on fictional works is represented by Dracula. With a constantly expanding coverage on entertainment channels, Dracula became widely popular and strongly associated with Romania. However, its capitalization by national tourism actors lacks syn…

  • Tourist choice of heritage sites in Romania

    Coman Lupu, Sidhartha S Padhi et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Heritage Tourism•2020•Cited by: 1•References: 7

    Romania owns a significant number of UNESCO listed heritage sites, but comparatively negligible tourist inflow. The information-seeking and the variety-seeking behavior of tourists among various types of heritage sites in Romania and associated peripheral attractions were explored from the TripAdvisor website and other resources. The travelers’ choice of heritage sites was clustered using a modified K-mean clustering technique, resulting in five …

  • Analyses of Visitors’ Experiences in a Natural World Heritage Site Based on TripAdvisor Reviews

    Oana Mihaela Stoleriu, Ana Brochado et al.•ARTICLE•Visitor Studies•2019

    Danube Delta is the second largest European delta, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and a famous paradise for nature lovers and bird watchers, which attracts increasing numbers of tourists every year. The article uses mixed methods, qualitative (i.e., narratives) and quantitative (i.e., computer) analyses, to examine the main components of visitors' subjective experiences of the Danube Delta. Data is represented by online visitor reviews, posted bet…

  • Visitor experiences at Unesco monasteries in Northeast Romania

    Coman Lupu, Ana Brochado et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Heritage Tourism•2018•Cited by: 5•References: 11

    The religious heritage of northeast Romania is one of the key attractions for visitors to the area. Known as ‘painted’ monasteries, the region’s churches highlight the rich religious culture of Romania, and they have been designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites. This study sought to identify the main dimensions of tourist experiences in the monasteries using mixed content analysis methods to collect data from Web reviews. The results include 10 th…

  • Experiencing Dracula's homeland

    Coman Lupu, Cristina Lupu et al.•ARTICLE•Tourism Geographies•2017•Cited by: 7•References: 21

    Transylvania has not only a geographical location as a province of Romania but also a mental meaning as Dracula's land. Dracula has become an important brand name for Romania, attracting many tourists in recent years – especially after the fall of communism. The main dimensions of Dracula's castle (i.e. Bran Castle) experiences shared online by tourists were identified to ascertain the primary reasons for satisfaction and dissatisfaction with vis…

  • Experiencing Dracula's homeland

    Coman Lupu, Cristina Lupu et al.•ARTICLE•Tourism Geographies•2017•Cited by: 7•References: 21

    Transylvania has not only a geographical location as a province of Romania but also a mental meaning as Dracula's land. Dracula has become an important brand name for Romania, attracting many tourists in recent years – especially after the fall of communism. The main dimensions of Dracula's castle (i.e. Bran Castle) experiences shared online by tourists were identified to ascertain the primary reasons for satisfaction and dissatisfaction with vis…

  • Visitor experiences at Unesco monasteries in Northeast Romania

    Coman Lupu, Ana Brochado et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Heritage Tourism•2018•Cited by: 5•References: 11

    The religious heritage of northeast Romania is one of the key attractions for visitors to the area. Known as ‘painted’ monasteries, the region’s churches highlight the rich religious culture of Romania, and they have been designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites. This study sought to identify the main dimensions of tourist experiences in the monasteries using mixed content analysis methods to collect data from Web reviews. The results include 10 th…

  • Tourist choice of heritage sites in Romania

    Coman Lupu, Sidhartha S Padhi et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Heritage Tourism•2020•Cited by: 1•References: 7

    Romania owns a significant number of UNESCO listed heritage sites, but comparatively negligible tourist inflow. The information-seeking and the variety-seeking behavior of tourists among various types of heritage sites in Romania and associated peripheral attractions were explored from the TripAdvisor website and other resources. The travelers’ choice of heritage sites was clustered using a modified K-mean clustering technique, resulting in five …

  • Experiencing Dracula's homeland

    Coman Lupu, Cristina Lupu et al.•ARTICLE•Tourism Geographies•2017•Cited by: 7•References: 21

    Transylvania has not only a geographical location as a province of Romania but also a mental meaning as Dracula's land. Dracula has become an important brand name for Romania, attracting many tourists in recent years – especially after the fall of communism. The main dimensions of Dracula's castle (i.e. Bran Castle) experiences shared online by tourists were identified to ascertain the primary reasons for satisfaction and dissatisfaction with vis…

  • Visitor experiences at Unesco monasteries in Northeast Romania

    Coman Lupu, Ana Brochado et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Heritage Tourism•2018•Cited by: 5•References: 11

    The religious heritage of northeast Romania is one of the key attractions for visitors to the area. Known as ‘painted’ monasteries, the region’s churches highlight the rich religious culture of Romania, and they have been designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites. This study sought to identify the main dimensions of tourist experiences in the monasteries using mixed content analysis methods to collect data from Web reviews. The results include 10 th…

  • Analyses of Visitors’ Experiences in a Natural World Heritage Site Based on TripAdvisor Reviews

    Oana Mihaela Stoleriu, Ana Brochado et al.•ARTICLE•Visitor Studies•2019

    Danube Delta is the second largest European delta, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and a famous paradise for nature lovers and bird watchers, which attracts increasing numbers of tourists every year. The article uses mixed methods, qualitative (i.e., narratives) and quantitative (i.e., computer) analyses, to examine the main components of visitors' subjective experiences of the Danube Delta. Data is represented by online visitor reviews, posted bet…

  • Tourist choice of heritage sites in Romania

    Coman Lupu, Sidhartha S Padhi et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Heritage Tourism•2020•Cited by: 1•References: 7

    Romania owns a significant number of UNESCO listed heritage sites, but comparatively negligible tourist inflow. The information-seeking and the variety-seeking behavior of tourists among various types of heritage sites in Romania and associated peripheral attractions were explored from the TripAdvisor website and other resources. The travelers’ choice of heritage sites was clustered using a modified K-mean clustering technique, resulting in five …

  • Strengthening Dracula tourism brand through cartographic approaches

    Open Access•Oana Mihaela Stoleriu, Bogdan–Constantin Ibănescu et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Maps•2022

    During the last decades, the tourism market saw the growth of national and regional brands based on characters and places promoted through movies and TV series. One of the most notorious tourism brands based on fictional works is represented by Dracula. With a constantly expanding coverage on entertainment channels, Dracula became widely popular and strongly associated with Romania. However, its capitalization by national tourism actors lacks syn…

  • Segmenting spiritual tourists and their search for meaningful experiences

    Open Access•Oana Mihaela Stoleriu, Bogdan–Constantin Ibănescu et al.•ARTICLE•European Journal of Tourism…•2026

    The past decades witnessed the emergence of new tourism practices that generated a shift of tourists’ focus from mostly economic travel motivations to internal factors, such as the search for meaning and self-development. One of the most prominent forms of tourism, focused on internal-driven motivations, is represented by spiritual tourism, revolving around activities and experiences leading to individual growth and transformation. Based on a sur…

Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (6 works) · Tourism (6 works) · Advertising (4 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Business (3 works) · Cultural heritage (3 works) · Religious Tourism and Spaces (3 works) · Art history (2 works)

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