Factors influencing the tourism competitiveness of former socialist countries

Bibliographic Data

ID12948571
AuthorsPapp Zsófia (corresponding author), Ágnes Raffay
Year2011
Volume5
Issue2
Pages21-30
Publication date2011-11-30
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHUMAN GEOGRAPHIES – Journal of Studies and Research in Human Geography (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1843-6587 • E-ISSN: 2067-2284
PublisherUniversity of Bucharest (Bucharest University Press) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5719/hgeo.2011.52.21
OpenAlexW2141574457
LanguageEN
References cited13

Tourism in the former socialist countries can be best characterised as a rollercoaster ride since the regime change around 1989-1990. After the changes they lost their appeal for the ‘Western’ tourists and also a large share of visitors from the socialist countries as it became possible to travel to countries beyond the ‘friendly’ countries. The social tourism schemes operating in these countries have been abandoned or changed. The EU accession has helped to revive tourism and roughly at the same time the introduction of low cost airlines opened new markets for the former socialist countries. The introduction of the Euro has impacted on the tourism of some of these countries as they have temporarily become cheaper or more expensive than other (neighbouring) countries. This paper will focus on the factors that have had an impact on the competitiveness of Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria and Romania

Accession · Appeal · Business · Developed country · Developing country · Eastern Bloc · Economic growth · Economic policy · Economics · Economy · Eu countries · European union · Market economy · Political science · Politics · Soviet union · Tourism · Cruise Tourism Development and Management · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Global Trade and Competitiveness

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