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Tourism and recreation development in naturally valuable mountain areas is a complex issue. On the one hand, it has a positive impact on the physical and mental health of modern society, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic. It also contributes to the economic growth of local communities, for which financial revenues from tourism are important sources of income. However, exceeding the limits of tourist absorption and improper trail management can lead to natural environment and landscape degradation. The Carpathians are marked by a dense and diverse network of tourist trails that can have an impact on biodiversity, which is often unique in this European region. The aim of the study was to determine tourists' preferences in terms of the attractiveness and development of the mountain trails of the Carpathian region. The research was conducted using a survey on 10 main hiking trails in the Beskids. The results were compared with the inventory carried out in the field based on tourist values. The results highlight the possibility of achieving a balance between the use of tourist trails and the protection of the natural and cultural environment. Our results can be useful for the sustainable tourist management of mountain landscapes, linking nature conservation and recreation requirements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Great Silk Road is a historical place for Kazakhstan, promoting mutual understanding and peace between peoples, connecting cultures, developing tourism, trade and business. Therefore, a comprehensive study of the tourism and recreational potential of the sites of the Kazakhstan section of the Great Silk Road, the socio-economic significance of tourism development and tourism attractiveness is very important. The purpose of this study was to determine the socio - economic significance of tourism development in the Kazakhstan section of the Great Silk Road. In the study of tourism and recreational resources of the Great Silk Road, the methods of analysing the theoretical basis, studying statistical data and questionnaires were used comprehensively. As a result, the socio-economic significance of tourism development in Kazakhstan, favourable socio-cultural impact of the Great Silk Road in connection with improving the welfare of the population of the territory, increasing the flow of tourists, income from the tourism industry and improving infrastructure was revealed. The survey showed that 40.9 % of respondents rated the level of satisfaction with transport infrastructure from 5 points to 3 points. 34.1 % of respondents rated the quality of roads as 4 points and 13.6 % as 5 points. It was also found that the most visited tourist sites on the Kazakh part of the Great Silk Road in recent times are the mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, Otrar State Archaeological Museum-Reserve, mausoleum of Aisha Bibi and Karakhan. Thus, it was proposed to form an information base of tourist sites of the Kazakhstan part of the Great Silk Road, to attract qualified personnel in the ser vice sector, to popularise tourist sites by improving Internet resources, advertising and shooting feature films. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article tests hypotheses about how place branding initiatives impact the number of attracted tourists and revenues of the tourism and recreational sector in Russia's federal subjects. For this purpose, we perform a difference-in-differences estimation on their panel data to find the average effect of place branding on increasing the number of guests in collective accommodation establishments and the value-added of hospitality industry enterprises. The results show that the implementation of place branding initiatives is associated with an average growth of 15.7% in the number of tourists attracted, and the level of income from tourist services escalates significantly with a more dynamic brand promotion policy. However, such positive effects are observable mostly in the early years of place branding initiatives. Consequently, the achievement of long-term goals to raise the income of a region's tourism and recreation sector requires not only place branding but also more capital-intensive measures to develop tourist infrastructure, create new facilities, and hold events that could act as incentive to visit the region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Tourist attractiveness is the ability of a destination to generate towards itself tourist flows. Its evaluation is crucial for the success of tourism development. The objective of this research is to develop a model for evaluating the attractiveness of tourist destinations to assess the attractiveness of the Larbi Ben M'Hidi tourist expansion area in Skikda, Algeria. The applied method uses both a qualitative diagnosis of the destination's tourist resources and a quantitative visitor questionnaire survey to inventory, consolidate and evaluate the existing attraction portfolio from a supply and demand perspective. The results show that the landscape and climate are the elements of attraction. They identified the factors perceived as most important for the destination, its strengths and the weak indicators on which to act. Differences in evaluation have emerged between demand and supply, which shows that there are differences between the subjective and objective measure of tourist attractiveness. The proposed framework complements the body of theoretical knowledge on assessing the attractiveness of tourist destinations. In addition, by assessing and matching the differences between the reality of a destination and the perception of a visitor, they can help tourist destinations and their managers guide the development of their tourist areas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The research problem lies in the low involvement of local residents in the processes of developing the tourist attractiveness of the territories, insufficient support for the initiatives of the authorities to develop domestic tourism. The authors in their study set the goal - to study the possibilities and barriers to attracting representatives of local communities to the development of tourism. The key research method is a questionnaire survey of the population (N=732). The results of the study showed that the presence of social alienation in the interaction of the government and the population, as well as a low level of trust in local governments significantly limit the practice of involving residents in the development of tourist attractiveness of the territory. Additional barriers are the following: information vacuum of the local community on the development of domestic tourism; organizational and legal dysfunctions of business support. There is a need provision of legal and organizational support to active representatives of the local community, subsidizing, reducing the tax burden, grant support. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The aim of this research is to find out and analyze the reasons for the stagnation of the tourist attractiveness of the urban tourist heritage of the city of Constantine (the old city), and try to make objective suggestions so as to activate the attractiveness of the urban touristic heritage of the city of Constantine all over again, particularly after the Corona crisis that has put the tourism sector in the city into an almost total immovability. In this regards, a questionnaire was used as a tool for the study, and in order to obtain and analyze information through the selected sample of the city's population. In virtue of which, the results obtained from this study lead to diagnosing the complex problems of the tourists' urban heritage along with the various risks threatening the same, which negatively affected the city's tourist attractiveness; inclusive of negative human behaviours, in respect such as disrespecting the values of this heritage and various illegal practices on its spaces, in addition to weak governance and management mechanisms, thus making the city's urban heritage in a waiting state. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We demonstrate how digital traces of city-bike trips may become useful to identify urban space attractiveness. We exploit their unique feature – stopovers: short, non-traffic-related stops made by cyclists during their trips. As we demonstrate with the case study of Kraków (Poland), when applied to a big dataset, meaningful patterns appear, with hotspots (places with long and frequent stopovers) identified at both the top tourist and leisure attractions as well as emerging new places. We propose a generic method, applicable to any spatiotemporal city-bike traces, providing results meaningful to understand the general urban space attractiveness and its dynamics. With the proposed filtering (to mitigate a selection bias) and empirical cross-validation (to rule-out false-positive classifications) results effectively reveal spatial patterns of urban attractiveness. Valuable for decision-makers and analysts to enhance understanding of urban space consumption patterns by tourists and residents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This article covers the topic of the tourist attractiveness of Tokyo in the opinion of 369 tourists from Poland. A definition of tourist attractiveness and its factors is provided. Basic information on Tokyo, including accommodation, eating facilities, and tourist traffic in the city is offered. The results of the research performed with the use of a survey questionnaire are demonstrated. The research shows that tourists' most appreciated elements of Tokyo's tourist attractiveness are transport accessibility, eating facilities, and cultural assets. The article's hypotheses, that the most attractive seasons in Tokyo, tourism-wise, are spring and autumn, and that the most attractive monument in Tokyo is the oldest Buddhist temple, Sensō-ji, located in the Taitō district, were confirmed to be positive. The third hypothesis was also positively verified. The research shows that younger people positively assessed Tokyo as an attractive and friendly city more than older people. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims at evaluating, based on the domestic tourists' perception, the relationship among the extent of knowledge, tourist attractiveness and the intention to (re)visit the natural and national parks of the Southern Carpathians. The research is based on the survey method applied on a sample of 543 people from all the Romanian counties. The results reveal a strong lack of knowledge as far as the Grădiștea Muncelului - Cioclovina and Buila - Vânturarița parks are concerned, and a very large one for Retezat, Piatra Craiului and Bucegi, which were established in these mountain massifs as early as 1935 or 1938, and 1974. The knowledge is closely related to the appreciation of attractiveness, which is perceived differently depending on the educational level, the gender of the respondents and their experience as visitors in these areas. One can notice that the attractiveness and implicitly the intention to (re)visit have as common factors, with a high influence, accommodation, food and leisure services, but also the natural resources (topography, waters, fauna and flora). Neither cultural and architectural elements, nor the costs, are factors that cluster with convergent perception. The results of this study may be useful to the park administrations and the authorities responsible for the protected natural areas in Romania (Ministry of Environment, Water and Forests; National Agency for Protected Natural Areas), in order to improve the ecotourism capitalization of the protected natural areas in Southern Carpathians. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

UNESCO World Heritage site designation is an opportunity to achieve international status. Studies have demonstrated that many of these sites are major attractions to international visitors and first-time visitors. While Covid-19 has limited international mobility during 2020, this study aims to understand how those responsible for tourism and World Heritage sites have communicated the heritage of the Historic District of Old Quebec (Canada) to local and national visitors. To measure tourist attractiveness, the study analyzed publications posted on Instagram during the summer of 2020. Strategies for diffusion revealed an approach to enhance natural sites more than the cultural heritage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of the article is to determine the role of modern art tourism, its components, and varieties in the process of the formation of tourist attractiveness of a certain territory. The methodology of the research is based on the use of general scientific methods (systemic, structural and functional, genetic, typologization, etc.) with the involvement of research guidelines of socio-cultural analysis of phenomena and processes. The scientific novelty of the results obtained is to find out the role of art tourism in the process of forming a tourist attractiveness of the territory, which consists in the formation of a positive image of the latter due to the use of new methods and mechanisms for promotion. Conclusions. The article presents an article characteristic of art tourism, which provides intellectual rest, that is, a combination of pleasant with useful, namely purposeful visits to various art measures and events: forums of contemporary art, large artistic and photo exhibitions, theatrical prime minister, film festivals, etc. Art tourism creates positive characteristics of a particular territory, forms a certain image of a consumer about cultural and historical heritage, contemporary art, everyday style of life, etc. The features of modern street art, which is one of the directions attracting tourists from all over the world. Street art is able to tell an entire history of culture and life without a single word. More and more communities include Street Art and Graffiti in the concept of designing modern quarters and areas of their cities. Important attention is paid to this direction of creative tourism activity as an art hotel, which distinguished from the overall mass with its originality, artistic design, and creative approach to service. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The assessment of assets regarding their potential for tourism development is a well-recognised aspect of quantitative geographic research. This paper confines such matters to environmental and landscape-related attributes. The methodological objective is to propose a synthetic index for holistic measurement of a complex system of assets at the local level for Poland's rural areas, followed by its empirical verification. The natural and landscape-related potential of a given area is perceived broadly, as the aspects involved are diverse and complementary: the quality of the landscape, the value of the environment, forest cover, relief, accessibility to surface waters and local bioclimate. The cognitive advantage of this research project is attained by confronting this index against a measure of tourist movement, as well as classifying rural areas by means of combining both dimensions. A considerable number of communes in Poland are characterised by relatively high potential, albeit they are not being exploited for tourism development to a correspondingly large degree. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Today georeferenced images posted on the social network provide a lot of information about people behaviours and movements. Using social media platforms users upload photos, share locations and post comments about their activities, influencing other people. In this research, we examine the relationship between human mobility and touristic attractions through geo-located images provided by Flickr users. A sample of 26,392 pictures related to 6 Italian cities has been collected and analysed applying cluster analysis. In our work, the function of the clustering analysis, employed in Wolfram Mathematica Machine Learning, allows one to automatically identify clusters surrounding points of interest (POIs). Findings show that social media datasets are valuable data to understand tourist behaviour and mobility within a location. The scope is to delineate famous or unpopular places and propose new touristic scenarios, highlighting how the social part covers the main role in the POIs' recommendation process in the touristic field. Furthermore, we aim to promote the machine learning approach as a useful support in human behaviour research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To date, tourism research has primarily explored resident perception and attitude in terms of tourism impact and development. Comparatively, resident perception of tourists themselves has attracted less attention from tourism researchers despite the fact host communities see the benefits of tourism through positive relationships with tourists. Moreover, studies on the resident-tourist relationship have largely been interested in the perspective of tourists, considering tourists as customers who bring economic benefits to a destination, while seeing residents as beneficiaries of the tourists' expenditures during their trip. The skewed approach has amplified the incomplete understanding of the resident-tourist relationship, disregarding the importance of reciprocity and the merchandized purpose of the exchanges in this relationship. As a starting point to study the residents' perspectives toward the resident-tourist relationship, this study explored and operated the concept of tourist attractiveness through a mixed-methods approach using a case study of Jeju Island, South Korea. As a result, this study found that tourist attractiveness can be measured using five sub-dimensions: tourist compatibility, tourist financial capacity, tourist responsibility, positive tourist influence, and negative tourist influence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Research background: Lesser Poland is one of the most visited regions in Poland. Among the reasons why it is so, there are a variety of attractions located in this voivodeship and also the activities taken by local government, for which the development of the tourism industry is one of the key goals. Purpose: Building a ranking of poviats of Lesser Poland in terms of tourist attractiveness. Research methodology: Selected multivariate analysis tools, i.e. three methods of linear ordering and cluster analysis. Results: Using the Ward algorithm, poviats are grouped into four clusters of areas with similar characteristics due to tourist values. In addition, using three linear ordering techniques, poviats of the Lesser Poland voivodeship are ordered according to tourist attractiveness. The results of ordering are rather consistent and indicate that the most attractive poviats are: nowotarski, oświęcimski, tatrzański and the city of Kraków. Interestingly, these areas belong to three different groups obtained as part of a cluster analysis. This means that Lesser Poland is a diversified region in terms of the attractions that draw tourists' to the area. Novelty: The study of tourist attractiveness using linear ordering techniques is not an original topic. The thesis is of cognitive value and fills a gap in the literature, in which there are no studies based on data from Lesser Poland. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The concept of territorial innovation, which evokes the transformation of relations between local actors and physical amenities for the development of a territory, is essential in the reflection on the tourist attraction. To analyze a territorial innovation is to present the socio-cultural, economic and geographical resources that are mobilized by an individual or collective actors. This text maintains that territorial innovation is part of a very broad process of networking tourism operators and their projects with a view to creating a pole of competitiveness. As a result, we resume that there exists a functional proximity which allows the leader in the necessary space in which to perform effective innovative work emotional buffer zones which will enable him to maintain the ability to see clearly and make rational. After discussing approaches to the development of territoriality tourism, we throw the theoretical foundations of the notion of territorial innovation, linked to that of tourist attractiveness, before concluding with the analysis of the process of putting Vallue in tourism in Petit-Goave, in its forks and ruptures leading to cooperative or conflicting innovations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The aim of the work is to assess the tourist and recreational attractiveness of the Zator commune using synthetic indexation. An inventory of selected tourist assets, both natural and anthropogenic, as well as tourist development, was carried out. The Gołembski synthetic measure method was used to assess the conditions of tourism development. The results were presented in a descriptive form using GIS tools. The valorisation of the area of the selected administrative unit using the Gołembski method has allowed the identification of towns that stand out in terms of tourism and recreation in the examined commune. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Hiking, downhill skiing and snowboarding are among the most popular forms of active tourism in mountainous areas. Their popularity and their mass scale do not only result from the presence of the appropriate landscape, but also from its appropriate development. The objective of the article is to attempt to assess the attractiveness of selected Central European countries in terms of winter sports and mountain hiking, to consider the opinions of students who live in Visegrad Group countries, as well as to evaluate the barriers to development of their competitive offers. According to respondents, the most attractive countries for winter sports are Austria and Slovakia, and the least attractive are Hungary, Romania and Lithuania. In turn, according to the students, the best conditions for mountain hiking are in Slovakia, Austria, the Czech Republic and Poland. In addition, respondents from particular countries assessed domestic offers highly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The aim of the article is to assess the role of degraded landscapes in tourism. The authors try to answer questions about the contexts in which such landscapes may be found in relation to those complex phenomena concerning the human need for travel, leisure, cognition and experience. They also pose questions about the physical and symbolic limits to tourism and recreation in degraded landscapes. The work is based on a literature review and observations on chosen degraded landscapes (mostly industrial and post-industrial) located at the Czech foreground of the Ore Mountains (Czech Krušné Hory, German Erzgebirge). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

According to some appreciations regarding the formation of the image in tourism it can be concluded that a satisfied tourist, satisfied with the place where he spent his vacation, by transmitting the information, of his value, can influence another five potential tourists to spend in the future, the holiday at the place of stay, while a tourist dissatisfied with the quality of services, especially by the tourism staff, influences ten potential tourists. Tourism is an important component of a community planning and economic development strategy in an area. If an area or region has important natural attractions, historical or cultural vestiges, sports facilities, event organizing facilities, and other similar assets, the promotion and tourism development of an area or region may attract more visitors, potential tourists in that community who will spend time and spend money to take advantage of these benefits. Bucharest is the most important urban center of Romania (currently with a population six times the size of the second largest city in Iași), it is not only a place attracting tourists but also the starting point for many of the areas tourists in the country. The purpose of this paper was to carry out a study on the evolution of tourist traffic at the level of one of the hotels in Bucharest. Thus, following the takeover of the statistical data on the tourist traffic, from the National Institute of Statistics Bucharest, as well as from the hotel taken into study, there were calculated some of the most significant indicators and indices regarding the tourist demand and offer, which allowed to interpret the evolution of the tourist traffic to the accommodation unit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Urgency of the research. Tourist sector in Ukraine is developing in close relationship with the historical, cultural and natural resources within a particular area (region, city), which should be considered as a specific tourist product with unique properties, different competitive advantages necessary for optimum tourist attraction. Target setting. Ukraine generally and for individual areas (regions and cities) has great potential for development of tourism industry. Its effective operation requires state support and systematic market research. Actual scientific researches and issues analysis. Research trends of the tourism market and the impact of tourism on the socio-economic development of certain areas (regions and cities) were committed by A. Romanova, T. Sergeeva, S. Shkarlet. Uninvestigated parts of general matters defining. Сonsidering the complexity of the political and economic situation in Ukraine, the lack of regulation of tourism experience, changes in the environment there is the necessity of regular monitoring of the tourism industry. The research objective. The purpose of the article is to study the market of entry tourists in Chernihiv, to identify problems and prospects of tourism development that will increase the tourist attractiveness of the city. The statement of basic materials. Through market research entry of tourists of Chernihiv there were identified such problems of development as poor infrastructure; the substance of a clear concept of tourism; deficit financing; lack of coordination of actions between the government, businesses and the public. The development prospects for increasing the tourist attractiveness of Chernihiv on the basis of accounting weaknesses, leveling threats of tourism in the city, efficient use of available resources and potential are proposed. Conclusions. On the way to increase tourist attractiveness of Chernihiv an important thing is an accurate and correct prioritization of tourism development that is subject to systematic market research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

"Doftana Valley" has a rich and valuable potential anthropogenic result of the existence and history of five centuries of the Romanian people in this geographic area. Components of the anthropic tourism potential are pointed out by their attractiveness and value. In terms of natural resources and tourism anthropogenic resources, "Doftana Valley" is well represented, the main attractions are the ethnography, folklore, folk art, nature reserves. In terms of reception facilities, "Doftana Valley" has a pretty good picture for the future, but it still has room for more, regarding the construction of new structures and upgrade existing ones. Concerning the proposed target for tourism organization is the analysis of tourist traffic on tourism demand and supply at a guesthouse in "Doftana Valley", calculating, processing and interpretating the most representative tourism indicators: average daily number of tourists, number of overnight stays, average length of stay, tourist traffic density and the coefficient of utilization of the accommodation capacity and other indicators features. Statistical data were taken from the NIS and the guesthouse in the study case. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of the present study is to emphasise the utility of hierachization in the field of tourism, utility proved through the creation of a tourist attractiveness index based on both quantitative and qualitative features. This index, besides determining the hierarchical position of each tourist attraction, proves useful for pointing out the most important tourist areas of Neamt County, these results being obtained through data collection and analysis and through the creation of primary indices. The outcome of this study is, therefore, a generally applicable instrument for any tourist hierarchization approaches, whose efficiency is discussed in the end by comparing the values obtained for each territorial unit of the county through the use of this instrument with the values assigned to the same units by the Spatial Planning of National Territory. In this way are highlighted the advantages this method of hierarchization brings to the process of evaluation of tourism potential, as well as its faults. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The local government should take action and tourism projects to promote the introduction of new solutions and ideas related to the development of tourism that, above all, should result In an appropriate and consistent promotion of the local tourism product. Promotional activities encourage tourists to buy certain products, create a positive reputation and image of the area that otters the tourist product, and affect the competitiveness among other areas of tourism products in the country and abroad. The process of promoting the city of Szczecin is implemented at various levels and uses most of the available tools for promotion. A strong impulse for the development of tourism in Szczecin and the consequently increasing number of tourists (mostly foreign) may help widen promotional activities abroad. Opportunities for the development of tourism in Szczecin also Intensify the innovative solutions. The purpose of the paper is to identify promotional activities applied by the local government and determine their importance to the tourist attractiveness of the city. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The purpose of this article is to determine the influence of various methods of selection of diagnostic features on the sensitivity of classification. Three options of feature selection are presented: a parametric feature selection method with a sum (option I), a median of the correlation coefficients matrix column elements (option II) and the method of a reversed matrix (option III). Efficiency of the groupings was verified by the indicators of homogeneity, heterogeneity and the correctness of grouping. In the assessment of group efficiency the approach with the Weber median was used. The undertaken problem was illustrated with a research into the tourist attractiveness of voivodships in Poland in 2011. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Development of the tourism sector is dependent on the identification, valorization and promotion of attractive elements that are responsible for the development degree of tourism in that area. This article is a reference point for a better highlight of the positions that urban and rural localities from Neamt County hold in terms of tourist attraction. The purpose of this article is to create a synthetic paper, in a realistic view, which will surprise the spatial localization of the main tourist areas in Neamt County. Knowledge of the elements of tourist attractiveness can be a very useful element in the shaping of a strategy for tourism development over medium term covering new tourist areas outlined in Neamt County. Establishment of tourism areas is influenced by the distribution of natural and human resources as well as the equipment associated with this domain. Often the degree of satisfaction of tourists is given not only by visiting and knowledge of some heritage elements, but also by the quality of present tourism services and equipment. In these circumstances, the development of tourism in this county requires coordination, investment, promotion which determines collaboration between local authorities and private companies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The Impact on Tourism of Transport Infrastructure Development in Transylvania. The relationship between transport and tourism is exemplified by the term travel, and generally for making the decision to travel we take into account especially the main steps, those tied to the destination, how and where the route is. The attractiveness of a tourist area is also given by its degree of accessibility; a higher index involves an increase on both attractiveness and tourist options. The development projects of transport infrastructure will impact on tourism based on their location to the main objectives. Our analysis in terms of accessibility of tourist attractiveness has shown that some areas will be favored and will open new opportunities for tourism development in Transylvania. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Integrated tourism with its many facets, will act as one of the most important (pro) drivers of regional development. In this respect, must be involved and co-opted as many economic areas, with the aim of getting as much money in the region itself. In principle, integrated tourism means that this method will try to integrate and operated, the potential for development of all social, economic and environmental factors. In this respect, we will not consider the mere sum of these factors, but especially their cooperation and networking possibilities, and add continuity. To keep a larger part of revenues from tourism in the region, it takes a special method of working, especially in poorer regions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In hyperlink analysis, most researchers focus on interpreting hyperlink counts, they seldom concern themselves enough about the significance of spatial distribution of hyperlinks. In this paper, we argue that not only can the inlink count to a tourist attraction's official website reflect its attractiveness, but also the spatial distribution of its inlinks can reflect the distribution of its tourist source markets. Three mountains in Anhui Province, China, are chosen for the case study. Firstly, the correlation between the spatial distributions of an attraction's tourist source markets and its official website's inlinks is investigated. Secondly, the tourism indexes such as the spatial concentration index (SCI) and the attraction radius (AR), which are calculated by inlinks, are compared to the real indexes based on tourist sources. Last, the detailed discussion and analysis are presented and an improved model, which is used to calculate the distribution of inlinks, is proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The elements which determine a peripheral area's level of tourist attractiveness, such as tourist infrastructure and tourist values, should be developed in urban–rural communes in peripheral areas, where tourism may be one of the forces capable of stimulating sustainable development. This study covered urban–rural communes of the province of Warmia and Mazury in Poland. Urban–rural communes are specific areas where urban–rural linkages are often important. The research was carried out in accordance with Hellwig's taxonomic development pattern method. The study found no complementary relationship between tourism values and tourism infrastructure with regards to creating tourism attractiveness. Tourism attractiveness was found to be more affected by tourism infrastructure. However, in units with larger urban centers, tourist values were found to significantly contribute to tourist attractiveness. The presented results provide a good basis for further research on the impact of global trends on regional development. At the same time, the analyzed framework provides guidance for ensuring the development of local tourism, and the study's suggested priorities and measures could lead to the development of tourism in peripheral regions, which should in turn attract new investments, create new jobs, and thus develop the economy and the welfare of the population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cities are multifunctional by definition, and an increasingly significant function is the tourist function. City tourism is one of the most dynamically developing forms of tourism. Tourists' decisions regarding choosing a destination are influenced by a number of factors determining the subjective assessment of the tourist attractiveness of a given city, and one of them may be the state of air pollution, as it can have a negative impact on the health of both city dwellers and tourists. This article is an attempt to determine whether potential tourists consider information about the level of a city's air quality in the assessment of its tourist attractiveness and the impact of this information on their travel decisions. The article presents the results of surveys conducted among a group of 509 respondents from Poland. On this basis, an assessment was made of the extent to which information on the condition of air quality in a given city is relevant for persons planning a tourist trip. In the conducted research, decisions regarding both business and private trips were evaluated. In addition, information on factors that could increase the respondents' interest in the condition of air quality in the city of the intended trip (e.g., trip with children, trip length) was collected. Due to the fact that tourism is a significant source of income for many cities, the research results presented in the article may be of significant importance for entities creating the urban tourist product and responsible for its management. The article also draws attention to the fact that reducing pollution in cities can contribute to increases in their tourist attractiveness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]