SLOW TRAVEL A WAY TO PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE TOURISM IN VALCEA AREA

Georgică Gheorghe (), Maria Roxana Dorobanţu () and Puiu Nistoreanu ()
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Georgică Gheorghe: Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Maria Roxana Dorobanţu: Constantin Brâncoveanu University, Romania
Puiu Nistoreanu: Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

No 25, Social Responsibility, Ethics and Sustainable Business from Bucharest University of Economic Studies

Abstract: Lately people speak more about tourism as a global phenomenon. As a result of advanced technology and improve communications tourism has become one of those industries with the highest growth rates from the present. Tourism researchers believe that this industry will continue to grow as people begin to discover new destinations and transport industry becomes more organized. Responsible Tourism is not a different form of tourism, but a different approach to planning and managing tourism phenomenon. Responsible tourism in the purest sense is an industry that wants to have a minimal impact on the environment and local culture and at the same time generating income, jobs for local community members and contributes to the conservation of local ecosystems. Responsible tourism comes with an ambivalent role, contributing to cultural exchange and lasting relevance trying to promote respect for cultural diversity by providing opportunities to educate consumers on responsible tourism and sustainable development, assessing the contribution of consumers in the transformation process of society vis-a-vis to sustainability. Slow Movement is crocheted painstakingly around the notions of “poverty” of time and loss of connection with the world and with ourselves. So finding peace and calm, relax, gain new experiences is made through slow travel that puts pleasure trip prior to travel in haste. The secret is to spend a longer time deliberately in a place where we can “absorb the peace of visited sites”, instead of rushing to the next point on our trip itinerary. Our research aims to highlight the role of Slow travel in practicing responsible tourism in Vâlcea area.

Keywords: tourism; responsible tourism; slow travel; sustainability; promotion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012-10
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