MOUNTAIN TOURISM-PLEASURE AND NECESSITY Abstract: Tourism has a more and more important role in the economic development of many countries. Mountain tourism is an anti-stress solutions and a type of disconnection from the citadel life style through replacing some activities of media consuming type, games and virtual socializing with therapy through movement, the physical activity being an essential dimension in assuring the high life quality. Mountaineering is searched for: practicing winter sports, its invigorating and comforting, relaxing role, medical spa treatments practicing hiking, alpinism. Mountain tourism generates increased economic benefits for the surrounding areas, improves the life quality of the local communities and can assure the prosperity of some disadvantaged areas, being able to be a remedy for unindustrialised regions. Mountain tourism contributes to the economic development of the region and also to satisfying spiritual and psychological needs of the people, representing a necessity for a touristic area and a pleasure for tourist consumers

Slusariuc, Gabriela Corina; Bãžcä‚, Monica PetruÅ£a

MOUNTAIN TOURISM-PLEASURE AND NECESSITY Abstract: Tourism has a more and more important role in the economic development of many countries. Mountain tourism is an anti-stress solutions and a type of disconnection from the citadel life style through replacing some activities of media consuming type, games and virtual socializing with therapy through movement, the physical activity being an essential dimension in assuring the high life quality. Mountaineering is searched for: practicing winter sports, its invigorating and comforting, relaxing role, medical spa treatments practicing hiking, alpinism. Mountain tourism generates increased economic benefits for the surrounding areas, improves the life quality of the local communities and can assure the prosperity of some disadvantaged areas, being able to be a remedy for unindustrialised regions. Mountain tourism contributes to the economic development of the region and also to satisfying spiritual and psychological needs of the people, representing a necessity for a touristic area and a pleasure for tourist consumers

Gabriela Corina Slusariuc and Monica PetruÅ£a Bãžcä‚
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Gabriela Corina Slusariuc: University of Petrosani, Romania
Monica PetruÅ£a Bãžcä‚: College Constantin BrÃ¢ncuÅŸi, Romania

EcoForum, 2015, vol. 4, issue 2, 14

Keywords: tourism; development; mountains; health; pleasure; sports; landscape; resources; spiritual and psychological needs. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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