Challenges and Opportunities Regarding the Sustainable Development of Dark Tourism in Romania

Manuela Apetrei (), Valeriu Stoilov-Linu, Emanuela-Adina Nicula, Irina Simona Aionesă, Bogdan Mihai Negrea, Ioan Surdu and Adina Nicoleta Candrea
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Manuela Apetrei: Romanian Academy
Valeriu Stoilov-Linu: Romanian Academy
Emanuela-Adina Nicula: Romanian Academy
Irina Simona Aionesă: Romanian Academy
Bogdan Mihai Negrea: Romanian Academy
Ioan Surdu: Romanian Academy
Adina Nicoleta Candrea: Transilvania University of Brasov

Chapter Chapter 51 in Europe in the New World Economy: Opportunities and Challenges, 2024, pp 793-816 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Dark tourism has received growing interest from both practitioners and scientists in the last decades. Romania has a rich tourism potential in this area. Therefore, this chapter aims to map the dark tourism destinations in the country and to analyze the role of storytelling in promoting dark tourism. In the framework of the chapter, we used the analytical–synthetic method in order to identify dark tourism destinations in Romania. Also, qualitative research was conducted using four open-ended questions to the representatives of the identified dark sites to analyze the strategy for promoting dark tourism destinations in Romania. The results showed that although a dark tourism offer exists, this type of tourism is not encouraged at a national level, and it is regarded with caution mainly due to the lack of understanding of the concept. These findings may be useful to tourism policymakers from Romania in order to increase the visibility of dark tourism destinations and to keep up with the current trends emerging on the global tourism scene.

Keywords: Dark tourism; Dark tourism marketing; Dark tourism destinations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-71329-3_51

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