TOURISM POLICY IN ROMANIA: A NECESSARY CHANGE OF DIRECTION

Laurentiu Tachiciu and Vasile Dinu
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Laurentiu Tachiciu: Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania

Revista de turism - studii si cercetari in turism / Journal of tourism - studies and research in tourism, 2009, vol. 7, issue 7, 26-34

Abstract: In modern economies services are dominant. As the role of services is increasing, the difference between goods and services is vanishing, but most of our economics and business knowledge is developed from a manufacturing perspective which is no more satisfactory in the new service economy conditions. One important aspect is that the ability of a country to participate effectively to the growing international trade in services depends more and more on its attractiveness as a visitors’ destination. Although there is a well developed understanding of the role of tourism to the general economic and social development, it is less understood the effect of economic and social living conditions as visitor attractiveness factors. Reviewing recent studies, assessments and reports regarding the travel & tourism economy of Romania, authors found out that achieving the economic potential of tourism faces serious challenges due, primarily, to the discrepancy between the conditions visitors are increasingly looking for and the conditions provided by Romanian destinations. In order to accept the challenges with chances of success the tourism policy making should radically change direction. The authors identify three main priorities: focus on general development, put policy in the service of visitors first, improve communication and branding.

Keywords: Romanian tourism, tourism policy, trade in services, local and regional development; travel & tourism industry, travel & tourism competitiveness index, visitors’ economy. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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