Perception of the Representatives of the Public Administration on the Development of Rural Tourism in the Mountain Area of Suceava County

Liliana Daniela Diacon (), Luminița Mirela Lăzărescu () and Lidia Maria Apopei ()
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Liliana Daniela Diacon: Suceava, Romania
Luminița Mirela Lăzărescu: Suceava, Romania
Lidia Maria Apopei: Suceava, Romania

Chapter 31 in 16th Economic International Conference NCOE 4.0 2020, 2020, vol. 13, pp 348-357 from Editura Lumen

Abstract: The mountain area of ​​Suceava county has many unique and well-preserved tourist resources that give personality to this space through age, originality, traditional rural households and a generous number of accommodation places. The data of the National Institute of Statistics from 2018 on the capacity of tourist accommodation, places Suceava county on the third place, after Constanța and Brașov counties. The present study follows the perception of the representatives of the public administration vis-à -vis rural tourism and its development in the mountain area of ​​Suceava county. The research highlights the role of local authorities in the development of rural tourism and its promotion from the point of view of those in local management. The methodology is based on the survey conducted on the basis of the questionnaire by the method of face-to-face interview, between September 1 and November 30, 2019 in the mountain area of ​​Suceava county. It is found that in all the localities in the mountain area, the interviewees are aware of the existing tourism potential and have responded to the requests made by the tour operators in the 36 studied communes. In conclusion, following the analysis of the results, it is found that rural tourism is an economic alternative for the inhabitants of the rural area of ​​Suceava, with real possibilities of development, benefiting from the support of the local authorities.

Keywords: tourism rural; mountain area; development; Public Administration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A1 F1 F3 M1 O3 R1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
ISBN: 978-1-910129-27-2
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DOI: 10.18662/lumproc/ncoe4.0.2020/31

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