CACTUS - Journal of tourism for research, education, culture, and soul

Number Vol.X, 2014

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Should countries worldwide be more interested in hosting sports mega-events?

Authors: ANDREI PAULICĂ ION

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Tourism is nowadays recognized as an important sector that has an impact on the development of country economy. Tourism activities have a real impact on economic and social development as they contribute to the GDP and because of its role that it plays on the labor market. The ability of the national economy to benefit from tourism depends on the availability of investment to develop the necessary infrastructure and on its ability to supply the needs of tourists. Hosting sports megaevents is a theme with important impacts on the national economy. The scope of the paper is to present the impact of sports mega-events tourism on the hosting city/country. The paper also treats why sport mega-events are an attractive opportunity for countries but also what some possible loses may appear if choosing to host them.

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Copying with organizational change in the tourism industry

Authors: VASILE DRAGOȘ CONSTANTIN

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The paper tackles the issue of organizational change in the tourism industry. The tourism industry is faced with a dynamic and complex environment that exerts constant pressures on its organizations and the adequate response of SMEs in tourism consists in making organizational changes. The paper examines four dimensions of organization`s ability to cope with change: (1) communication between the organization and its external environment, (2) the process dimension, (3) participation and communication, and (3) the capacity for change.

Number Vol.IX, 2014

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Considerations about european tourism in lagoons

Authors: GABRIELA CECILIA STĂNCIULESCU, DIANA-MIHAELA STRUGARI

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The main theme of this article is to present the capitalization in terms of lagoons in Europe. European countries have realized the importance of tourism to the economy, the advantages and the benefits that it brings. The lagoons, intermediates areas between sea and land with unique ecosystems and wonderful landscapes have a major potential. It has been made a desk research using existing resources like the Internet, books, articles in the press, statistical publications and analytical reports. It has been found that many countries in Europe have one or more lagoons on their territory and how those capitalized them. In this moment, there aren’t enough studies on the topic, but the competent authorities should take into account this major potential on tourism activity.

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Gastronomic Tourism, a new trend for contemporary tourism?

Authors: GEORGICĂ GHEORGHE, PETRONELA TUDORACHE, PUIU NISTOREANU

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The purpose of this article is to give insight into gastronomic tourism in Europe. The second idea that we develop in this article refer to the values of the gastronomy, precisely: ethical and sustainable values, which are established on local products, culture, lifestyle and landscape. Gastronomy has appeared like an indispensable element in order to get to know the culture and lifestyle of a destination and so embodies all the traditional values associated with the new trends in tourism: respect for culture and tradition, a healthy lifestyle, authenticity, sustainability, experience… etc.. This leading role of gastronomy when choosing a travel destination has resulted in the growth of gastronomic offer based on high quality local products and the consolidation of a separate market for food tourism. Provided that everything mentioned above constitutes the main reason or motivation to travel for visitors to a particular destination or at least on significant motivation. Tourists are more experienced and informed, have more disposable revenue and more leisure time to travel, and thus tourism permit them to escape from the daily routine of their usual working and living environment. Tourists are looking after the origin of the gastronomic food, legends and stories about the food, history, making it an expression of cultural tourism.

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The intercorrelation between tourism and the environmental evolution in the context of the economic cycle. Case study: Romania

Authors: IULIAN GABRIEL PĂUN

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Because the effects of economic cycles and, in particular, the crisis of recent years, are becoming stronger and more extensive , affecting whole sectors of the world economy and national tourism through important role to contribute to mitigating these negative consequences . To help increase however , support and economic recovery, it is necessary to identify factors that have a strong influence on indicators of tourist traffic. This will then allow the ranking factors exerted by link indicators hierarchy that can be a foundation for the design of strategies and policies to maximize the positive effects of tourism on the national economy. At the same time, it can contribute to a better understanding of how the determinants of tourism act at different stages of the economic cycle. This paper examines the links between a number of macroeconomic indicators ( GDP, employment, real wages ) and a number of indicators of tourist traffic (number of overnights , arrivals, departures). Analysis period includes the years of the economic cycle (2005-2012) and highlights the links between economic growth , economic recession , and the correlations for the entire period.