SEARCHING FOR ECO TOURISM POSSIBILITIES IN TURKEY, A CASE STUDY: ULUDAG MOUNTAIN REGION EXPERIENCE

The possibilities of alternative tourism (eco tourism) related to the evaluation of available natural potentials in Uludag Mountain Region have been being investigated since 1980’s. However, these efforts have not resulted in the desired level due to a great variety of factors. The objective of this study is to investigate the possibilities of eco tourism based on available touristic potentials in the high plateaus of Uludag Mountain Region. The data obtained have been tested by means of the methods of statistical analysis in the model established, and econometric analysis have been carried out. In this search, findings related to the region of research which are depend on touristic supply and demand have been presented and the interpretations of visual and numerical data based on the field of research have been made. Furthermore the suggestions concerned with the things which are required in order to develop the tourism peculiar to the region within the context of sustainability an to increase its positive effects on the urban/regional development have been presented.

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Road Investment and Regional Development Some Evidencies from Albania

European Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies ◽

10.26417/ejms.v1i1.p333-340 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 333

Author(s):

Alma Golgota ◽

Diana Bardhi

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Regional Development ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Operating Cost ◽

Economic Indicator ◽

Transport Infrastructure ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Transport Safety ◽

The Republic

The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of current regional development and the forecast of the economic impact of transport (roads). Investment in Infrastructure (especially Roads) has for sure a very positive impact on regional development. The most common classification economic indicator of a country is Gross National Product per Capita. In fact income is an important criterion with the respect of the regional development. Investment in transport lead to general changes, which should be easily determine as direct and indirect benefit like reducing travel time, operating cost, increasing transport safety, but the contribution to regional development as a whole is subject of certain debates. There are some basically opinions about relation which exist between transport infrastructure and regional development. The first one states that infrastructure hardly influence the regional economic development. The second opinion is maybe the most acceptable one, that interaction between infrastructure and economic development is not a “linear” relationship. The third one is that regional development could be influenced easily by infrastructure investment. When analyzing recent development strategies, it can be accepted that the Republic of Albania is supporting the thesis that building infrastructure network is a prerequisite of regional development. In that context, Government investments in the regional and rural program are elaborated with expected positive effects on reduction of poverty and regional development. In this paper the case study of the “ Kukes- Morine ” road that will improve transport connections is selected in order to determine whether or not there is a justification for such belief.

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Regional development through improving products and services case study: El Triunfo, BCS.

Journal Urban-Rural and Regional Economy ◽

10.35429/jurre.2020.7.4.9.14 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 9-14

Author(s):

Raquel Valdez-Guerrero ◽

Isela Margarita Robles-Arias

Keyword(s):

Regional Development ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Alternative Tourism ◽

Numerical Assessment ◽

Likert Rating Scale ◽

Swot Matrix ◽

Using Data ◽

The Town

The objective of the project is to make a proposal for the improvement of products and services that are currently provided in Triunfo B.C.S., by the inhabitants of that place and to promote the development of the region by enhancing the quality of these, taking advantage of the fact that in this town there are opportunities to carry out activities dedicated to alternative tourism. In the first place, a diagnosis was made to obtain data about the situation of the town regarding the provision of products and services, for which two questionnaires arranged on a Likert rating scale were used and can locate the attributes in a numerical assessment, to later process the data using data concentrator tables that were graphed in Excel. To carry out the analysis, the SWOT Matrix and the Minimini Maximaxi Matrix were used, locating the strategies to carry out the proposal for improvements in products and services that are offered by the inhabitants of the town and thereby promote the development of the region.

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Possibilities of statistical analysis of hotel activity performance in a competitive environment

Proceedings of the International Conference on Applied Statistics ◽

10.2478/icas-2019-0024 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 264-274

Author(s):

Simona-Ioana Ghiţă ◽

Rodica-Manuela Gogonea ◽

Simona-Andreea Săseanu

Keyword(s):

Statistical Analysis ◽

Hotel Industry ◽

Competitive Environment ◽

Quality Of Services ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Regional Tourism ◽

Activity Performance ◽

Tourism Services

Abstract The hotel industry is an important driver in tourism development of a region, with positive effects on economic growth, concentrating to a large extent the regional tourism services. The quality of services in this sector is decisive for improving the hotel activity performance, especially in terms of a competitive environment increasingly well defined. The service quality is directly proportional to the hotel comfort category. In 2018 Romania had 34 five-star hotels and 359 four-star hotels, representing less than a quarter of all hotels (24.32%). They owned just over 30% of the total number of hotel bed-places. This paper provides a statistical analysis of activity in the hotel industry in Romania, focusing on main elements of its performance, in terms of a competitive environment. As a result of a case-study on the employees of high comfort category hotels in Bucharest, the key elements of a performing activity are revealed, in order to obtain a competitive advantage.

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