<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Subject and purpose of work: The subject of this study is the region of Eastern Slovakia. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the impact of tourism on regional development. To analyse the influence of tourism facilities on regional development selected indicators of tourism development are used. Materials and methods: The material consists of data from the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic, the Ministry of Transport and Construction of the Slovak Republic and selected municipalities. The data are processed by methods of descriptive statistics. Results and conclusions: The article explains the importance of tourism in the development of the Eastern Slovakia region. Based on the analysis of economic impacts of tourism on the regional development we can conclude that tourism has minimal effects on this region.</p></abstract>

Subject and purpose of work: The subject of this study is the region of Eastern Slovakia. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the impact of tourism on regional development. To analyse the influence of tourism facilities on regional development selected indicators of tourism development are used. Materials and methods: The material consists of data from the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic, the Ministry of Transport and Construction of the Slovak Republic and selected municipalities. The data are processed by methods of descriptive statistics. Results and conclusions: The article explains the importance of tourism in the development of the Eastern Slovakia region. Based on the analysis of economic impacts of tourism on the regional development we can conclude that tourism has minimal effects on this region.

Tourism as a Factor of Regional Development: The Case of Eastern Slovakia

Economic and Regional Studies / Studia Ekonomiczne i Regionalne

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Subject and purpose of work: The subject of this study is the region of Eastern Slovakia. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the impact of tourism on...

Tourism as a Factor of Regional Development: The Case of Eastern Slovakia

Data publikacji: 03 paź 2018

Zakres stron: 86 - 95

Otrzymano: 01 lis 2017

Przyjęty: 01 gru 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29316/ers-seir.2017.37

Słowa kluczowe
Slovakia, eastern Slovakia Region, regional development, tourism

© 2018 Marian Gúčik, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Tourism as a Factor of Regional Development: The Case of Eastern Slovakia

Data publikacji: 03 paź 2018

Zakres stron: 86 - 95

Otrzymano: 01 lis 2017

Przyjęty: 01 gru 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29316/ers-seir.2017.37

Słowa kluczoweSlovakia, eastern Slovakia Region, regional development, tourism

© 2018 Marian Gúčik, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
Slovakia, eastern Slovakia Region, regional development, tourism