Abstract
Tourism destinations are vulnerable to negative impacts of tourism development and thus re- quire a sustainable approach. It is significant mainly in destinations with fragile environments such as cultural destinations with their historical value and mountain destinations with specific natural conditions. The aim of this paper is to propose the monitoring system for sustainable de- velopment of cultural and mountain destinations based on the critical scientific literature review. The added value of this work resides in defining specific indicators (creating monitoring system) for measurement of sustainability in cultural routes and mountain destinations.
Highlights
Contemporary situation of dynamically growing tourism sector urges us to deal with the theme of possible preservation of tourism sources for future generations
Cultural and mountain destinations as specific types of tourism destinations succumb to many external influences, either positive or negative
In order to prevent cultural heritage and natural conditions for future generations, it is vital to set a system of sustainable indicators that should be used for setting sustainable rules in tourism
Summary
Contemporary situation of dynamically growing tourism sector urges us to deal with the theme of possible preservation of tourism sources for future generations. Because tourism is an open system, everyone has a freedom to enter it as well as share its benefits. This openness of the system may cause negative effects that need to be restricted. From a vast number of types of destinations (urban, cultural, mountain, spa etc.), we have decided to apply indicators for measuring sustainability of two specific destinations, i.e. cultural and mountain destinations due to their unique environment. There exist a vast range of indicators discovered and subsequently described by many authors; each type of tourism destination is unique. It is necessary to reconsider the usage of indicators for specific areas and take into account the character and peculiarities of every type of destination and its management
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