Abstract
In this paper we propose to highlight the tourism evolution and its intensity in the North-East region of Romania, compared to two regions with similar touristic potential from the Eastern European Union: Subcarpathia from Poland and Central Slovakia. We analysed if the EU attachment of Romania, Poland, and Slovakia had some effects on tourism development in the three regions mentioned. Issues arising from the analysis of the current situation of tourism will allow us to draw some sustainable development directions of tourism in the North-East region based on conserving and capitalizing the uniqueness of the area. We will consider the experience of the other two regions, trying to adapt them to the situation of the North-East region. Based on the analysis we have made, we consider that other countries can inspire us by authorities’ initiatives in supporting tourism, good human resources training, entrepreneurship stimulation, and assistance in accessing financial resources, including EU ones.
Highlights
The continuing expansion of the EU has deepened, more and more, the inter- and intraregional development disparities
The tourism increase cannot continue in any possible way; there must be a balance between development and sustainable tourism [6] (p. 10)
We have noticed that Central Slovakia has an intense tourism activity and that Subcarpathia registered significant increases
Summary
The continuing expansion of the EU has deepened, more and more, the inter- and intraregional development disparities. As in the case of the number of overnight stays, the post-accession evolution is good in the PL32 region, mainly due to the potential exploitation offered by the country’s integration in the Union and to the attraction of new tourists from the older EU Member States.
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