Abstract
Research background: In today’s globalized world, tourism is considered to be one of the fastest-growing sectors in the field of service. Tourism continuously adapts to various new activities, trends, markets and technologies. Tourism is affected by several factors - mainly globalization trends, consumers and economic gain. Regional development experts consider tourism as one of the tools that can support the quality of the environment and thus protect existing aboriginal cultures. Tourism itself is considered to be a global phenomenon currently being studied by experts from several scientific disciplines. Globalization plays an important role when traveling to world tourism destinations. With globalization coming to the forefront, people began to realize how small the world is. However, high demands on the environment, the constant use of non-renewable resources, the destruction of cultural values of society and other adverse effects of tourism are not signs of sustainability. Various international organizations are trying to solve these issues by creating specific programs aimed at promoting sustainable tourism. Purpose of the article: The main goal of our paper is to identify and analyse indicators of sustainable tourism, specifically in the Trenčín region in Slovakia. Methods: The main goal of the paper is to critically evaluate the results of the analysis and formulate recommendations for implementation in practice in the Trenčín region based on the available data. Findings & Value added: We consider regional development and its connected, sustainable tourism to be an essential topic. It is necessary for regions to become active in their future development, not only economically and socially, but also ecologically.
Highlights
Tourism plays an essential role in the economy of the European Union, as well as the Slovak Republic
Each of the sections contains five indicators, which after analysing the available data and the object of research, we evaluate as suitable for future application in the improvement of sustainable tourism in the Trenčín region
The Trenčín region has profiled itself for some time as a suitable destination for various tourism activities and has a lot to offer visitors thanks to its natural and culturalhistorical potential [20]
Summary
Tourism plays an essential role in the economy of the European Union, as well as the Slovak Republic. Tourism is responsible for the high percentage of exceeding the environmental limits in the selected destination, as well as the social and economic ones [1]. It is the constant depletion of non-renewable resources in destinations, the destruction of their cultural values and various other phenomena that are not connected at all to sustainability in destinations. Indicators are mostly used to find answers to questions about the natural resources and environmental conditions of a tourist destination, economic sustainability, cultural goods and values of society, organizations and management within the tourism sector [3]. We focus on providing recommendations within the indicators that could help improve the current situation in the Trenčín region
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