THE ANALYSIS OF THE TOURIST BEHAVIOR DURING THE ECONOMIC CRISIS IN ROMANIA AND IN EUROPEAN UNION

The tourism industry is undoubtedlyaffected bythe global economiccrisis. This study aims to provide a perspective from the point of view of changes occurred in the tourist behaviour in a less-favourable economic environment like the current global economic crisis but also in terms of looking for proper solutions. The research objectiveis tohighlight the manner in which the crisis caused changes in the tourist behavior. This paperisan exploratory research, based on the evolutioninrecent years of indicators relevant to the investigation and seek sconfirmation of the fact that 2009 was the peak year for tourism crisis.