The Romanian travel agencies, acting currently on Romanian market, are facing a variety of new marketing realities. The changes in demographic aspects, stronger competitors and the excess of touring offers present on the market - all these factors make us understand how difficult it is to...

The fierce competition experienced in the global hospitality industry, more specifically the hotel sector, demand that businesses operate innovatively. As such, those who are employed in this sector should be able to keep and attract new customers by satisfying their increasingly sophisticated...

Efficiency is generally defined as the extent to which resources or effort is employed in order to achieve a certain purpose or objective. As per an economic perspective, this term may also mean a minimum quantity of supplies which can generate a maximum result. But can we talk about efficiency...

This paper examines the economic and managerial impact of Romania’s accession to the European Union for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) active in the field of tourism. First, a brief description of the tourism sector in the European Union is given, stressing the fact that this sector...

This paper examines the economic efficiency of SMEs active in the field of trade and tourism. The paper draws on survey evidence from SMEs in Brasov city. The research has been conducted between April-May 2005 on a number of 133 SMEs. According to a statistical database, research has been...

Students could be important clients for travel agents since they do not have strong family - or even professional - responsibilities, they are more flexible in terms of the available time, they are more dynamic and eager for new experiences. Still, travel agents seem not to target them so much,...

Tourism is a new social and economic phenomenon that really integrated within daily facts after the Second World War, more precisely in the early 60’s. Due to the major changes in the world economy, tourism has had a significant growth, hence its feature given by numerous authors as a...

The article deals with natural healing sources in the territory of the Czech Republic that are used in balneology and their economic impact at regional level. First of all they include the following sources: natural healing waters (e.g. mineral waters, acidulous waters, thermal springs, etc.);...

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the economic impact of tourism in the case of Romania. To fulfill its goal, the author will focus on three macroeconomic indices (GDP, employment and exports) and using statistical data will analyze the relationship between tourism and these three...

Turkey is a vast and varied land boasting incredible landscapes and natural beauties bordered by three different seas. Site of some of the world’s most ancient civilizations, as intricate and colorful as the pattern of an oriental carpet, Turkey is one of the top destinations of the...