The present paper aims to analyze the situation of Romania’s tourism activity, beginning with 1990, when our country began its transition from a centralized economy towards a market economy. The main purpose of this analysis is generated by the fact that our country enjoys a great development...

The present paper dealt with the manner how cultural tourism is perceived and how it can develop under the conditions of the economic crisis situation. A primary stage of a research has been carried out – respectively, 196 questionnaires have been tested on a randomly selected population of...

This paper focuses on two different topics that apparently do not seem to be linked: city branding and the perception of public administration services. The authors intend to briefly sketch the framework of the manner how public administration institutions can get involved in researching how...

An indicator for a nation’s and its people’s wealth is provided by the dimensions of its middle-class. As SMEs constitute the spinal bone of the modern economic system, this paper’s purpose is to present the development of the Romanian SMEs throughout the 20th Century: from the flourishing...

The present paper aims to present and discuss the development of Romania’s and Transylvania’s tourism activity beginning with 1990. The paper mainly focuses on determining the number of foreign visitors who are interested in Transylvania as a tourist destination. This analysis is part of a...

The current paper is dedicated to present the promotion strategy (the international marketing and communication plans) and the evaluation of the branding implementation process [both referring to Transylvania]. The steps that we considered to undertake were the implementation of the brand and...

The paper’s premise is that a strong link exists between Romania’s poor tourism performance and the quality of its hospitality supply. In this respect, a comparative analysis of Romania’s and Transylvania’s tourist offering is carried out aiming at identifying the particularities of...

Among other producers and (re)sellers of snacks and fast-food, bakeries and pastry shops are some of the most dynamic enterprises that have developed both at national level and at the level of Cluj-Napoca during the recent years. Given the great variety of such snacks, the authors aim at...

Purpose According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization, sustainable tourism is a form of tourism that meets the needs of present tourists and host regions, while protecting and enhancing the opportunity for the future. It aims at having a low impact upon the environment and local...