MARKETING RESEARCH REGARDING TOURISM BUSINESS READINESS FOR ECO-LABEL ACHIEVEMENT (CASE STUDY: NATURA 2000 CRIŞUL REPEDE GORGE-PĂDUREA CRAIULUI PASS SITE, ROMANIA)
<p>Sustainable development is an approach that aims to preserve the environment and the culture of communities hosting tourists and at the same time to meet the needs of tourists and to maintain the growth of tourism industry. These objectives are more and more related to eco-labelling, which...
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| author | Olimpia Iuliana BAN Paul IACOBAŞ Alexandru Mircea NEDELEA |
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| description | <p>Sustainable development is an approach that aims to preserve the environment and the culture of communities hosting tourists and at the same time to meet the needs of tourists and to maintain the growth of tourism industry. These objectives are more and more related to eco-labelling, which provides the certification based on a series of benchmarks developed and verified by a third party.</p> <p>The labelling of an organization as an ecotourism organization requires the compliance with certain criteria as those required by the European Ecotourism Labelling Standard.</p> <p>Natura 2000 Crişul Repede Gorge– Pădurea Craiului Pass site will have to prove that it is in compliance with the prerequisites to become an ecotourism destination.</p> <p>The objectives of this paper are:</p> <ul><li>to identify the prerequisites that a destination must comply with in order to be labelled an ecotourism destination, focusing on the prerequisites related to the existence and behaviour of tourist reception structures; </li><li>to identify the extent to which tour operators are open and willing to support the labelling of the destination where they operate as being ecotourism.</li></ul> <p> </p> <p><strong> </strong></p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0f828584741f4a9c966e3e82c86adf152022-12-21T19:50:43ZengUniversitatii SuceavaRevista de Turism: Studii si Cercetari in Turism1844-29942015-12-010201626223MARKETING RESEARCH REGARDING TOURISM BUSINESS READINESS FOR ECO-LABEL ACHIEVEMENT (CASE STUDY: NATURA 2000 CRIŞUL REPEDE GORGE-PĂDUREA CRAIULUI PASS SITE, ROMANIA)Olimpia Iuliana BAN0Paul IACOBAŞ1Alexandru Mircea NEDELEA2University of Oradea, OradeaThe Centre for Protected Areas and Sustainable Development BihorŞtefan cel Mare University, Suceava,<p>Sustainable development is an approach that aims to preserve the environment and the culture of communities hosting tourists and at the same time to meet the needs of tourists and to maintain the growth of tourism industry. These objectives are more and more related to eco-labelling, which provides the certification based on a series of benchmarks developed and verified by a third party.</p> <p>The labelling of an organization as an ecotourism organization requires the compliance with certain criteria as those required by the European Ecotourism Labelling Standard.</p> <p>Natura 2000 Crişul Repede Gorge– Pădurea Craiului Pass site will have to prove that it is in compliance with the prerequisites to become an ecotourism destination.</p> <p>The objectives of this paper are:</p> <ul><li>to identify the prerequisites that a destination must comply with in order to be labelled an ecotourism destination, focusing on the prerequisites related to the existence and behaviour of tourist reception structures; </li><li>to identify the extent to which tour operators are open and willing to support the labelling of the destination where they operate as being ecotourism.</li></ul> <p> </p> <p><strong> </strong></p>http://revistadeturism.ro/rdt/article/view/312ecoturism, sustainable, eco-labelling, marketing research, tourism business, destination, romania |
| spellingShingle | Olimpia Iuliana BAN Paul IACOBAŞ Alexandru Mircea NEDELEA MARKETING RESEARCH REGARDING TOURISM BUSINESS READINESS FOR ECO-LABEL ACHIEVEMENT (CASE STUDY: NATURA 2000 CRIŞUL REPEDE GORGE-PĂDUREA CRAIULUI PASS SITE, ROMANIA) Revista de Turism: Studii si Cercetari in Turism ecoturism, sustainable, eco-labelling, marketing research, tourism business, destination, romania |
| title | MARKETING RESEARCH REGARDING TOURISM BUSINESS READINESS FOR ECO-LABEL ACHIEVEMENT (CASE STUDY: NATURA 2000 CRIŞUL REPEDE GORGE-PĂDUREA CRAIULUI PASS SITE, ROMANIA) |
| title_full | MARKETING RESEARCH REGARDING TOURISM BUSINESS READINESS FOR ECO-LABEL ACHIEVEMENT (CASE STUDY: NATURA 2000 CRIŞUL REPEDE GORGE-PĂDUREA CRAIULUI PASS SITE, ROMANIA) |
| title_fullStr | MARKETING RESEARCH REGARDING TOURISM BUSINESS READINESS FOR ECO-LABEL ACHIEVEMENT (CASE STUDY: NATURA 2000 CRIŞUL REPEDE GORGE-PĂDUREA CRAIULUI PASS SITE, ROMANIA) |
| title_full_unstemmed | MARKETING RESEARCH REGARDING TOURISM BUSINESS READINESS FOR ECO-LABEL ACHIEVEMENT (CASE STUDY: NATURA 2000 CRIŞUL REPEDE GORGE-PĂDUREA CRAIULUI PASS SITE, ROMANIA) |
| title_short | MARKETING RESEARCH REGARDING TOURISM BUSINESS READINESS FOR ECO-LABEL ACHIEVEMENT (CASE STUDY: NATURA 2000 CRIŞUL REPEDE GORGE-PĂDUREA CRAIULUI PASS SITE, ROMANIA) |
| title_sort | marketing research regarding tourism business readiness for eco label achievement case study natura 2000 crisul repede gorge padurea craiului pass site romania |
| topic | ecoturism, sustainable, eco-labelling, marketing research, tourism business, destination, romania |
| url | http://revistadeturism.ro/rdt/article/view/312 |
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