DISCOVERING THE ROOTS – ANCESTRAL TOURISM IN ROMANIA. A PILOT STUDY
Ancestral tourism is a less explored field in Romania, although it has a great development potential due to the large masses of Romanian immigrants established all around the world, over time. The aim of this paper is to explore ancestral tourism in Romania, to identify what are the main reasons th...
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Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
2018-09-01
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| author | Carmen Mihaela BĂBĂIȚĂ Damaris GALAȚI Andrea NAGY |
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Ancestral tourism is a less explored field in Romania, although it has a great development potential due to the large masses of Romanian immigrants established all around the world, over time. The aim of this paper is to explore ancestral tourism in Romania, to identify what are the main reasons that trigger an individual’s desire to start searching his ancestors and to analyze the experience he has during the visit in the country of origin. To reach our research goals, we conducted an interview with six persons of Romanian descent established in several non-European countries that have visited Romania in order to discover their roots, meet their alive relatives or to reconnect with their past. Based on the received answers, we were able to create the ancestral tourist’s profile and to identify whether the genealogical experience achieved our respondents’ expectations.
JEL Classification: L83, Z31
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| spelling | doaj.art-cd4c1fcabb72431e88c8804e079893532024-01-05T09:42:33ZengStudia Universitatis Babes-BolyaiStudia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai Negotia2065-96362018-09-0163310.24193/subbnegotia.2018.3.02DISCOVERING THE ROOTS – ANCESTRAL TOURISM IN ROMANIA. A PILOT STUDYCarmen Mihaela BĂBĂIȚĂ0Damaris GALAȚI1Andrea NAGY2Associate professor, PhD., Management Department, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, West University of Timișoara, Timișoara, Romania, carmen.babaita@e-uvt.roMaster Graduate, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, West University of Timișoara, Timișoara, Romania, damaris.galati@gmail.comLecturer, PhD., Management Department, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, West University of Timișoara, Timișoara, Romania. *Corresponding author: andrea.nagy@e-uvt.ro Ancestral tourism is a less explored field in Romania, although it has a great development potential due to the large masses of Romanian immigrants established all around the world, over time. The aim of this paper is to explore ancestral tourism in Romania, to identify what are the main reasons that trigger an individual’s desire to start searching his ancestors and to analyze the experience he has during the visit in the country of origin. To reach our research goals, we conducted an interview with six persons of Romanian descent established in several non-European countries that have visited Romania in order to discover their roots, meet their alive relatives or to reconnect with their past. Based on the received answers, we were able to create the ancestral tourist’s profile and to identify whether the genealogical experience achieved our respondents’ expectations. JEL Classification: L83, Z31 http://193.231.18.162/index.php/subbnegotia/article/view/2749ancestral tourism, genealogical research, genealogical experience, roots exploration. |
| spellingShingle | Carmen Mihaela BĂBĂIȚĂ Damaris GALAȚI Andrea NAGY DISCOVERING THE ROOTS – ANCESTRAL TOURISM IN ROMANIA. A PILOT STUDY Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai Negotia ancestral tourism, genealogical research, genealogical experience, roots exploration. |
| title | DISCOVERING THE ROOTS – ANCESTRAL TOURISM IN ROMANIA. A PILOT STUDY |
| title_full | DISCOVERING THE ROOTS – ANCESTRAL TOURISM IN ROMANIA. A PILOT STUDY |
| title_fullStr | DISCOVERING THE ROOTS – ANCESTRAL TOURISM IN ROMANIA. A PILOT STUDY |
| title_full_unstemmed | DISCOVERING THE ROOTS – ANCESTRAL TOURISM IN ROMANIA. A PILOT STUDY |
| title_short | DISCOVERING THE ROOTS – ANCESTRAL TOURISM IN ROMANIA. A PILOT STUDY |
| title_sort | discovering the roots ancestral tourism in romania a pilot study |
| topic | ancestral tourism, genealogical research, genealogical experience, roots exploration. |
| url | http://193.231.18.162/index.php/subbnegotia/article/view/2749 |
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