Spatial Differentiation and Evaluation of Tourism Performance of Slovakia and Its Specificities

• Authors: Anton Kasagranda
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim of this paper is to quantify tourists (both domestic and international) of Slovakia and their chronology throughout the years. Firstly, a brief development of them is introduced (absolute number and proportion of the total traffic from 1985 to 2013). Subsequently, the structure of their nationality, spatial differentiation (at municipal level) and seasonality is discussed (respective distribution during the year). The aim of this study is to discover a spatial context in space and time. To quantify the number of tourists, the data from the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic and also from the Ministry of Transport, Construction and Regional Development, are used. These data are interpreted in analyses and confirmed by tables, graphs and pictures.

Keywords

EN

Number of tourists; development; structure; seasonality; spatial differentiation; specificities

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Czech Journal of Tourism
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 58-74

Dates

published

2015-12-01

accepted

2015-12-11

online

2016-02-04

Contributors

author

Anton Kasagranda

• Department of Regional Geography, Planning and Environment, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/cjot-2015-0004