The Geography of Tourism of Central and Eastern European Countries

This book presents a comprehensive overview of the tourism market development in Central and Eastern European countries. It is divided into 13 chapters, including a chapter dedicated to Belarus, all richly illustrated with colorful maps and illustrations. The book presents the output of international conferences organized every two years by the Department of Regional Geography and Tourism of the University of Wroclaw which have served as inspiration for this book. Chapter 1 provides the characteristics of 20 post-communist countries of the region on the international tourism market and it sets the background and context for the following chapters. Chapters 2 to 13 present the condition of research on tourism, tourist attractions, tourist infrastructure, tourism movement, main types of tourism as well as tourist regionalization in 12 Central and Eastern European countries. All chapters have been updated with reference to the statistics.
This book is a revised and updated version of"The Geography of Tourism of Central and Eastern Europe Countries" published by the Department of Regional Geography and Tourism of Wroclaw University in 2012. It has been developed by a group of specialists through their exchange of research experience in the scope of international tourism in Central and Eastern Europe.

List of contents

Introduction.- The position of countries of Central and Eastern Europe on the international tourism market.- Geography of tourism of the Republic of Belarus.- Geography of tourism in Bulgaria.- Geography of tourism in Croatia.- Geography of tourism in the Czech Republic.- Geography of tourism in the Hungary.- Lithuanian tourism geography.- Geography of tourism of Poland.- Geography of tourism in Romania.- Geography of tourism of the European part of Russia.- Geography of tourism of Slovakia.- Geography of tourism in Slovenia.- Geography of tourism of Ukraine.

Summary

First book to provide an overview of the geography of tourism in Central and Eastern European countries
Detailed analysis of tourism trends in 11 countries
Richly illustrated with maps, photos and charts of tourism development

Product details

• Assisted by: Krzyszto Widawski (Editor), Krzysztof Widawski (Editor), Wyrzykowski (Editor), Wyrzykowski (Editor), Jerzy Wyrzykowski (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Original title: The Geography of Tourism of Central and Eastern Europe Countries
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2017
• EAN: 9783319422039
• ISBN: 978-3-31-942203-9
• No. of pages: 551
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 33 mm x 242 mm
• Weight: 1072 g
• Illustrations: XV, 551 p. 242 illus., 163 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Management, B, Regionale Geographie, Tourism, Economic Geography, Earth and Environmental Science, Tourism Management, Physical geography, World Regional Geography (Continents, Countries, Regions), Regional Geography, Hospitality, leisure & tourism industries, Gastgewerbe, Sport-, Freizeit- und Tourismusindustrie