Development and characteristics of a tourist visit in Slovenia from 1950

  • Uroš Horvat University of Maribor, Faculty of Arts, Department of Geography; Maribor, Slovenia.
Keywords: tourist visit, tourist development, number of tourists, overnight stays, average lenght of stay of tourists, type of tourist resort, Slovenia

Abstract

The author points out the main periods of tourist development in Slovenia after 1950, using the data of a tourist visit (the number of tourists and overnight stays, the average length of stay of tourists, their nationality, the seasonality of the tourist visit, the distribution by type of accommodation and type of tourist resort). He emphasizes the importance of building of tourist infrastructure and accommodation capacities, changes of the tourist flows, the impact of political events and other factors that influenced on the development of tourism in Slovenia.

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Author Biography

Uroš Horvat, University of Maribor, Faculty of Arts, Department of Geography; Maribor, Slovenia.

E-mail: uros.horvat@um.si

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Published
2018-12-31
How to Cite
Horvat U. (2018). Development and characteristics of a tourist visit in Slovenia from 1950. Journal for Geography, 13(2), 135-156. https://doi.org/10.18690/rg.13.2.3725
Section
Scientific Articles