Sustainability of tourism initiatives in national parks on the tri-border of Slovakia-Poland-Ukraine as a stimulus for tourists' interest

hot topic of the day. The tourism industry is no exception to the
setting of strategies and solutions. In terms of ensuring long-term
sustainability, many destinations are turning towards setting rules and
limits that will be in line with nature conservation. Appropriately
applied strategies eliminate the currently widespread phenomenon of
over-tourism and, on the other hand, help travellers and local
residents get the most out of the destination while minimizing
damage to its natural resources.
The paper provides a perspective on the implementation of
sustainable initiatives in national parks. Using the example of
visitors, he analytically evaluates the perception of the approaches to
sustainable initiatives for the development of national parks in the tribordered area of Slovakia-Poland-Ukraine (Poloniny National Park,
Bieszczady National Park, Uzhanskyi National Park) as a potential
stimulus for increasing the visitors' rate and the repeated visits of the
parks. Using the questionnaire methods survey, it evaluates the
attitudes of tourists/visitors in three national parks and compares
them with each other in terms of determinable principles and
activities that can be implemented in the parks, as well as their
motivation to visit again under the conditions of applying
sustainability strategies.
The results of the research in all three parks point to the fact that these
national parks need more significant settings regarding the principles
of sustainability, as well as educating the public about their benefits.