Anna Michálková, Monika Naďová Krošláková, Branislav Kršák, Marián Čvirik, Andrea Tomášková
Perception of the problems of financing the development of regional tourism in Europe
Číslo: 4/2024
Periodikum: Acta Montanistica Slovaca
DOI: 10.46544/AMS.v29i4.21
Klíčová slova: Tourism development. Regional development. Financing of tourism development. Public resources. Regional organization of tourism
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the financing of tourism development in the region, with a particular
focus on the use of public resources in this area.
This may include the use of post-mining areas for sustainable
tourism, such as tourist attractions linked to mining history and
geology, as well as industrial areas where mining is still ongoing and
where existing extractive industry infrastructure can be used to
support the development of local tourism.
The main objectives of the article are (1) identification and
measurement of the perceived extent of issues regarding the
financing of tourism development, (2) identification and
measurement of the perceived extent of issues regarding the support
of tourism development from public sources, and (3) exploration of
the relationship between issues concerning the financing of tourism
development and issues concerning the support of tourism
development from public sources. We relied on scientific literature
when identifying the key factors (issues) in financing tourism
development in regions. We verified the reliability of the tools
created to measure the perceived extent of issues based on
McDonald's omega. The primary survey, on which the research
results are based, involved 94 experts in regional tourism from
Europe. Within the scope of the examined aspects of financing
tourism development in the region, the most problematic aspect is
perceived to be the support from public sources. This is primarily due
to the lengthy process and administrative burden involved in
acquiring public funding, as well as the uncertainty associated with
obtaining it. According to the research results, these are clearly
interconnected issues with the strongest mutual positive correlation.
The overall lack of financial resources for tourism development,
perceived as the third most acute problem, is attributed by experts to
the shortage of public funding at the national level, with almost no
consideration for the volume of public funding at the European level.