A KÖR NÉGYSZÖGESÍTÉSE: BUDAPEST LEHETŐSÉGEI A KELET-KÖZÉP-EURÓPAI VASÚTI VÁROSLÁTOGATÓ TURIZMUS ESETÉBEN
SQUARING THE CIRCLE: BUDAPEST’S OPPORTUNITIES IN EAST-CENTRAL EUROPEAN RAIL-BASED CITY-BREAK TOURISM

Summary/Abstract: The coronavirus pandemic that started at the end of 2019 has significantly reshaped our world and our values. With travel being allowed to resume, the tourism industry is expected to do its utmost to restore previous travel volumes and continue the tourism boom, free from the protection lockdown. Meantime, there is a continuing push by government actors to shift the modal split towards sustainability. Connected to this background, this article examines the relationship between rail as an environmentally friendly mode of travel and tourism in the Central European region. A significant share of the European tourism market is made up of tourists visiting the region from third countries. Many people arrive in Central Europe by air, and then use rail as a mode of inter-city transport. Our study presents new options for rail route designing based on the well-developed Central European rail system, and thus proposals to increase the competitiveness of rail.

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