CITIES AS ATTRACTIVE TOURIST DESTINATIONS Cover Image

ГРАДОВЕТЕ КАТО ПРИВЛЕКАТЕЛНА ТУРИСТИЧЕСКА ДЕСТИНАЦИЯ
CITIES AS ATTRACTIVE TOURIST DESTINATIONS

Author(s): Tania Gorcheva
Subject(s): Economy, Tourism
Published by: Стопанска академия »Д. А. Ценов«
Keywords: city tourism destinations;territorial and spatial distinctness of a destination;global power city index;indicator of intangible urban values

Summary/Abstract: Research into major urban centres as tourist destinations may be conducted from various perspectives. Analysis is essential since they bear a number of important characteristics which add to their appeal and influence choice as being possible tourist destinations. Related arguments are presented in the first part of the paper where the formulation of the research is also made. The second part of the paper defines the concept of ‘city tourism destination’ and the elements of its contents. These elements are crucial for designing conceptual and practical models to improve the power of city tourism destinations. Part three and part four of the research paper provide a brief description and apply a methodology based on the Global Power City Index in analyzing the ranking of the world top ten city tourism destinations in 2014.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 3-16
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Bulgarian