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Geo-economic position of Belarus as a tourist destination
Geo-economic position of Belarus as a tourist destination

Author(s): Aliaksandr Tarasionak
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Geography, Regional studies, Tourism, Geopolitics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: geoeconomics; destination; geoeconomics of tourism; tourism in Belarus

Summary/Abstract: The paper summarizes the theoretical foundations of geoeconomics in tourism industry. The current status of tourism industry in Belarus is analyzed. Belarus is behind in its development in comparison to the tourism economies of the European countries. Overview of the countries in the polarized world tourism market is performed. Belarus is located in the geoeconomic periphery of the tourism market. The paper justifies the strategy aimed at country’s transition from the periphery to the semi-periphery of the world tourism market.

  • Issue Year: 6/2016
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 15-26
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English