Acta Oeconomica Pragensia 2015, 23(4):63-77 | DOI: 10.18267/j.aop.481

Global Tourism and Implications for the Czech Republic

Milan Vošta, Josef Abrhám
Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, Fakulta mezinárodních vztahů (email: milan.vosta@vse.cz; josef.abrham@vse.cz).

Tourism is characterized by constant spatial expansion and diversification. It is one of the fastest growing global economic sectors. Local economic fluctuations undoubtedly have a significant influence on the development of tourism. The aim of this study is to highlight the crucial importance particularly of stimulating and realisation presumptions, which greatly influence the demand for tourist activities on a global scale in recent years with implications for the Czech Republic. The theoretical base of the paper consists of an overview of concepts of market performance, and multi-criteria competitiveness of tourism destinations is introduced here. The analytical part of the study examines major shifts in the distribution of tourism on a global scale and the impact of changing assumptions of development and determinants, such as information technology, transport, political factors, environmental factors, demographic factors and the degree of urbanisation, travel security, as well as a whole range of social and economic impacts. A special emphasis is devoted to the consistence of the tourism industry with economic fluctuations and recessions. Global trends are then applied to the tourism sector in the Czech Republic.

Keywords: global tourism, competitiveness, international arrivals, diversification, the Czech Republic
JEL classification: L83, M38

Published: August 1, 2015  Show citation

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