REGIONAL COOPERATION AND ITS ROLE IN DECLINING THE IMPACT OF WORLD CRISIS OVER TOURISM ACTIVITY IN ROMANIA

摘要

In the present paper we present some aspects related to the global crisis on tourism, with possibilities of relaunching this business with the help of regional development. Following the estimates made for 2009 by the World Tourism Organization (WTO) the number of tourists will decrease for the first time since 2003, on global level, and Europe will be the most affected. Global economic crisis will reduce the number of tourists traveling abroad up to 3%, and the outlook is very uncertain. If we consider decreasing the movement of European tourism by 11% in January 2009, the period 2009-2010 would be difficult for tourism in the world. The competition will increase in this sphere, will shorten the travels and tourists will prefer cheapest hotels. On the other hand regional development can be a starting point in relaunching tourism movement.