One of the current trends in tourism is the so-called "slow travel". This trend corresponds to the needs of a segment of tourists regarding waiver for quick and stressful tourism with a quiet interlude to regain energies and to enjoy holidays. The theoretical concept of "slow tourism" summarizes the original idea of "wellbeing", developed in 1959 by the american doctor Halbert Dunn affirms Chon, (2012). His idea of "welfare on High Level" is based on four concepts: a healthy diet;; motion;; relaxation;; cultural and spiritual renewal. Tourists could discover Slow Travel through simple pleasures such as: the flowers scent, flavors, "simple peace" and the beautiful landscapes. This new vision of tourism includes not only accommodation (which should be simple) and diet (healthy), leisure (peaceful), culture (local culture), services (provided in a simple atmosphere) and respect for the natural environment. Starting from these theoretical considerations I made research among Romanian tourists through which I tried to identify how they perceive the concept of Slow Travel. I use SPSS to perform the statistical analysis of the results. This research was conducted in Romania and its results will be a starting point for future research in this area.
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