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Consumers’ Preferences of Winter Tourist Packages in Romania: A Quantitative Case Study

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  • Ioan Bogdan Bacos

    (“George Emil Palade” University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology of Târgu Mureș, România)

  • Manuela Rozalia Gabor

    (“George Emil Palade” University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology of Târgu Mureș, România)

Abstract

Rich in natural and anthropic resources, the Romanian tourism industry offers the possibility of a total consumption by the tourists. The added value is offered to the industry by the different typologies / segments of tourists, the different tourist packages, the great variety of resources and the possibility to practice a total tourism. Consumer preferences are considered to be the most important factor in the development of the industry in an efficient and realistic way but also for making this industry internationally renouned. The methodology includes quantitative analysis, for which the data was collected using an online questionnaire, the purpose of the research being the discovery of the opinions, thoughts and feedback of the Romanian tourists on winter tourism and the infrastructure of its practice in Romania, as well as winter sports tourism.

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  • Ioan Bogdan Bacos & Manuela Rozalia Gabor, 2020. "Consumers’ Preferences of Winter Tourist Packages in Romania: A Quantitative Case Study," Economics and Applied Informatics, "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, issue 3, pages 157-164.
    • Handle: RePEc:ddj:fseeai:y:2020:i:3:p:157-164
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35219/eai15840409150
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