Tourism in Slovakia, especially in Small Carpathians

• Main Author: Monika Španikova
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Organisation Studies, Novo Mesto 2018-02-01
• Series: Izzivi Prihodnosti
• Subjects: tourism; Small Carpathians; Slovakia; tourism potential; cultural heritage
• Online Access: http://www.fos-unm.si/media/pdf/IP/IP_30_Monika_sp_nikov_.pdf

Purpose and Originality: Article is trying to understand the touristic potential of Small Carpathians region in Slovakia. It explores the tourism of individual municipalities as well as of broader territories. The article further analyses the current status of tourism in the area under review by assessing all relevant elements such as the natural environment, cultural and historical monuments, and infrastructure. Method: Descriptive method, content analysis of primary data and evaluation method were used in the article. Result: Small Carpathian region in Slovakia has strong potential that individual places can become a popular tourist centres. However, the analysis showed the insufficient mutual communication at different levels in different spheres of municipalities and towns, insufficient promotion and providing low quality support services. Limitation: The main setback of the article is lack of the comparison of different countries and even within Slovakia, the article is concentrated on Small Carpathian sregion.