THE DANUBE BEND MICROTOURISTIC REGION DESTINATION IN VIEW OF THE DANUBE STRATEGY

• Main Authors: ANDREI MĂDĂLINA-TEODORA, GHEORGHECI SABINA
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Academica Brâncuşi 2016-12-01
• Series: Analele Universităţii Constantin Brâncuşi din Târgu Jiu : Seria Economie
• Subjects: Tourism; planning; strategies; policy; sustainable; destination.
• Online Access: http://www.utgjiu.ro/revista/ec/pdf/2016-Special%20ECOTREND%20Vol%201/03_MAZILU%20MIRELA.pdf

Starting from the premise that an integration of the regions is more efficient and more realist than the integration at a national level, Romania must revaluate this opportunity, adapting the institutional abilities, mobilising the political factors, coordinating the decision levels, and, last but not least, encouraging the civic involvement. The regional development, thus, depends directly on these factors, so does tourism. The European Union Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) is a community tool for macro-territorial cooperation, involving 14 EU states and Danube states. We should not ignore the economic and financial aspect of the Danube Strategy implementation. European money is made available for the development of the South-West Oltenia Region, and Danube Bend destination, especially for infrastructure improvement and tourism development.