ACCOMMODATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE MOUNTAINOUS AREA OF SUCEAVA COUNTY. ANALYSIS FROM THE TRIPLE PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

The mountainous area of Suceava County presents real opportunities for tourist development, having numerous unique and well-preserved tourist resources, highlighted by their antiquity, originality and accessibility, a large number of traditional rural households and a generous number of accommodation spaces. Starting from the hypothesis that the tourist offer of the mountain area is attractive, this research aims to analyze the size of accommodation infrastructure in the mountainous area of Suceava County based on data provided by national authorities National Institute of Statistics and National Authority for Tourism and site specialized for the promotion of accommodation structures. The research methodology was performed by processing the data using Excel and the elaboration of thematic maps based on the results obtained. The data and information were obtained by studying specialized articles, on similar studies from other. In conclusion, based on the data provided by official sources and specialized sites, a discrepancy can be found in terms of the total number of reception structures operating at this time in the Suceava mountain area and implicitly leads to different data regarding the indicator of overnight stays in tourist accommodation structures.