ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ATTITUDE OF TOURISTS ACCOMMODATED IN HOTELS IN BUCOVINA AREA

Cristiana Melinte

Abstract


Tourism is one of the biggest industries, and it is an important economic instrument. However, it also has many negative effects on the environment. Hotels as one of the components of tourism industry have a significant environmental impact. Considering the topic approached, this paper analyses an important and current subject regarding the environmental attitude of the tourists in Bucovina area. Different entities noticed a continuous increase of the interest and of the concerns regarding this topic. In this study we developed some hypotheses which we tested with the help of SPSS statistical program. The tourists who were interviewed consider that tourist activities are the cause of depletion of natural resources and of multiplying waste.


Keywords


tourism; environment; environmental pollution; environmental attitude

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