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Astro-tourism in the area of the polish-slovak borderland as an innovative form of rural tourism

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: Astro-tourism is a new, niche trend in tourism, and its destination places are supposed to be free of the so-called artificial light pollution. The article presents examples and compares the activities offered by Dark Sky Parks and individual facilities providing services in the field of astro-tourism located on the Polish-Slovak borderland as an innovative offer of tourism in rural areas. The analysis covered selected rural areas of Slovak Poloniny and Polish Bieszczady Mountains which, being free from excessive anthropogenic effects, are ideal for conducting astronomical observations, particularly at night.

Source: European Journal of Service Management

DOI: 10.18276/ejsm.2017.23-06

Authors: Teresa Mitura, Robert Bury, Peter Begeni, Igor Kudzej

Institutions: University of Rzeszów, Slovak Astronomical Society at the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Vihorlat Observatory

Language: English

Topic: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research

Subfield: Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2792114552

FWCI: 2.047

Cites: 1

Cited by: 19

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