Tourism in Post-Communist States

This book addresses tourism and its development in the post-communist context of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The book consists of 14 chapters (divided into two sections), a new introduction and a reflective concluding section. All 14 main chapters in this book were originally published in the Tourism Geographies journal.

Autorentext

Piotr Niewiadomski is an Economic Geographer interested in the worldwide development of the tourism production system and uneven impacts of tourism on economic development, with a particular interest in Central and Eastern Europe. Piotr is a Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Aberdeen (Scotland, UK).

Inhalt

Introduction: Tourism development and post-communist transformations in Central and Eastern Europe PART 1 - Tourism in Transition: From Problems and Challenges to Success and Prosperity? 1. Tourism patterns and problems in East Central Europe 2. Troubled sustainability: Bulgarian seaside resorts 3. Gazing on communism: Heritage tourism and post-communist identities in Germany, Hungary and Romania 4. Unpacking the local: A cultural analysis of tourism entrepreneurship in Murter, Croatia 5. Ecotourism in post-communist Poland: An examination of tourists, sustainability and institutions 6. Relationships between international tourism and migration in Hungary: Tourism flows and foreign property ownership 7. From 'Bricklaying' to ' Bricolage ': Transition and Tourism Development in Central and Eastern Europe 8. Estonian tourism and the accession effect: The impact of European Union membership on the contemporary development patterns of the Estonian tourism industry Part 2 - Advancing Post-Communist Change: Tourism as a Transformative Force 9. New places in old spaces: Mapping tourism and regeneration in Budapest 10. Transforming tourism spaces in changing socio-political contexts: The case of Pärnu, Estonia, as a tourist destination 11. Culinary tourism packages and regional brands in Czechia 12. International hotel groups and regional development in Central and Eastern Europe 13. Non-planning and tourism consumption in Budapest's inner city 14. Hotel development through centralized to liberalized planning procedures: Prague lost in transition Final reflections: Whither tourism research in the era of (post-)post-communism?