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Transactions: WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
Transactions ID Number: 29-656
Full Name: Monica Maria Coros
Position: Assistant
Age: ON
Sex: Female
Address: Horea 7, 400174 Cluj-Napoca
Country: ROMANIA
Tel: +40744839111
Tel prefix: +40264596055
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E-mail address: mmcoros@yahoo.de
Other E-mails: monica.coros@tbs.ubbcluj.ro, sdulau@yahoo.com
Title of the Paper: Is Cultural Tourism Attractive in Transylvania? A Focus on Cluj and Sibiu Counties, Romania
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Alexandra Viorica Dulau, Monica Maria Coros
Email addresses of all the authors: mmcoros@yahoo.de, monica.coros@tbs.ubbcluj.ro, sdulau@yahoo.com
Number of paper pages: 12
Abstract: The current paper aims at sketching the manner how both native and foreign visitors perceive, appreciate and, why not, intend to consume the cultural tourism offer of Transylvania, a Romanian region. The article is elaborated on the findings of an Internet based research study that was carried out at the beginning of this year, findings that are correlated to the ones obtained in two previous personal researches. Cluj and Sibiu, two Romanian counties belonging to Transylvania, represent the focus points of our paper. Why were they chosen? Cluj is a major economic center of Romania, while Sibiu was the European Capital of Culture in 2007. This paper tries to contribute to the identification of the possible answers to several questions. Is Transylvania's cultural heritage attractive to tourists? Do foreigners travel to Romania for cultural purposes? Are the Romanians still interested in cultural activities? Transylvania's potential related to the development of cultu!
ral tourism is extremely valuable for the region's branding process.
Keywords: Cultural tourism, Cultural heritage, Cluj County, Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania, Economic crisis, Tourism development and branding
EXTENSION of the file: .pdf
Special (Invited) Session: Investigating Cultural Tourism Development and Attractiveness in Transylvania, Romania. A Focus on the Counties of Cluj and Sibiu
Organizer of the Session: 620-254.rtf
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