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UDK 338.48(498) Andrean Ungureanu
THE IMPORTANCE OF PRAHOVA'S TOURISM IN SOUTH-MUNTENIA DEVELOPMENT REGION
Abstract
Importance of tourism is enormous both Prahova county economy and for development of the region to which it belongs. As the region's economic development components, tourism industry are taking into an active role which is played by the increasingly manifest. The tourism resources within the region and scientific planning & de-
velopment should be the only way to achieve sustainable development of tourism industry within the region and also an effective protection to promote this region's harmonious development.
Key words: tourism, touristic accomodation, arrivals and overnights stays.
Adrian Ungureanu -
Ph.D., Lecturer, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Faculty of Economic Sciences,
B-dul Bucuresti no. 39, 100680 Ploiesi, Prahova, Romania Tel.: +40 723 561 211
E-mail: ungureanu_adrian2001@yahoo.com.
Introduction
South-Muntenia region is located in the South Eastern of Romania bordering the north with Central region, to the East with region South East, to the south with Bulgaria, the limit being the date of natural border Danube river, and to the West with South-Western region. This region in the south of the Danube river gives it an opportunity to carry out communications with the 8 riparian countries, and through the Danube - Black Sea channel country outputs to the Black Sea and access to Constanta port - main access gate sea of the country.
There is in the center region, but not part of this country's capital city, Bucharest, part of the region
Bucharest-Ilfov which constitute the social infrastructure and institutional a real advantage and for the South-Muntenia region.
Region South Muntenia is composed of 7 counties, Arge§, Câlâraçi, Dâmboviîa, lalomiîa, Giurgiu, Prahova §i Teleorman county.
Base analysis technical materials and of the supply of services
At the end of 2014, the South-Muntenia region, in the field of tourism were in operation of tourist accommodation units 656 (accounting for 10.7 % of the statistical observation).
Table 1 - Establishments of touristic reception in South-Muntenia region - 2014 (number of units)
Region/County South region AG CL DB GR IL PH TR*
Hotels 155 40 3 18 4 10 74 6
Hotels apartament/Motels 42 3 5 3 6 6 18 1
Hostels 24 4 1 8 1 2 7 1
Touristic inns 2 - - 1 - - - 1
Touristic villas 59 12 - 3 - 2 40 2
Touristic chalets 29 11 - 5 - 1 12
Bungalows 3 1 1 - - - 1 -
Campings and houselet - type units 3 - - 1 - 1 1 -
Touristic halting places 1 1 - - - - - -
Touristic houselets 4 2 1 - - 1 - -
School and pre-school camps 9 3 - - - 1 3 2
Touristic boarding houses 149 34 3 10 1 - 99 2
Agro-touristic boarding houses 174 112 3 24 - 2 31 2
Ships accommodation spaces 2 - - - - - - 2
Totals 656 223 17 73 12 26 286 19
Source: author's own processing based on: https://statistici.insse.ro/shop/index.jsp?page=tempo3&lang=ro&ind=TUR101C (* AG=Argeç, CL=Cälära§i, DB=Dâmbovi{a, IL=Ialomi{a, GR=Giurgiu, PH=Prahova, TR=Teleorman)
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By analysing statistical data of the of South Muntenia region you can see that in Prahova county are developed most units of accommodation, the number of 286. Second position is occupied by Arges county with 223 units of accommodation. Together, the two counties, Prahova and Arges is 77,6 % per employee percent of the total number of units of accommodation in the region of development south Muntenia.
Numeric difference between these two counties and the remaining counties is obvious, so that, although Dambovita county is 3rd in number of structures, the 73 units do not compete with those in the Prahova county and Arges. Top 3 of the region is followed by greater distance of counties of lalomita (26 units), Tele-orman (19 units), Calarasi (17 units), and Giur-giu (12 units).
Graph 1 - The share accomodations units in South-Muntenia region - 2014
Source: author's own processing based on: https://statistici.insse.ro/shop/index.jsp?page=tempo3&lang=ro&ind=TUR101C
From the analysis carried out we can specify that in the year 2014, in the region of development South Muntenia, within the framework of the accommodation establishments share million Euro are meant for boarding and lodging is owned by tourism and rural tourism by approximately 49,23 % as regards
hotels, they are located in number, to position per second.
Within the region shall be separated in Prahova county with the 74 units of type accommodation hotel (48 % of the total 290 million euros in the region), mainly in mountain resorts on the Prahova Valley.
Graph 2 - The share of hotels on counties in South-Muntenia region - 2014
Source: author's own processing based on: https://statistici.insse.ro/shop/index.jsp?page=tempo3&lang=ro&ind=TUR101C
As regards the capacity of the accommodation availability at the level of 2014, no more than seven questions have hotels -50,83 % -, followed by tourism and rural tourism million Euro are meant for boarding and lodging -21,05 % -, a result of accessibility (lower
prices) and development of rural tourism. The share held by large hotels may be explained by the fact that these units have a profile complex, greater convenience and provides a wider range of services, for a superior quality. By analysing the ability of existing ac-
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commodation at county level it can be seen that counties of Prahova (41 %) and Arges (28 % ), represent the strong points for this region of development in relation to this indicator. The seats immediately neighboring counties are Dambovita (11 %) and lalomita (11 %).
In conclusion, the offer of accommodation available in South Muntenia region must be diversified, must be carried out further investment in this field on the basis of a strategy drawn up on a regional basis. Tourism supply must be conceived in such a way as to respond as much as possible existing tourism demand on the market.
Table 2 - Tourist accommodation capacity in operation in South-Muntenia region - 2014 (places)
Region/County South region AG Cl DB GR IL PH TR
Hotels 14411 3046 406 1499 286 2210 6414 550
Hotels apartament/Motels 1615 38 233 70 264 208 770 32
Hostels 1377 272 84 474 20 42 467 18
Touristic inns 42 - - 22 - - - 20
Touristic villas 1382 359 - 92 - 50 855 26
Touristic chalets 1240 673 - 181 - 14 372 -
Bungalows 36 20 8 - - - 8 -
Campings and houselet - type units 614 - - 244 - 342 28 -
Touristic halting places 30 30 - - - - - -
Touristic houselets 183 52 26 - - 105 - -
School and pre-school camps 1114 720 - - - 90 154 150
Touristic boarding houses 2919 682 46 202 - 27 1924 38
Agro-touristic boarding houses 3049 1937 40 479 - 26 533 34
Ships accommodation spaces 336 - - - - - - 336
Totals 28348 7829 843 3263 570 3114 11525 1204
Source: author's own processing based on: https://statistici.insse.ro/shop/index.jsp?page=tempo3&lang=ro&ind=TUR102D
Graph 3 - The share accomodation capacity on counties in South-Muntenia region - 2014 (places)
Source: author's own processing based on: https://statistici.insse.ro/shop/index.jsp?page=tempo3&lang=ro&ind=TUR102D
Tourist traffic analysis in the South-Muntenia region
Number of arrivals of tourists recorded in the South Muntenia region, in tourist facilities, in the year 2014, was 679 360, with May 107 603 higher than in 2003.
Under the aspect of weighting of tourists in the region arrival South Muntenia region in total arrivals, It should be noted that this decline in known records. If, at the level of 2003 we record a weight of 11.3 percent, 10 years later these decreases by 2.7 percentage points, reaching minimum value of the analysis period (2003-2013), of only 8.6 %. World economic crisis and fluctuations in exchange
rates have affected arrivals from South Muntenia region. Number arrival lounges foreign tourists in structures of receipt with tourist accommodation functions have been directly affected by economic crisis. Although in the year 2008, were arriving in this region 103,387 foreign tourists (maximum value recorded), a year later, 2009 shall be recorded 78,816 arrivals (minimum value recorded), the figure which is equivalent to a drop of 13,77 % as compared to the previous year. Starting from the year 2010 we are witnessing a continuous increase in the number of foreign arrivals in the region South Muntenia region, but the figures recorded are not able to reach the values before the trigger economic crisis. Most arrivals have been recorded for tour-
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ists resident in Romania (86,22 % of the total), the arrivals have been recorded in hotels (64,76 %), difference (13.78 in %) belonging to foreign tourists. at the opposite pole namely bungalourile with only The types of units of tourist accommodation, most 0.08 percent of the total.
Graph 4 - Arrivals of tourists in the establishments of tourists with tourists' accommodation functions
in South-Muntenia region, (2003-2013)
Source: author's own processing based on: https://statistici.insse.ro/shop/index.jsp?page=tempo3&lang=ro&ind=TUR102D
World economic crisis and fluctuations in exchange rates have affected arrivals from and powerful South Muntenia region. Number arrival lounges foreign tourists in structures of receipt with tourist accommodation functions have been directly affected by economic crisis. Although in the year 2008, were arriving in this region 103,387 foreign tourists (maximum value recorded), a year later, 09 shall be re-
corded 78,816 arrivals (minimum value recorded), the figure which is equivalent to a drop of 13,77 % in 1991 compared to the previous year.
Starting from the year 2010 we are witnessing a continuous increase in the number of foreign arrivals in the region South Muntenia region, but the figures recorded are not able to reach the values before the trigger economic crisis.
Graph 5 - Arrivals of romanian and foreign tourists in the establishments of tourists with tourists' accommodation functions in South-Muntenia region, (2003-2013)
Source: author's own processing based on :https://statistici.insse.ro/shop/index.jsp?page=tempo3&lang=ro&ind=TUR103B
From the point of view of the weighting of the counties, have been preferred units in Prahova county (recording 53.9 % of the total arrival lounges) and Arges (22 %)- according to Graph 6-, and from the point of view of comfort, were preferred units of 2 and 3 stars. It should be noted that the two counties of the region groups 77,6 % per employee percent of the total number of units of accommodation in the region and at the same time attract 75.9 percent of the total arrival lounges. The figures supplied by the National Institute of economic statistics, very clearly indicates that in the region foreign tourists have
preferred all in Prahova county, with approximately 51.9 %
Number of overnights stays structures in tourist accommodation was in the year 2013 the 1715207 overnights stays, of which 1453731 of Romanian tourists (collected 84.8 %) and 261476 innoptari of foreign tourists (15.2 %). As regards tourism in accommodation spaces in the region South Muntenia region -the number tourists accommodated and in-noptarile developed ecotourism during the period 2003-2008 and significant decrease between 2008 and 2013.
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Calarasi, 11035,1%
lalomita, 40189,6%
Teleorman 13176, 2%
■ Arges
■ Calarasi
■ Darnbovita
■ Giurgiu
■ lalomita P'a h ova Teleorman
Graph 6 - The share arrivals on counties in South-Muntenia region, (2003-2013)
Source: author's own processing based on :https://statistici.insse.ro/shop/index.jsp?page=tempo3&lang=ro&ind=TUR104B
Graph 7 - Overnight stays in the establishments of tourists 'reception with tourists' accommodation
function in South-Muntenia region, (2003-2013)
Source: author's own processing based on :https://statistici.insse.ro/shop/index.jsp?page=tempo3&lang=ro&ind=TUR104B
Average length of stay have been reduced from 2.98 days in 2003 to 2.52 days in 2013 and the trend to share holidays and of the pursuit of itinerant tourism. That arrivals from tourists in accommodation spaces and their innoptarile decreased represents a negative factor in the light of the prospective de-zoltarii tourism. For this trend to reverse it is necessary to create vacation packages more attractive,
increase quality of services rendered to modernize infrastructure (access routes in the area - maybe even build the Comarnic-Bra§ov freeway), but also the technical and material of tourism. With a view to assessing downward trend, for the period immediately following (2014-2019), the number of arrivals of tourists in the South Muntenia region, it has used the criterion based on changing average:
Table 3 - The calculation algorithm needed to adjust the number of the arrivals through the average growth method (yt), 2003-2013
Year yt At/t-1 t-1 Yt = y1 + (t-1)A (yt-Yt)2
2003 571757 0 0 0 0
2004 575759 4002 1 582517.3 45674618.89
2005 573557 -2202 2 593277.6 388902064.4
2006 627320 53763 3 604037.9 542056180.4
2007 729221 101901 4 614798.2 13092577160
2008 750157 20936 5 625558.5 15524786202
2009 591251 -158906 6 636318.8 2031106597
2010 572912 -18339 7 647079.1 5500758722
2011 615931 43019 8 657839.4 1756313991
2012 692810 76879 9 668599.7 586138626.1
2013 679360 -13450 10 679360 0
Total 6980035 39468314162
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A 10760.3
y 634548.6364
Standard deviation a 59900.15493
Coefficient of variation u 9.44 %
Source: author's own processing based on :https://statistici.insse.ro/shop/index.jsp?page=tempo3&lang=ro&ind=TUR104B
The value of 9,44 % of the coefficient of variation suggests that the arithmetic mean (y) of the series historical record - structures to receive tourist
accommodation with functions, has a high degree of representativeness.
Table 4 - Previsions of the number of arrivals in South Muntenia region, 2014-2019
Year t-1 Yt = y1 + (t-1)A
2014 11 690120.30
2015 12 700880.60
2016 13 711640.90
2017 14 722401.20
2018 15 733161.50
2019 16 743921.80
Source: author's own processing based on :https://statistici.insse.ro/shop/index.jsp?page=tempo3&lang=ro&ind=TUR104B
In accordance with during preview of the table below, for the period 2014-2019, there has been an upward trend, the dynamics of number of arrivals in the region March . Trend resulting presents a favorable situation for tourism region analyzed as a whole and is due to both investments, as well as realization of the potential in the Prahova county tourism.
Conclusion
In conclusion, tourism demand is concentrated, at present, very powerful in Prahova county from a great distance in Arges county. This not only affects the revenue streams in the region, but also the results of the use of existing infrastructure and personnel. After the analysis, it might be asserted that the offer of accommodation available South Muntenia region should be spiced up by investments in the field. These investments should be drawn up taking account of existing tourism demand in the profile area
and local. Another aspect that must be highlighted when strategies are drawn up at the central level is decreasing negative effects of sezonalitatii for supply of accommodation.
Tourism South Muntenia region is made up of indigenous people's holidays. In the case of region analyzed international tourism movement is represented in the greater part of European tourists of provenance. Most of them foreign tourists come from the Republic of Moldova and Bulgaria. Taking into account the situation in Romanian tourism industry in general, hotel capacities, adaptation to needs can be hallowed by upgrading hotels built before 1980s, and by the construction of new hotels, mainly those of great comfort. Modernization should be such as to ensure alignment with international standards and resolve, in a timely manner, this is only possible through participation foreign capital.
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