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Vanda Maráková
Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
Slovakia
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1148-8393
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Lenka Dzúriková
Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
Slovakia
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5080-8487
Biography
Vol 31 No 2 (2022): Special Issue. Euroregions in Perspective: Old issues and new challenges for cooperation, Articles, pages 1-27
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15304/rge.31.2.8378
Submitted: 05-04-2022 Accepted: 27-06-2022 Published: 23-09-2022
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The significance of tourism in the development of regions has become of interest to academics in recent decades and its contribution is evident. The rapid tourism development is creating pressure on the destination’s competitiveness, as well as on its sustainable development. The Tatra Euroregion has been connecting two nationalities for decades via joint activities that develop the region by strengthening tourism. However, little attention is given to developing the Euroregion by way of tourism. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to identify whether the development of tourism in this Euroregion will be sustainable in the future, which can be fulfilled by answering two research questions, RQ1: What is the current state of tourism development in the Tatra Euroregion? and RQ2: Is the further development of tourism in the Tatra Euroregion subject to the principle of sustainability? We will answer the questions by analysing statistical data and documents that describe the cooperation activities within the Euroregion. The paper contributes to the analysis of cross-border cooperation within the Euroregion, as well as to research in the field of regional development with sustainable tourism, which is determined by the life cycle of the destination.