THE LAVENDER FESTIVAL – A PREREQUISITE FOR SUCCESSFUL ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF TOURISM (ON THE EXAMPLE CHIRPANMUNICIPALITY)

One of the key elements of modern tourism is the alternative forms it offers. Festivals and festival tourism arouse great interest among many tourists, and as a result of their implementation, an increase in tourist traffic levels is reported. As part of the main tourism assets for a region, festi...

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Main Author: V. Zheleva
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Language:English
Published: Trakia University 2023-12-01
Series:Trakia Journal of Sciences
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description One of the key elements of modern tourism is the alternative forms it offers. Festivals and festival tourism arouse great interest among many tourists, and as a result of their implementation, an increase in tourist traffic levels is reported. As part of the main tourism assets for a region, festivals are gaining momentum and have a significant impact on the economy of the localities where they are held. The International Lavender Festival is proof of the sustainable development of tourism, based on an agricultural activity characteristic of the region - lavender production. The PURPOSE of the present research is to show how a traditional livelihood of the local population supports the revival of activities that have the potential to create added value, social inclusion, entrepreneurship and limit the migration flow. The applied scientific METHODS are statistical, historical, comparative-descriptive, comprehensive assessment and regional analysis. Of greatest value is the conducted field research, which has been discussed in more detail in the discussion. The RESULTS confirm the research hypothesis that the natural and anthropogenic resources available in Bulgaria are a prerequisite for the development of alternative forms of tourism. The main CONCLUSIONS suggest that the attitudes of tourists towards this type of tourism are positive and this would help its sustainable regional development.
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spelling doaj-art-1f267e826b6c42628cb18107e351ffd52025-08-20T01:51:35ZengTrakia UniversityTrakia Journal of Sciences1313-35512023-12-0121Suppl.126727310.15547/tjs.2023.s.01.045THE LAVENDER FESTIVAL – A PREREQUISITE FOR SUCCESSFUL ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF TOURISM (ON THE EXAMPLE CHIRPANMUNICIPALITY)V. ZhelevaOne of the key elements of modern tourism is the alternative forms it offers. Festivals and festival tourism arouse great interest among many tourists, and as a result of their implementation, an increase in tourist traffic levels is reported. As part of the main tourism assets for a region, festivals are gaining momentum and have a significant impact on the economy of the localities where they are held. The International Lavender Festival is proof of the sustainable development of tourism, based on an agricultural activity characteristic of the region - lavender production. The PURPOSE of the present research is to show how a traditional livelihood of the local population supports the revival of activities that have the potential to create added value, social inclusion, entrepreneurship and limit the migration flow. The applied scientific METHODS are statistical, historical, comparative-descriptive, comprehensive assessment and regional analysis. Of greatest value is the conducted field research, which has been discussed in more detail in the discussion. The RESULTS confirm the research hypothesis that the natural and anthropogenic resources available in Bulgaria are a prerequisite for the development of alternative forms of tourism. The main CONCLUSIONS suggest that the attitudes of tourists towards this type of tourism are positive and this would help its sustainable regional development.http://tru.uni-sz.bg/tsj/Volume%2021,%202023,%20Supplement%201,%20Series%20Social%20Sciences/4%20%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F/%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8/45-V.Zheleva.docx.pdfalternative tourismfestival tourismlavender production
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THE LAVENDER FESTIVAL – A PREREQUISITE FOR SUCCESSFUL ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF TOURISM (ON THE EXAMPLE CHIRPANMUNICIPALITY)
Trakia Journal of Sciences
alternative tourism
festival tourism
lavender production
title THE LAVENDER FESTIVAL – A PREREQUISITE FOR SUCCESSFUL ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF TOURISM (ON THE EXAMPLE CHIRPANMUNICIPALITY)
title_full THE LAVENDER FESTIVAL – A PREREQUISITE FOR SUCCESSFUL ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF TOURISM (ON THE EXAMPLE CHIRPANMUNICIPALITY)
title_fullStr THE LAVENDER FESTIVAL – A PREREQUISITE FOR SUCCESSFUL ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF TOURISM (ON THE EXAMPLE CHIRPANMUNICIPALITY)
title_full_unstemmed THE LAVENDER FESTIVAL – A PREREQUISITE FOR SUCCESSFUL ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF TOURISM (ON THE EXAMPLE CHIRPANMUNICIPALITY)
title_short THE LAVENDER FESTIVAL – A PREREQUISITE FOR SUCCESSFUL ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF TOURISM (ON THE EXAMPLE CHIRPANMUNICIPALITY)
title_sort lavender festival a prerequisite for successful alternative forms of tourism on the example chirpanmunicipality
topic alternative tourism
festival tourism
lavender production
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