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ional development, sustainability, and marginalization 40 vices exports. European tourists are among the most numerous
visitors to the island; tourism is increasing from year to year, as the
fear grows that the paradise will soon disappear. As the demand
expands, so does the need for the improvement of tourism infra-
structure. The country is in a bad shape; money is needed to main-
tain free health and education systems. The Cuban Tourism Min-
istry is considering an increase from 63,000 hotel rooms to 85,500
in the next five years, and to build more resorts and golf courses
with foreign investment; officials are considering the feasibility of 12
proposals put forward by foreign companies, mostly from Spain, to
build hotels and other tourism facilities (eTN 2016). Through the re-
search of economic and social changes these plans will bring to the
society, we evaluate the possible scenarios for regional develop-
ment and their consequences. Literature review and content analy-
sis of available data and documents have been deployed.
Key words: sustainable tourism, Cuba, regional development,
infrastructure, marginalised country
Sustainable tourism as a factor of regional
development in mountain regions of Slovenia
– The case of the Municipality of Bovec
Urška Trček and Miha Koderman
University of Primorska, Faculty of Humanities,
Department of Geography, Titov trg 5, SI-6000 Koper, Slovenia
In recent decades, tourism trends have indicated a growing de-
mand for adventure tourism, while new forms of tourist services
also adapt to the lifestyle of tourists, in which the concern for health
and living with nature is becoming increasingly important. This also
applies to tourist demand in Slovenia, where statistical data show
that the largest number of tourist visits is recorded in the moun-
tain resorts. The Municipality of Bovec is the fourth largest Slove-
nian municipality and is to a high degree characterized by the di-
verse mountainous terrain of the Julian Alps as well as the national
border between Slovenia and Italy and the inclusion of a substantial
part of the area (about 80% of the territory) in Slovenia’s only na-
tional park, Triglav National Park. According to the various indica-
tors of economic development and previously mentioned facts, the
area of the municipality is often described as problematic or under-
visitors to the island; tourism is increasing from year to year, as the
fear grows that the paradise will soon disappear. As the demand
expands, so does the need for the improvement of tourism infra-
structure. The country is in a bad shape; money is needed to main-
tain free health and education systems. The Cuban Tourism Min-
istry is considering an increase from 63,000 hotel rooms to 85,500
in the next five years, and to build more resorts and golf courses
with foreign investment; officials are considering the feasibility of 12
proposals put forward by foreign companies, mostly from Spain, to
build hotels and other tourism facilities (eTN 2016). Through the re-
search of economic and social changes these plans will bring to the
society, we evaluate the possible scenarios for regional develop-
ment and their consequences. Literature review and content analy-
sis of available data and documents have been deployed.
Key words: sustainable tourism, Cuba, regional development,
infrastructure, marginalised country
Sustainable tourism as a factor of regional
development in mountain regions of Slovenia
– The case of the Municipality of Bovec
Urška Trček and Miha Koderman
University of Primorska, Faculty of Humanities,
Department of Geography, Titov trg 5, SI-6000 Koper, Slovenia
In recent decades, tourism trends have indicated a growing de-
mand for adventure tourism, while new forms of tourist services
also adapt to the lifestyle of tourists, in which the concern for health
and living with nature is becoming increasingly important. This also
applies to tourist demand in Slovenia, where statistical data show
that the largest number of tourist visits is recorded in the moun-
tain resorts. The Municipality of Bovec is the fourth largest Slove-
nian municipality and is to a high degree characterized by the di-
verse mountainous terrain of the Julian Alps as well as the national
border between Slovenia and Italy and the inclusion of a substantial
part of the area (about 80% of the territory) in Slovenia’s only na-
tional park, Triglav National Park. According to the various indica-
tors of economic development and previously mentioned facts, the
area of the municipality is often described as problematic or under-
