Využitelnost česko-moravské hranice v turismu
| Title in English | The usability of the Bohemian-Moravian boundary in tourism |
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| Year of publication | 2022 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Studia Turistica |
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| Keywords | Bohemia; Bohemian-Moravian boundary; Moravia; Relict boundary; Tourism; Tourist attraction; Tourist destination |
| Description | An increasingly discussed tourism problem is overtourism, i.e. excessive attendance of certain destinations accompanied by various negative impacts. In the Czech Republic, overtourism does not only concern the historical centre of Prague but also, for example, the Giant Mountains. Therefore, the effort is to get tourists to visit other, less exposed locations. The Pardubice Region and the Vysočina Region have been among the least visited administrative regions for a long time. The paper aims to point out the not very well-reflected tourist attraction/destination located mainly in both regions – the Bohemian-Moravian historical land boundary. The tourist potential of this historical boundary is presented, including the opinion of 357 respondents addressed through an online questionnaire on whether they would visit the nature trail on the Bohemian-Moravian boundary leading from Poland to Austria and why yes/no. The answer “definitely yes” was chosen by 30.5% of respondents, the answer “rather yes” by 45.9% of respondents. Thus, it can be stated that there is a relatively high interest of potential tourists in this attraction/destination, while the motivations of people to visit vary. In addition to diversifying the tourism offer – in this case, focused on the domestic environment, whose preferences were evident during the Covid-19 pandemic – the tourist usage of the Bohemian-Moravian historical land boundary could bring the development of the adjacent rural region, which is, in many areas, identical to the so-called inner periphery. Another positive effect of marking the Bohemian-Moravian boundary for tourism purposes will be the increase of people’s awareness of the historical land boundary, which will preserve the historical memory, which is disappearing especially as a result of administrative reforms. However, before marking the nature trail, it is necessary to protect the existing relics of the boundary – especially the boundary stones, as these monuments are threatened by theft and unscrupulous forestry equipment. |
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