Czech Journal of Tourism

Environmental education for sustainable development in tourism

Eva Šimková, Barbora Kořínková, Kristýna Obršálová — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0100

In line with the concept of sustainable development, the paper deals with the issue of environmental education and training aimed at developing and making sustainable tourism products. The aim is to map the behavior of tourism clients and to propose principles in the form of a miniguide on how to behave sustainably during traveling. The motto of the proposed miniguide is not to see traveling as just fun, enjoyment or passive reception of the information, but as an incentive to learn about nature, culture and customs of local people, to promote and deepen language and other skills, including active protection of the environment. An important aspect of putting the principles of sustainability into practice is to publish and disseminate these principles so that they become known to the general public. That may be through information materials, educational signs, social networks, etc. Spreading awareness of the need to protect nature and the countryside will help to make people aware of their own responsibility for our common future.

Evaluation of the Tourism Potential in Slovak Regions

Jozef Gáll — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Every region has its unique natural, cultural, and historical wealth, as well as infrastructure, a range of attractions, and business opportunities that can attract a large number of visitors. Developing the potential of tourism in regions is important for stimulating economic growth, job creation, and improving the quality of life for local residents. Its development in regions involves mapping and analyzing available resources, opportunities, and competitive environments. The purpose of this article is to quantify the level of regional tourism development, assess its potential in Slovak regions, and identify their current disparities. For the purposes of this study, we will evaluate the potential of Slovak tourism regions using commonly used indexes - indicators of tourism intensity. The results of the analyses have demonstrated significant disparities among the individual tourism regions. We see that the development in different tourism regions varies greatly, and in some cases, there are pronounced disparities in terms of their development, visitor interest intensity in each region, and the economic benefits of tourism in the regions. These findings have served as the basis for proposing solutions that address the development issues in regions through the impacts of tourism.

A current view of the causes of the increase in turnover in the field of tourism

Mária Petruščáková — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0100

During the last three years, significant changes have occurred on the labour market. We focused our research on the development and current state of turnover in tourism, which over the past three years have gone through perhaps the most turbulent period in their existence - the period of restrictive measures to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 disease.

The purpose of the research was to focus mainly on the causes of increasing turnover in this industry, their quantification and qualitative definition and comparison with the current development.

We chose a structured questionnaire as the research method, which we submitted to employees in the hotel industry who had terminated their employment in the touristic industry in 2022 – 2023 in the Slovak Republic. We expanded on the questionnaire method with a semi-structured and a free interview with managers of operations in the tourism industry.

Obtained results are processed into statistical outputs and analysis focused on the reasons with the highest share of employee terminations. We compared our conclusions with previous published statistical findings and also specified some new conclusions that follow the current socio-economic situation. It can help management in tourism eliminate some working conditions that lead to increased employee turnover.

THE EFFECT OF INTERPRETATIVE SIGNS ON VISITORS’ BEHAVIOUR AND SATISFACTION AT LEKKI CONSERVATION CENTER, LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA

Folusade Arowosafe, Festus Oni, Olalekan Tunde-Ajayi — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Natural areas worldwide have continued to experience increased patronage in the number of visits to the sites and this has led to negative effects on conservation because of these massive use of ecosystems. This study thus aimed to find out the effect of interpretive signs on visitors’ behavior and satisfaction at Lekki Conservation Center, Lagos State. Direct observation and well-structured questionnaire; directed at 200 respondents were used to obtain primary data at the site. Data was analyzed descriptively and inferentially. Results revealed different forms of interpretive signages available at the site as well as their location. Also, the visitors were aware of interpretive signages at the site and they comply with these signages. Furthermore, results revealed the effect of interpretive signages on visitors’ behavior which showed “The interpretive signages are helpful” had the highest mean value (4.52). There is significant relationship between the visitors’ awareness of interpretive signages and their compliance (P<0.01), satisfaction (P<0.01) and revisit intention due to interpretive signages (P<0.01). Also, the socio-demographic characteristics and awareness of the visitors had significant relationship with their compliance with interpretive signages. Thus, interpretive signages have positive effect on visitors’ behavior and satisfaction and should therefore be managed well at tourism destinations.