An attempt at an integrated assessment of the tourism attractiveness of a region: the example of North Karelia (Finland)

• Main Author: Kowalska, Katarzyna
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: University of Lodz Research Online 2012
• Subjects: tourism attractiveness; ‘point bonitation’; methods of assessment of tourism attractiveness; integrated assessment of tourism attractiveness; North Karelia (Finland); karelia*
• Online Access: https://digijournals.uni.lodz.pl/turyzm/vol22/iss1/3; https://digijournals.uni.lodz.pl/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1288&context=turyzm

The article presents a proposal for an integrated assessment of the tourism attractiveness of a region. The holistic approach used in the author's master's thesis is given as an example. The article presents the results of a survey and ‘point bonitation’ (a ranking method) for the North Karelia region. In the summary, there is an attempt to assess the methods which were applied in the research.