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

• Published in: Turyzm/Tourism
• Main Author: Kowalska, Katarzyna
• Other Authors: Uniwersytet Łódzki Wydział Nauk Geograficznych
• Language: unknown
• Published: Lodz University Press 2012
• Subjects: tourism attractiveness; ‘point bonitation’; methods of assessment of tourism attractiveness; integrated assessment of tourism attractiveness; North Karelia (Finland); karelia*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11089/11455; https://doi.org/10.2478/v10106-012-0003-2

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.