Role of the Tourism Sector in Sustainable Development of the Carpathian Region: Social, Educational and Economic Aspects

Abstract

Natural resources in the Carpathian region, favorable natural and geographical
conditions give preference to the development of recreational industry over other types of
industrial activity that provides: employment of people in recreational region, development of
Ukraine and the recognition of its economy internationally, positive impact on the formation of
individual. This necessitates a systematic study of a wide range of organizational problems,
recreational planning and creation of new management models for tourist activities.
Modern development of the tourism industry is associated with such socio-economic factors: the
growth of social welfare and the effective demand for tourist services; increasing demand for
vacation and recreation; urbanization and globalization; communicational and humanitarian
factors; transformation of traditions, cultures and social consciousness; changes in the structure of
spiritual values; increased leisure time etc .