The article highlights an analysis of the tourist accommodation capacity conducted in Vâlcea County. We analyzed the main tourism indicators registred between 2006-2010: number of arrivals in the main establishments of tourist’s reception with functions of tourist’s accommodation, number of stays overnight. Also, we explained the tourism terms that we used in our paper. We mention that the statistical data are processed according to the Vâlcea County Statistics Department, press releases from 2011, published under National Statistics Intitute. The paper was conducted in Vâlcea County, an area with touristic potential and wich has a strong attraction for tourist seeking natural resources, local culture

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79THE TOURIST ACOMMODATION CAPACITY IN VÂLCEACOUNTY AND THE MAIN TOURIST INDICATORSBETWEEN 2006-2010Maria-Roxana, Doroban u1Rezumat: The article highlights an analysis of the tourist accommodation capacity conducted inVâlcea County. We analyzed the main tourism indicators registred between 2006-2010: number of arrivalsin the main establishments of tourist’s reception with functions of tourist’s accommodation, number of staysovernight. Also, we explained the tourism terms that we used in our paper. We mention that the statisticaldata are processed according to the Vâlcea County Statistics Department, press releases from 2011,published under National Statistics Intitute. The paper was conducted in Vâlcea County, an area withtouristic potential and wich has a strong attraction for tourist seeking natural resources, local culture.Cuvinte cheie: tourism accommodation capacity, tourism indicatorsClasificare JEL: L00, L83, Q 211. IntroductionTourism is an economic sector with a multiplier effect on several other sectors, butnot insentive to the current dificult situation experienced not only by the Romanianeconomy but throughtout the wolrd economy. Thus we could say that the exit of the crisisof the Romanian tourism would inevitably contribute to the economic recovery in sectorsthat are independent, such as food industry, transport, tourism equipment industry,construction industry and others [Rabontu, C.I., et al., 2012, pp. 136].Tourism has the ability to capitalize and exploit the natural economy and climate, aswell as the history and floklore of the civlilization. If there is no tourist activity, the nature,the culture and the history of a country will never be able to make a business able togenerate income [Romanescu, M.L., 2012, pp. 143].However Romanian tourism is facing several problems related more or less weakinternational promotion. Further, I present in a succint way those issues [Interview, igu,G., 22.04.2012]:- in contrast to Bulgarians, who have actively attracted foreign investors in tourismin Romania have been kept away by a confused privatization of assets, the lack of clarityregarding their property,- no way perform luxurious tourism combined with union tourism. Several resortswith an infrastructure of 4 or 5 star hotel and resorts with hotels of 2 or 3 stars accessible toall should be separated,- the stakes too high for coastal, which takes only two - Three months and makes ituncompetitive with Greece, Turkey and so on, made to be neglected other types of tourisminfrastructure. For example Spas for which Romania has the second potential in Europe,- development and modernization of road infrastructure, particularly those locatedclose to the main tourist areas (Suceava, Sibiu, Baia Mare etc.),- policy of taxation VAT normally low or zero,- can not be done a personal quality in tourism that is the worst paid in throughoutthe whole economy and you can not travel with a staff that speaks at least two languages,- the quality / price report uncompetitive,- weak diversification of leisure in most destinations,- unkind staff,1 "Constantin Brâncoveanu University", Faculty of Management Marketing in Economic Affairs, Râmnicu Vâlcea80- local travel agencies focus more on carrying out of Romanian abroad thanforeigners bringing in Romania.Tigu, G., (2012) as illustrated in the interview, stating that the problems facingtourism Romania are not unsolvable, but requires consistent efforts and long-term threeplanes, as it appears from figure no.1:Figure no 1. The three plans for sustainable tourism developmentIn recent years some of Romanian and foreign tourists who visit Vâlcea area aremoving towards pensions, hostels whether urban, rural or agro. The explanation is found inthe many advantages offered by this concept of recreation and rejuvenation in optimalconditions with cheap rates, far from noise and stress of the civilized world.2. Objectives of the StudyThe article was conducted in Vâlcea County, a region characterized by both classicaland rural tourism. Mainstream tourism and rural tourism have commonalities in terms ofquality of the time spent by tourists, either in countryside or urban area. In order to carryout the study the following objectives have been considered:- brief analysis of tourism indicators,- analysis of the major areas with rural potential, the rural tourist accommodation –farmhouses,- to determine the reasons behind their trips,- to identify the problems associated with tourism activity in Vâlcea County.3. Research MethodologyIn order to comply with the objectives data was taken from both the secondarysources and primary sources. Primary data was collected through press releases, that arepublished under National Statistics Insitute, Department of Vâlcea County. On the otherhand, secondary data was collected from various sources. For this article secondary datawas taken from the Internet, brochures and professional websites, as well, that activate intourism branch.4. Tourist Accommodation Capacity in Valcea CountyThe primary issue in the activity tourism facilities, accommodation capacity changesover time due to changing technical requirements, organizational or marketing that werethe basis for determining. Competitive market economy mechanisms are necessary toadjust the material permanently tourism operators, accommodation sizing scientificpotential is thus a concrete way by which companies can increase their profitability profile[Burja, C., 2006, pp. 1].81Considered the specific factors of production are reflected in the size ofaccommodation capacity based investment projects are:- the size of the area intended for creation of accommodation (hotel, motel, hostel, etc.,- location of the surface construction, and attractiveness of the area, being found ofcourse in the number of tourists that will require accommodation,- possibility to catering services, treatment, recreation and other tourist infrastructureelements,- the existence of the specialized personnel,- forms of tourism: tourism organized, unorganized tourism, traveling, subsistence,etc. balneomedical., with implications for the use of a certain degree of potentialaccommodation.The types of tourist accommodation structures in Romania are: apartment for rent,bungalow, rooms for rent, camping, cabins, hostel, hotel, apartment hotel, youth hostel, floatinghotel, motel, inland waterway vessel, agro-tourist, boarding house, boardinh house rural, urbanboardinghouse, floating pontoon, touristcamp, holiday village, campingspace, villa.Establishment of tourists’ reception with functions of tourists’ accommodation meansany construction or arrangement which permanently or seasonally providesaccommodation and other specific services to the tourists.Existing tourist accommodation capacity represents the number of beds used for thetourist’s accommodation and registered in the last reception, homologation or classificationdocument of tourists’ accommodation establishment, the extra-beds which can beprovided, if necessary, excluded. The number of beds was determined for the existingestablishments on July 31 of the respective year.The number of tourists accommodated in the establishments of tourists’ reception withfunction of tourists’ accommodation includes all persons (Romanians and foreigners) whotravel outside the localities of residence, for less than 12 months and who stay at least onenight in an establishment of tourists’ reception in the visited areas of the respective country; themain reason of the trip is other than carrying out a paid activity in the visited places.The overnight stay represents every night for which one person is registered into anestablishment of tourists’ reception with functions of tourists’ accommodation, no matter ifthis person is present or absent from the room.Forward are presenting hereinafter the types of tourist accommodation structures in ValceaCountyand the main tourism indicators Registred in Vâlcea County between2006-2010.Table no 1. Establishments of tourists’ reception with functions of tourists’accommodation and the tourists’ accommodation capacity,by type of establishments in Vâlcea CountyNumber of existing establishments U.M. 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010TOTAL No. 163 168 165 173 179Hotels No. 38 39 39 39 40Motels and tourist ins No. 10 10 10 10 7Tourist boarding houses No. 34 36 34 37 40Tourist chalets No. 3 3 3 3 3Rural tourist boarding houses No. 22 25 25 29 32Camping sites No. 9 9 9 9 7Tourist halting places No. 1 1 1 2 2Holiday villages No. - - - - 1Bungalows No. - - - - 1School and pre-school camps No.. 3 3 3 3 3Source: Statistical Year Book of Valeca Vâlcea, 2011 edition82Analyzing table one we can see that the most tourist accommodation structures inVâlcea County are of hotels and boarding houses, there are 40 such structures that canaccommodate more people.Figure no 2. The percentage of the total accommodation rural accommodationestablishments in 2010The percentage of specific accommodation rural accommodation units in total for2010 was 1.67 percent for chalets, motels and inns 4 percent, the lowest level being atholiday villages and the highest percentage recorded to the rural tourist pensions.Table no 2. Existing accommodation capacity (number of beds)at 31 July in Vâlcea CountyExisting accommodation capacity at 31JulyU.M. 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010TOTAL beds 10223 10556 10596 10877 10719Hotels beds 6996 7260 7219 7219 7100Motels and tourist ins beds 394 396 352 352 306Tourist boarding houses beds 547 614 622 684 798Tourist chalets beds 148 148 148 148 146Rural tourist boarding houses beds 204 247 302 354 470Camping sites beds 900 894 947 947 671Tourist halting places beds 14 14 14 96 82Holiday villages beds - - - - 22Bungalows beds - - - - 22School and pre-school camps beds 297 276 295 295 312Source: Monthly Statistical Report –Valcea County, on linehttp://www.insse.ro/cms/rw/pages/buletinStatJud.ro.do [accesat în luna septembrie 2012]Regarding accommodation capacity at 31 July 2010 in Vâlcea may notice a slightincrease in 2010 this indicator recorded a total of 10719 seats, 496 more than in 2006.Regarding accommodation capacity guesthouses in Vâlcea localities in 2010, thehighest concentration is found in the resort Voineasa followed by the agritourism M laia.83Figure no 3. Accommodation capacity in agro hostels in local areasin Vâlcea County in 2010Table no 3. Tourists accommodated in the establishments of tourists’ receptionwith functions of tourists’ accommodation, by type of establishmentsTourists accommodated in the establishmentsof tourists’ receptionU.M. 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010TOTAL No. 208917 223326 233812 205473 184264Hotels No. 151758 161448 166916 147004 137566Motels and tourist ins No. 20429 23457 24724 20344 16314Tourist boarding houses No. 11519 12440 14028 10792 8966Tourist chalets No. 299 421 564 391 311Rural tourist boarding houses No. 3119 2702 4143 3977 2590Camping sites No. 4913 7959 7599 6530 5693Tourist halting places No. 235 211 428 477 180Holiday villages No. - - - - 12Bungalows No. - - - - 12School and pre-school camps No. 2769 1878 2753 2946 2019Source: Statistical Year Book of Valeca Vâlcea, 2011 editionAnalyzing table three we can see that the most tourist are accommodated in hotels,fallowed by motels and tourists inns and tourists boarding houses. There are 137,566tourists accommodated in hotels in 2010, down with 9,438 in 2009.Figure no 4. Number of tourists staying in agro-touristboarding houses in Vâlcea County in 201084As the number of tourists staying in localities in agro-tourist boarding houses inVâlcea County, the highest level is found in the mountain resort Voineasa with a numberof 1,033 accommodated tourists, followed by the agrotourism area Sl tioara. This is due tothe tourist potential areas of great significance, and preserving traditions and customs,elements that attract tourists lovers who want to avoid stress areas and urban. It should bementioned that all Voineasa resort is the largest concentration of guesthouses.Table no 4. Overnight stays in the establishments of tourists’ receptionwith functions of tourists’ accommodation, by type of establishmentsOvernight stays in the establishments oftourists’ receptionU.M. 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010TOTAL No. 1271596 1257688 1280263 1086589 960520Hotels No. 1100594 1065557 1077657 915459 809704Motels and tourist ins No. 43086 48529 51990 30251 28278Tourist boarding houses No. 25942 32977 28903 22399 20625Tourist chalets No. 535 1893 838 778 657Rural tourist boarding houses No. 8269 6311 9453 10300 5758Camping sites No. 14431 18853 20101 16969 13549Tourist halting places No. 251 211 428 714 228Holiday villages No. - - - - 28Bungalows No. - - - - 28School and pre-school camps No. 16471 18947 28264 36921 33921Source: Statistical Year Book of Valeca Vâlcea, 2011 editionOvernight stays in tourist reception structures in 2010 totaled 960,520 with 126,069more than in 2009.Figure no 5. Number of overnight stays in agrotourist boarding housesin Valcea County in 2010The number of overnight stays in the towns the agrotouristic pensions in VâlceaCounty in 2010 showed the highest level Voineasa followed by Sl tioara.Voineasa concentrates the highest number of overnight stays in the agrotouristicpensions, hotels and villas were the only structures that have been nights accommodationin 2010, tourist boarding houses missing from this indicator. This may be because ruralvoinesean store unique landscape of rare beauty, warm hospitality, a specific cuisine andatmosphere almost patriarchal.85Local peasant - mocan lives in profound communion with nature, as a ritual traditionwith the force that created the ceremonial structures that become "models" in the life oftraditional folk and "something" unusual for visitors. Traditions, customs and traditions ofrural life give flavor of these places. [Feasibility Study - Developing infrastructure in thetourist resort Voineasa agreement - Vâlcea, 2010, pp.6 ].The net use index of accommodation in July 2012 was 47,4% overall touristaccommodation units, down by 4.5 percentage points compared to July 2011.Conclusions:Tourism, which is closely linked to other industries and economic sectors inRomania, should be a priority sector. Urban, V. & Melnik, A.S. (2012) has shown thatpeople should know about this place and role of tourism in the national economy, takinginto account the changes and the trends reported worldwide, especially in Europe, thetravel options and leisure activities for both locals and foreign tourists.As long as the interdependence between tourism development and economic growthis evident, efforts should be made to attract tourists in Valcea County. Tourists choose theaccommodation taking into account the income, lifestyle, motivation, etc. There are no”predefined formats” for various types of accommodation consumers.The main problems inValcean hospitality industry are - the persistence of sub-standard accommodation facilities, especially in resorts; lack of coagulation of businessinterests; chronic lack of coherent policies - this is the fault of employers - on trainingstrategies, recruitment, promotion, motivation and retention of human resources, hence thelow quality of services; lack of adequate road infrastructure, modern roads safer - both forpersonal and car tourism circuit.The hospitality industry has been seriously affected by the economic crisis sinceoccupancy rate, average rate, staff deployment, tourism is an economic barometer and evenother branches of social or political. Revigoration has just begun in those countries withdeveloped tourism and serious institutions.References:1. 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