Diversification of tourist product vs. changes in the spatial systems of tourist development of Malta

Authors

  • Renata Rettinger Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny w Krakowie Instytut Geografii
  • Maciej Kukla Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny w Krakowie Instytut Geografii

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24917/20801653.293.6

Keywords:

educational tourism, Malta, small islands, sports tourism

Abstract

At present, tourism has become the leading sector in many geographical locations. It offersthe opportunity to activate the local labour force, increase income of the local population and intensifyindustrial development. In case of tourist regions which specialise in recreation tourism, an importantquestion emerges about the future development trends ensuring sustainability of the local tourist development.A well-proven method to maintain or increase the importance of tourism is to diversify theproduct based on new types of tourist traffic. Such activities result in changes in the tourist developmentstructures and types, which create opportunities of acquiring new clients. Malta offers attractive conditionsfor developing recreation tourism (picturesque beaches, clean and warm sea), cultural tourism(megalithic temple complexes, historical cities) and linguistic tourism (language courses). When comparedto 1980s, a 50% growth in the tourist traffic has been reported, also in consequence of a diversifiedtourist product through introduction of qualified tourism (diving, climbing, caving, golf).

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Author Biographies

Renata Rettinger, Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny w Krakowie Instytut Geografii

Renata Rettinger, the author in her research concentrates on the problems on tourism development inthe Caribbeanregion. The research issues on the size and spatial differentiation of tourist infrastructureand tourism volume itself together with the directions of the tourism development are dominating. Theresearch topics also include the issue of tourist enclaves as a dominating form of tourist infrastructurein Caribbean in the light of sustainable development and pro-poor tourism.

Maciej Kukla, Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny w Krakowie Instytut Geografii

Maciej Kukla, a student of Tourism and recreation of Pedagogical University of Cracow, graduateof Political Science. His main interests are tourism in the Mediterranean and urban tourism in Europe.

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Published

2015-02-23

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Rettinger, R., & Kukla, M. (2015). Diversification of tourist product vs. changes in the spatial systems of tourist development of Malta. Studies of the Industrial Geography Commission of the Polish Geographical Society, 29(3), 83–96. https://doi.org/10.24917/20801653.293.6

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Vol. 29 No. 3 (2015): Changes in the energy sector and services

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