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The Impact of Tourism on Business Development in Mountain Regions: A Case Study

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  • Merab Putkaradze
  • George Abuselidze

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Purpose: The article examines the potential of touristic and recreational resources of the mountain of Ajara (Georgia) and the territorial organization of tourism development dynamics on the basis of a sustainable system in the region. Design/methodology/approach: In order to achieve the study outcomes, the priorities of tourism development in study region under the rational nature management conditions were defined by means of quantitative and qualitative indicators of traditional methods, sociological studies, balanced theory and the coordination failure theory. Findings: The paper covers the resource potential existing in the region, which might be involved in tourism business development and is confirmed in businesses’ structural adjustment in an attempt to increase the efficiency of social-economic development. Practical implications: On the background of worsened the ecological and social-economic condition in the region, the ways solving the existing issues are grounded by rational nature management methodology. Originality/Value: On the basis of lack of land, the existence of ecological problems and seasonal unemployment of labor on the basis of assessment of natural and resource potential of the region the efficiency of businesses’ structural adjustment and tourism perspectives are shaped and proposed.

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  • Merab Putkaradze & George Abuselidze, 2019. "The Impact of Tourism on Business Development in Mountain Regions: A Case Study," International Journal of Economics & Business Administration (IJEBA), International Journal of Economics & Business Administration (IJEBA), vol. 0(3), pages 70-83.
    • Handle: RePEc:ers:ijebaa:v:vii:y:2019:i:3:p:70-83
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    1. Stefan Applis, 2022. "Crises around Concepts of Hospitality in the Mountainous Region of Svaneti in the North of Georgia," Tourism and Hospitality, MDPI, vol. 3(2), pages 1-19, May.

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    Keywords

    Tourism; resource potential; business development; Georgia.;
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    JEL classification:

    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
    • Z31 - Other Special Topics - - Tourism Economics - - - Industry Studies
    • Z32 - Other Special Topics - - Tourism Economics - - - Tourism and Development
    • Z33 - Other Special Topics - - Tourism Economics - - - Marketing and Finance
    • Z38 - Other Special Topics - - Tourism Economics - - - Policy

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