TOURISTS' ACCESS TO IMPORTANT MUSEUMS OF BUCHAREST FROM SATELLITE CITIES

• Published in: Quaestus (Timio̦ara) no. 22/23; pp. 110 - 120
• Main Authors: Teodorescu, Camelia, Cioclu, Alexandra, Szemkovics, Laurentiu Stefan, Petre, Bogdan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Timisoara Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University, Faculty of Management in Tourism and Commerce Tourism 01-06-2023
• Subjects: Cities; Correlation analysis; Cultural heritage; Cultural tourism; Interviews; Museums; Satellites; Bucharest Romania; Romania
• ISSN: 2285-424X; 2343-8134

The current trend shows an increasing desire among the population to indulge in cultural tourism, which includes museum tourism. Simultaneously, people are expressing their preference for living in less crowded areas such as satellite cities around Bucharest. This study aims to establish a correlation between living in the satellite cities and accessibility to a number of museums located in the center of Bucharest. The methodology involved creating maps to determine the accessibility of the population in these cities to five chosen museums and conducting interviews with museum tourism consumers residing in the satellite cities. The results indicate a connection between accessibility to Bucharest and the decision to live in these smaller cities, and museum tourism is one of the factors that influence the choice. However, there are differences between the inhabitants of these cities as consumers of museum tourism. The study aims to continue research on the economic component that could also play a role in the choice of housing and consumption of tourism, particularly cultural tourism.