Mining tourism and the search for its origins

Authors

  • Pavol Rybár Technical University of Košice, Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Control and Geotechnology, Institute of Earth Resources, Department of Geo and Mining Tourism
  • Pavel Hronček Technical University of Košice, Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Control and Geotechnology, Institute of Earth Resources, Department of Geo and Mining Tourism

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7494/geotour.2017.50-51.3

Keywords:

mining site, mining tourism, historical mining regions, definitions, the origin of mining tourism

Abstract

The article defines concepts related to mining tourism and the reasons why some destinations are chosen as the sites of hundreds of thousands of visitors per year, while others are only visited by “regional fans” of mining history. The authors attempt to ask questions, which will be clarified by formulating a better definition and understanding of mining tourism. Issues discussed include marketing and management of mining tourism, as well as tourists’ preferences. The article focuses on definitions of different forms of tourism, to ultimately argue that mining tourism is a separate type of tourism. A substantial part of the article is devoted to historical personalities, whose activities and interests in historic mining regions of present-day Slovakia can be considered as the beginnings of mining tourism.

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Published

2020-07-09

How to Cite

Rybár, P., & Hronček, P. (2020). Mining tourism and the search for its origins. Geotourism/Geoturystyka, (50-51), 3. https://doi.org/10.7494/geotour.2017.50-51.3

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