POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE TRENDS OF THE ROMANIAN TOURISM

Romanian tourism is distinguished in particular by the two basic components: the natural and anthropic component. Romania stands out in particular through its potential natural tourism, through its geographic position that offers a status of the Carpathian-Danubian-Pontic country, through its natural elements defining the structure and landscape of the territory: the Carpathian Mountains, the Danube River and Black Sea. There is one negative aspect that refers to these elements as not being exploited at its maximum level. An original component of the anthropic resource in Romanian tourism is rural tourism with its typical symbols: music and costumes, crafts, gourmet products, dances, folk instruments, handicraft articles. As a trend, Romanian village will undergo to both favorable and unfavorable social and economic effects. The favorable ones, derive from economic activities developed, and unfavorable ones are especially environmental. The favorable effects lead to local and regional development which includes the village. Romanian tourism has many shortcomings: too many tourists and abandoned equipment and materials that can undermine small settlements. Another major issue concerns culture and education of the tourists. Demand in terms of places and products, should not cause distortion and destabilization of local culture. Tourism development without respecting a particular code is damaging both for countryside and natural ecosystem. The countryside is exposed to degradation through the following actions: depopulation, the rapid spread of urban areas, soil, water, air. land and forest pollution, increasing and generalized degradation of the landscapes and cultural qualities.