Abstract:

Tourism can be an important component of a land development planning strategy as well as the economic development of an area or regions. If an area has important natural attractions, historical or cultural vestiges, sports facilities, event organizing facilities and other similar assets, then the tourist promotion of an area can attract more visitors, potential tourists, to that community, which will spend time and spend money to take advantage of these benefits.

Seasonality is the dominant feature of tourist activity and must be taken into account in the formulation of land development planning strategies. The seasonality of the tourist demand is an objective reality that deeply marks the entire activity of the agents involved in tourism. Thus, in this paper we analyzed the evolution of the tourist traffic in Gorj County, during the period 2012-2017, based on the data provided by the National Institute of Statistics, using as a research method the calculation, analysis and interpretation of the results of the specific indicators and tourism indices, for the purpose of planning the territory.