STAGNATION STAGE

In this stage, stagnation explained us that visitor numbers have reached their peak. Besides, Carrying capacity has been reached or exceeded. Tourism causes environmental, social and economic problems and also the resort becomes divorced from its geographic environment. moreover the artificial tourism attractions now supersede the original primary attractions meanwhile the area has well-established image but will no longer be fashionable. As we know, the urban tourism is about travel or vacationing in revitalized inner-city and other urban areas and also a term for tourism in which city is a destination and area of multiple tourist activities. Actually, the stagnation is a competition from other resorts, rowdiness and a loss of the original features. For example in the urban tourism, if it had a great pool but that is now crowded and full of rubbish can cause the hotel to stop growing.  The number of people going levels off then starts to decline, threatening local businesses and services.

This form of tourism is relatively old and very complex. Cities were always purpose of many journeys and trips although it becomes more and more popular phenomenon since 50’s. As a subject of research urban tourism didn’t exist before 80’s and till 90’s was very underestimated. Tourism within cities is strongly connected with their growth and technology development as well. Travelling to cities became easier, faster and in many cases cheaper than it was decades ago. Important fact is that the awareness of possibilities that come with urban tourism rose significantly.

Urban tourism includes many other types of tourism for example cultural tourism as culture is one of the most important motives for travelling. In cities different forms of tourist activities are concentrated on sightseeing, leisure, shopping, visiting friends and family, religion, business, participation in congresses, conferences, entertainment (events, clubs), trainings and transit. All the activities listed above are included in term in-the-city tourism; however they are not always identified as urban tourism.