Email this article Business Environment in Tourism During the Global Economic Crisis: Comparison of Slovakia and Austria
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The article is dedicated to the business environment in catering and hospitality services (basic components of tourism products) in Slovakia and Austria during the latest economic recession. It identifies the main burdens of doing business perceived by entrepreneurs according to the results of opinion survey in context of Slovak economic activity indicators' decrease. It analyzes selected factors influencing doing business as well as competitiveness of a country in tourism in Slovakia and Austria based on secondary sources' analysis in connection to the burden's perception.
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