Sustainable development of tourism in ?ara Ha?egului-Retezat in the COVID-19 pandemic crisis

ABSTRACT

At present, when the mobility of the population is restricted in the spirit of conservation against COVID 19, tourism and with it the tourist destinations lose, not in image, but in the number of tourists and the benefits brought by them. Travel restrictions, natural fears related to health safety, financial limitations in the pocket of every potential tourist will lead to redirections to safe, sustainable tourist destinations located nearby, thus avoiding long-distance travel. Such a phenomenon is specific to Romania in 2020, when we are witnessing a massive return of Romanian tourists to Romania's key destinations the Black Sea coast, Prahova Valley and ecotourism destinations, among which the destination Tara Hategului-Retezat. The "opportunity" to relaunch the Romanian tourist areas in full pandemic, forces us to a safe tourism (Safe Tourism), with similar destinations, with tourists motivated to return to sustainable destinations in Romania.