«Tourism-phobia» in Berehove: conflict potential and reason searching

Abstract

Abstract. The article deals with the problems of tourism development in the Transcarpathian town of Berehove, caused by the Tourism-phobia of residents. It has been found that the aversion of residents to travellers can be related to exceeding the boundaries of physical, environmental, social and other opportunities of the territory and local communities, resulting in exacerbation of all existing problems. It is determined that tourism in Berehove can be described as tourism in urban areas. It has been proved that a significant number of the town's residents do not see the prospects for tourism development for fear of price increases; deterioration of the ecological state of the environment; local population conflicts with tourists; changes in the usual way of life; increasing competition for resources. The factors that act as additional stimuli for tourismphobia are distinguished: independence of travel; a limited number of services in recreation complexes; the sophistication and economy of the modern tourist against the background of the local tourism business unchanging philosophy; completion of the destination lifecycle; lack of seasonality; the age of a typical tourist.