2021.17.2.17-28
Ľubomír Kmeco, Monika Klímová, Linda Svitáková
VESMÍR AKO NOVÁ DESTINÁCIA CESTOVNÉHO RUCHU
SPACE AS A NEW TOURISM DESTINATION
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24040/GR.2021.17.2.17-28
CITATION: Kmeco, Ľ., Klímová, M., Svitáková, L. 2021. VESMÍR AKO NOVÁ DESTINÁCIA CESTOVNÉHO RUCHU. Geografická Revue. [online]. Banská Bystrica, 2021, 17 (2), 17-28 [cit. 2021-12-18]. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.24040/GR.2021.17.2.17-28
Abstract:
In 1998 UN WTO (World Tourism Organization) defined megatrends for devel-opment of international tourism until 2020. The beginning of space travel was one of the megatrends. Currently, space is considered to be a new tourism destination. The goal of the paper is to characterize space tourism, identify various possibilities for development of tourism in near space from the point of view of supply and demand. Research of the space tourism supply was carried out through studying professional literature. Questionnaire survey was done to examine potential de-mand for space tourism. The survey was done in the Czech Republic, selection of respondents was random. 681 people participated in the questionnaire survey. The largest group of respondents were young people aged 18 to 34 (63%). We formulated following research questions:
Q1: Space travel is more interesting for those who are looking for adrenaline in the form of participation in risky sports activities.
Q2: Safety of space travel is the substantial factor influencing the demand for space tourism.
Q3: View of the Earth from space is the most significant factor for participating in the suborbital flight.
Q4: Optimal length of space vacation at orbit is 1 week.
Keywords: space tourism, space tourism supply, space tourism demand, suborbital flight, or-bital flight
