PERFORMANCES OF REGIONAL TOURISM IN THE AREA OF NORTHERN SLOVAKIA

Gao, Xu a Zhang (2019) examine the relationship between CO2 emissions, energy consumption, economic growth and tourism development in the region of selected countries. The Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (2013) characterizes tourism as the activity of people traveling outside their usual environment, not longer than one continuous year (outbound tourism), for the purpose of rest or business reasons, which, however, are not related to paid activities performed at the visited place. In the conditions of Slovakia, it was a reduction from 6 to 3 regions in order to create an easier-to-manage system. Since the entry into force of the law, Slovakia has been divided into West Slovakia (headquarters in Bratislava), Central Slovakia (headquarters in Banská Bystrica) and East Slovakia (headquarters in Košice). Act no. 416/2001 significantly extended their operation on the transfer of certain scopes from state administration bodies to municipalities and local authorities. Since January 2002, the self-government has consisted of eight local authorities (MV SR 2007).