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The study presented has the purpose of highlighting the role and importance of tourism in the development of the local economy of the touristic system Băile Felix - Băile 1 Mai, Bihor County, Romania. This fact is concluded from the results of several analyses and corelations between the following factors : the numbers of companies, employees, fiscal value and recorded profit between the years 2000-2014. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Tourism activity is complex, it emplies the presence of resources (natural and/or anthropic) to determine the activity itself, to which we can add the presence of the general tourism infrastructure at its highest standards. Lastly, it includes also the active participation of the human factor. In the working methodology, we have used statistical data, between the years 2000-2014, for the following indicators: number of companies, number of employees, turnover and profit. The tourism industry sustains the progress of Sighisoara's economy, indicates the development of society, causing the city to be included on the list of most sought after tourist destinations, both nationally and internationally. At the same time, tourism determines social welfare by generating new jobs, limiting unemployment, balancing labor, which is a surplus in other sectors (primary and secondary). Results are expressed through graphical representations showing the share of total tourism sector indicators above. It also shows how tourism affects local economic activity and its place in relation to other economic activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of the present study is to emphasize the role of tourism in local economy development, in the context of present-day society dominated by antagonistic battles between local/regional values and the global ones. Tourism is a special anthropic activity, with deep implications both in the spatial individuality and regional values assertion and in those with global character. It sets up for a significant indicator regarding the development level recorded by a human collectivity in a certain area. In this context, the results of the correlations between the number of companies, employees, turnover and recorded profit, during the period between 2000 and 2014, on spatial and global level, become significant indicators, having special relevance in the role and importance of tourism in local economy development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]