Aspects Concerning the Tourism Security at Brasov Municiplaity Level

• Author: Tecau, A.S. - Constantin, C. - Tescasiu, B. - Chitu, B.
• Position: Faculty of Economic Sciences and Business Administration, Transilvania University of Brasov
• Pages: 77-84

Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov

Series V: Economic Sciences • Vol. 7 (56) No. 2 - 2014

ASPECTS CONCERNING THE TOURISM

SECURITY AT BRASOV MUNICIPALITY

LEVEL

A.S. TECU1 C. CONSTANTIN1

B. TESCAŞIU1 I.B. CHIU1

Abstract: When we speak about “safety and security in tourism” a lot of

aspects should be taken into considerations. To define an d to apply this

concept at the regional level involves to know not only the situation in the

region, but also the attitudes and the perception of the residents and tourists

on safety and security. This article presents some of the conclusions of a

complex study, a part of the Safer Tourist Cities Project, launched by the

European Forum for Urban Security in January 201, with the co-financing of

the European Commission.

Key words: tourism, safety, security.

1 Faculty of Economic Sciences and Business Administration, Transilvania University of Braşov.

1. Introduction

The aspects referring to the tourism

security at Braşov municipality level were

the subject of several researches within the

project “Safer Tourist Cities”, which

comes to the support of the local

authorities involved in the project, with a

view to improving the tourism-

development policies, by the creation of a

safe environment for the tourists and for

the residents of those towns.

The project “Safer Tourist Cities” was

launched in January 2013 and is

coordinated by the European Forum for

Urban Security and co-financed by the

European Commission, and is aimed at

obtaining answers to the major questions

on the tourism-destination security: Which

are the indicators of a safe tourist

destination? Which are the possible

solutions in the fight against tourist-

targeted criminality? What support can be

provided to the victims of criminal acts?

What partnerships can be clinched, with a

view to unifying the efforts to combat

criminality?

The project includes eight places of

interest across the European Union, as well

as an association: Alba (Italy), Barcelona

(Spain), Braşov (Romania), Brussels

(Belgium), Munich (Germany), Rome

(Italy), Saint-Denis (France), Sosnowiec

(Poland) and the Portuguese Association

for Victim Support (APAV). The

participation of Braşov municipality in the

project “Safer Tourist Cities” is an

opportunity to identify and implement a

strategy for the prevention and reduction of

the criminal phenomenon, in collaboration

with several cities involved in the same

project and with the support of the

European Commission.