Multicriteria decision analysis applied in tourism

Abstract

The decision analyses are useful tools used successfully in many fields – from Economics and Management to Urban Planning and Tourism. The aim of this analysis is to illustrate the usefulness and the potential of the decision analyses in tourism and even for business purposes. The paper presents a very brief introduction on the decision analyses with an emphasis on the multicriteria method applied in these. Further, applied on the study case, the phases of a decision analysis are being presented. The study case area is represented by a touristic area, which is not very well developed – Vrancea Depression – and it combines socio-economic aspects with touristic ones. At the end of the paper, some conclusions are drawn.

Keywords

• multicriteria
• decision analysis
• spatial location
• GIS
• Vrancea Depression