摘要：The multiple combinations of the development variables, have generated in space and time different stages of evolution in the human society, and consequently different types and levels of tourism. While some territories have reached the phase of "tourism industry", others are merely at the beginning. Therefore some areas have experienced a slower economic development, thus unwillingly managing to preserve a patrimony that carries a great load of regional specificity. Other areas have reached the highest level of development, generating touristic activities on a large scale, but with multiple negative and positive implications on the human communities. This paper has as purpose to emphasize the essential aspects typical for the "tourism industry", in well developed spaces as references for the initiation of development strategies destined to spaces rich in primary touristic resources, but only at the beginning of the touristic road
关键词：tourism "industry"; personalised tourism; human resourses; development
