摘要：Referring to the Romanian towns with less than 20000 inhabitants, the study makes a diagnosis of the tourist function and evaluates the potential for future development of this activity in relation to the geographic tourist accessibility (depending on the location from the major tourist axes, bigger cities or national tourist regions) and the potential tourist accessibility (expressed by natural and anthropic potential, existing services and general urban infrastructure development). The analytical approach regarding the key factors in the dynamics of the tourism phenomenon in small towns is useful in setting local and regional strategies for an optimal decision making process.
关键词：tourism; small towns; tourist function; geographic tourist accessibility; ;potential tourist accessibility; urban development
