COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE BALNEOCLIMATERIC (SPA) POTENTIAL AND POSSIBILITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF RURAL TOURISM IN THE LOCALITIES WITH BALNEO-CLIMATERIC FUNCTION TĂMĂŞEU, SARCĂU AND TINCA FROM BIHOR COUNTY (ROMANIA)

 Gaceu Ovidiu, Ilieş Dorina, Vlaicu Mihai, University of Oradea, Romania

Abstract

The present study presents comparatively the main characteristics climatic and bioclimatic, as well as the therapeutic effects of their thermal from the localities with balneoclimateric (spa) function from Tămăşeu, Sarcău şi Tinca. It analyses comparatively, in the same time, its touristic infrastructure for the three localities and solutions are suggested regarding ways of improving the locality through promotion activities and touristic development. Among the three localities analysed in this study, Sarcău comes first due to its waters whose therapeutic qualities are special (rarely met in Europe) plus the well equipped treatment and accommodation base, conceived under the rigor of international standards, but which is poorly valorised.

Keywords: comparison, balneoclimateric (spa) potential, promotion, ways of touristic development, Tămăşeu, Sarcău, Tinca