Analysis of tourism development in Europe and its perspectives

The diploma thesis is focused on the development of tourism in Europe during a time period of years 1995-2015. The aim is evalution the development of tourism in European countries using statistical methods - cluster analysis and time series analysis. Review of literature contains a description of the development and importance of tourism, factors affecting tourism in Europe and the definition of European tourist areas. In the first of practical part of the thesis is analyzed tourism in European countries, according to the indicator of total contribution to GDP and total employment for the years 1995 and 2015, according to indicators, the share of international arrivals and the share of revenues from international tourism in the European region. The second part examines the evolution of tourism in selected European countries - the Czech Republic, Croatia and Poland, according to the indicators, the share of tourism in GDP, the number of arrivals of residents and non-residents and a number of accommodation establishments in the years 1995-2013. In conclusion, the results of all analyzes and determine the prospects of European tourism in the coming years