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DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7701-025-2-0138

CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS FOR ONE-DAY TRIPS WITH SMALL CHILDREN: INSIGHTS FROM THE LIBEREC REGION

Artur Boháč, Jana Málková
Department of Geography, Faculty of Education, Technical University of Liberec, Komenského 314/2, 460 05 Liberec, Czechia


Tourism with small children is characterized by the efforts to develop children's physical and psychological health in combination with relative rest and well-being for parents. The paper examines the issue from the perspective of tourism geography. Its theoretical part explains the fundamentals of child-oriented tourism and assesses a region's tourism potential, focusing on specific tourist segments. The practical part is focused on the Liberec Region in Czechia. It is based on geographic analysis of the region, questionnaire results, in-depth expert interviews and field research, including experimental trips with children. The study is anchored in the framework of localization and realization factors of tourism, which, together with the results of a mix of quantitative and qualitative research and field research, leads to a SWOT analysis. Moreover, the study suggests a route ideal for children in the region. 

Keywords: child-friendly tourism, family tourism, trip planning, tourism geography, Czechia

pages: 138-141, Published: 2025, online: 2025



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