Congress tourism and fair tourism are two of the most profiting types of tourism from the perspective of economic benefits. According to the research in the field of tourism, they are part of meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE) tourism. Developed countries with developed tourism focus on the importance of MICE. They also compete with one another. From the perspective of congress tourism, Slovakia is an attractive country due to its location in Central Europe, membership to the EU and Schengen, good transportation accessibility and political stability. This paper evaluates the development and importance of congress tourism and fair tourism as well as briefly evaluates the history of the development and potential of Slovakia, and characterises the accommodation infrastructure of these types of tourism in Slovakia. The conclusion summarises the most important findings of the analysis of congress centres as well as the findings of the identification of the main resorts of fair tourism in Slovakia.

In Slovak Republic, as well Keywords: gender pay gap, economic crisis, unemployment, Slovakia ÚvodNerovnaké odmeňovanie mužov a žien za prácu sa objavuje v odbornej literatúre pod názvom rodový mzdový rozdiel (gender pay gap).Rodový mzdový rozdiel (RMR, GPG) sa vyskytuje tak na Slovensku, ako aj v iných rozvinutých i rozvojových štátoch sveta. Má svoje príčiny a históriu, ktorým sa venujeme v iných príspevkoch a ktorým sa venujú najmä sociológovia, ekonómovia, právnici, psychológovia, či aktivistky feministických hnutí

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Changes in Consumer Shopping Behavior in Slovakia. Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted daily activities, which led to a change in consumer shopping behavior as well. The aim of this paper is to analyze how shopping behavior of consumers has changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia. Two phases of an omnibus survey of shopping behavior were realized (before COVID-19, January 2018 and during COVID-19 pandemic, November 2020, June 2021). The research indicates that consumption patterns changed before and during the pandemic. The majority of Slovak consumers purchased their food at large stores before and during the pandemic. The pandemic resulted in panic shopping among a third of consumers in Slovakia. About more than tenth of Slovak consumers used online shopping more often than before pandemic.

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