Recently, mountain regions have become highly attractive and important areas for tourism (Beedie & Hudson, 2003; WTO & UNEP, 2008; Rama et al., 2019). One of the most dynamic components of tourism in mountains is adventure tourism, which combines travel, sport and outdoor recreation (Beedie & Hudson, 2003). Since mountains represent sensitive areas in terms of sustainability, it is important to approach them appropriately, in order to apply measures to optimize the impacts of tourism. This study covers a review of the impacts of adventure tourism on mountain areas and an examination of measures that might optimize the impacts of such tourism. The purpose of this paper is to present the latest findings in the field of the impacts of adventure tourism in mountain areas, and certain measures that can be taken to balance the positive and negative impacts. The findings show that the impacts of adventure tourism in mountain destinations vary, and therefore each destination must be treated individually. Furthermore, a thorough approach to achieve balance is needed on a case by case basis, since there is no universal formula for sustainable development of destinations due to their different characteristics. The implications and further research opportunities are given.

Povezovanje športa in turizma predstavlja pomembno smer v razvoju sodobnega turizma. Športni turizem je s tem tudi pomemben člen razvoja slovenskega turizma, znotraj katerega igra pomembno vlogo aktivni turizem v naravi, v katerega lahko štejemo dejavnosti kot so smučanje in druge zimske aktivnosti, kolesarstvo, vodne aktivnosti, adrenalinska doživetja, aktivnosti v zraku in pohodništvo. Pohodništvo, ki predstavlja eno izmed najbolj množičnih aktivnosti v naravi, je v veliki meri razvito na območju Alp in s tem tudi Slovenije. V prispevku je opisan zgodovinski razvoj pohodništva ter vzpostavljanja planinske organizacije na slovenskem. Predstavljena je trenutna krovna organizacija na področju gorništva v Sloveniji z vključeno statistiko gibanja števila članov v preteklih letih in opisom povezovanja s planinskimi organizacijami v Evropi. Ugotavljamo, da pohodništvo spada med najbolj priljubljene in dostopne športne vsebine in predstavlja pomemben element športnega turizma, še posebej aktivnega turizma v naravi. Pohodniški turizem predstavlja pomemben element v razvoju trajnostne in dostopne turistične ponudbe, ki obenem služi tudi kot spodbuda zdravemu načinu življenja tako turistov kot lokalnega prebivalstva.

Turizem pomembno prispeva k podnebnim spremembam in je tudi eden od sektorjev, ki jih to močno prizadene. Turizem znatno prispeva k ogljičnemu odtisu, saj turistične aktivnosti temeljijo na energiji, ki se pridobiva iz fosilnih goriv, zato je v prihodnosti nujno izboljšati spremljanje izpustov, opredeliti vloge različnih oblik turizma in identificirati ukrepe za zmanjševanja ogljičnega odtisa turizma na destinaciji. Osrednje pričakovane posledice podnebnih sprememb, ki bodo pomembno vplivale na turizem, so čedalje več ekstremnih vremenskih pojavov, spremembe temperature zraka, drugačen padavinski režim in dvigovanje morske gladine. Poglavje izpostavlja aktivno vlogo in potenciale destinacijskega managementa pri oblikovanju analiz ranljivosti destinacij in tveganj za ponudnike, spodbujanju medsektorskega sodelovanja za dosego boljše podnebne odpornosti destinacij ter ozaveščanju o kolektivni soodgovornosti za učinke podnebnih sprememb in o vlogi turizma pri trajnostnem prehodu.

Učbenik Spretnosti za uspeh na delovnem mestu predstavlja zbirko skupaj osmih poglavji, skozi katere bodo študentje prejeli določena znanja, ki jih potrebujejo pri izbiri sebi primernega dela. Najprej mora posameznik dobro poznati kakšna znanja in sposobnosti, torej kakšne kompetence so zahtevane za posamezno delovno mesto, zato učbenik začenjamo prav s kompetencami. Nadaljujemo s kombinacijo, zaposlitvenih oglasov, pravil pisanja življenjepisa ter priprave motivacijskega pisma, ki bo posamezniku omogočilo pripravo dobre prijave za željeno delovno mesto. Ker samo prijava ni dovolj se v nadaljevanju osredotočamo na proces zaposlitvenega razgovora in testov, ki so zelo pogosto sestavni del zaposlitvenega procesa. Zadnji dve poglavji, delov v skupini in stres na delovnem mestu zaokrožujeta vsebine, vse od iskanja pravega delovnega mesta za posameznika, do vraščanja vanj in prilagajanja novemu okolju. Vsebine so močno prepletene s številnimi vajami in primeri, ki bodo študentom omogočili poglobljeno razumevanje izbranih vsebin.

PurposeAmazon Explore is a new online experience product from Amazon, which offers live stream sightseeing of destinations around the world. This paper aims to provide a first insight into how exactly Amazon Explore enters the virtual experience (VE) industry, and discuss the possible implications of its business model for the future of virtual and offline travel experiences.Design/methodology/approachQualitative and quantitative methods of content analysis methods were employed in this study. The sample of this research consisted of 175 Amazon Explore products. Firstly, the authors analysed the content of each product, and then quantitative method were used to present the data. With this analysis, the authors presented how Amazon Explore is testing the foundations for new business models, and discuss the possible implications for the future of tourism. One year later, those same Amazon Explore products were reviewed again to check development progress. The following were the main questions regarding VE: How interactive are Amazon Explore products? How does Amazon Explore aim to ensure the monetisation of these products in an economically sustainable way in order to go beyond the “freemium” business model, often associated with VE as just another destination marketing tool?FindingsThis article presents the discussions of VE and virtual reality (VR). The authors determined the level of interactivity of the diverse VE offered themes with a model of four levels of interactivity. The results show that the analysed products achieve mostly only low levels of interaction. Regarding monetisation, Amazon Explore shows three possible future directions in the development of VE: as a marketing tool, as an extension of the offline experience and as potentially someday replacing real travel as part of the future monetisation scenario.Originality/valueThe article offers the first insights into Amazon's extension into the realm of VE in two time periods in 2020 and 2021, and, based on these preliminary results, discusses four possible scenarios for the future development of VE monetisation.