Analyse des groupes ; Cycle de vie ; Développement ; Modèle ; Slovénie ; Station touristique ; Tourisme
Cluster analysis ; Development ; Life cycle ; Model ; Slovenia ; Tourism ; Tourist resort
The paper discusses the applicability of Butler's model of the life cycle of a tourist area in interpreting various development patterns of Slovene tourist resorts. In order to find out similar development patterns a hierarchical cluster analysis
is performed. As a result, nine clusters are identified. The results show very heterogeneous development of individual resorts. Only in regard to a smaller part of them a pattern similar to the one from Butler's model could be discerned. - (IKR)