European experience of the organization of physical culture and sports societies - the National Bureau of Tourism in the Carpathians (Romania, interwar period)

In the article "European experience of the organization of physical culture and sports societies - the National Bureau of Tourism in the Carpathians (Romania, interwar period)" analyzed the European experience of the organization of physical culture and sports societies on the example of the activities of the National Bureau of Tourism in the Carpathians (Romania) in the interwar period. The authors identified the peculiarities of starting tourism work with the population on the Romanian lands in the 19th century, highlighted the purpose of the activities of such associations - the development of tourism, the mass involvement of representatives of all social strata of the population in such activities and the formation of a unified system (development of territorial objects, formation of a system of training specialists , spread of such activity), etc. Aspects of the activity of "Alpine Society of Transylvania", "Transylvanian Carpathian Association", "Romanian Geographical Society of Bucharest", "Group of Travelers", "Hanul Drumeților" were analyzed. The principles of the activity of the state National Bureau of Tourism in the Carpathians (1936) are outlined. It was determined that the idea of E. Rakovice to create a state institution of tourism began to be realized in 1926, when, according to the provisions of the law on health protection, the National Bureau of Tourism was created, subordinate to the Ministry of Health, whose main task was to coordinate the organization and activities of balneological centers in the country. However, such a narrow, limited field of activity did not reflect the entire necessary volume of development and popularity of tourism in the interwar period. The article highlights the achievements of the National Bureau in the studied period: the location of health resorts and tourist resorts was classified and determined; on his initiative, the construction of hotels was started; shelter houses were built in the mountain areas of Ranka, Obarsia Lotruluy, Babele, Chukas; developed winter sports, in particular skiing and bobsleigh, by designing and building bobsleighs tracks in Carpathian resorts. The authors note that the change of regime in Romania led to the fact that the tourist associations were dissolved in 1948, and all their property was transferred to the National Bureau of Tourism. Romania was the only country of the Soviet bloc that stopped the activities of all tourist associations and organizations.