TY - JOUR AU - Kóňa, Andrej PY - 2021/12/31 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - THE CRISIS IS A NATURAL PART OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, IT IS NECESSARY TO LEARN TO FACE IT JF - Slovak Journal of Public Policy and Public Administration JA - SJPPPA VL - 8 IS - 2 SE - DO - UR - https://sjpppa.fsvucm.sk/index.php/journal/article/view/128 SP - AB - <p>Europe has the strongest and largest tourism in the world. As in times of economic prosperity, the industry can prosper, in the case of a change in the economic environment as a result of a crises, it is hit hard and the tourism industry throughout the European Union is suffering billions of euros in damage. It is the case of all post-communist countries and also in Slovak Republic. The effects of such fluctuations are all the greater for the country´s GDP because they do not have contingency plans in place and solutions are often chaotic or implemented too late. The article assesses the impact of several crises, including the current one associated with COVID-19 and predicts a possible approach to mitigate the consequences of the crisis and at the same time better manage the future crisis.</p> ER -