%0 Journal Article %T ¡®Mountain resorts¡¯: origins and evolution %A Andrzej Kowalczyk %J Tourism %@ 2080-6922 %D 2009 %I %R 10.2478/V10106-009-0004-y %X The paper discusses the background for the emergence of such ¡®mountain resorts¡¯, their types and changes in their mode of operation. Some theoretical and practical issues will be illustrated with examples derived from Europe, North America, Asia and Africa. %K ¡®hill station¡¯ concept %K British India %K Bokor %K winter sports station concept ( ¡®station de sports d'hiver¡¯) %K Obergurgl-Hochgurgl %U http://versita.metapress.com/content/e2717061nt027p81/?p=7c7606d02aa64765ade285e146744c6f&pi=3