The thesis deals with the new marketing opportunities of the Šumik hut. It offers a historical overview of the purpose of the hut, as well as an overview of forest workers life, who are one group of users of the hut. The purpose of the research was to determine the current use of the hut and on the basis of it decide on possibilities for further development of the facility including functions of the surrounding forest. The thesis includes an example of good forest hut management practices in Austria. Possible additional activities and their price are presented in a table. Outline scheme of activities are mostly related to the forest management. Activities of this profession contributed significantly to raising the visibility and understanding in the area. At the time of writing the thesis the project Pohorje NATREG (Managing Natural Assets andProtected Areas as Sustainable Regional Development Opportunities) was launched. The project is executed in the area of the facility discussed in this thesis. The thesis includes also potential possibilities for the development of the Šumik hut within the project.
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