TOURIST VISITS TO SPAS OF SERBIA - GUIDELINES FOR IMPROVING THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM PRODUCTS

Snežana Trmčić; Dragić Živković

Snežana Trmčić The faculty for Applied Management, Economics and Finance, Belgrade
Dragić Živković The Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade

Abstract

Tourism is the most adequate human activity to create economic property out of attractive natural and cultural resources by applying the sustainable development principles. The spas in Serbia and their environment testify to the deep and turbulent history of civilization and the rich cultural and historical heritage. Serbia has a great potential for tourism development. This research is directed towards the development and tasks to be performed in respect of spa tourism of the Republic of Serbia. The paper presents an overview of visitors to the spas of Serbia. The aim of this paper is to identify the development prospects of spa tourism and through analysis of the number of visits systematize the main spa destinations and perceive the possibilities of tourism product development.The active participation of tourists in the tourist traffic is the main factor of implementation of the tourism product.

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