Purpose-Purpose of the paper is to determine and analyze obstacles of tourism development in Vukovar-Srijem County. The main focus of this paper is put on analyzing obstacles of tourism development in the County by using the theoretical knowledge about community-based tourism. One of the key objectives is to emphasize the importance of local community in the process of creating tourism product, as they are affected by it either directly or indirectly. Methodology-A desk research method is used for creation of theoretical framework and identification of key obstacles to community-based tourism development. For the purpose of primary research, a deeply structured online questionnaire was created. The main objective of the survey is to identify the level of awareness about tourism development benefits among local residents included in tourism offer. Findings-Based on the conducted research, it is possible to conclude that there is still not enough cooperation between public and private sector within this area. Additionally, authors identify main challenges and provide recommendations for the future tourism development in Vukovar-Srijem County. Contribution-This paper provides thorough theoretical overview of the tourism development theory, with special emphasis on community-based tourism as one of the key potentials in Vukovar-Srijem County. Primary research provides insight into current state of awareness of local service providers about potentials of tourism development within their area, but more importantly, about key obstacles they are faced with. By combining theoretical and empirical conclusions, authors provide recommendations for future improvements. Keywords community-based tourism, obstacles of tourism development, local community, developing region, Vukovar-Srijem County

SAŽETAK: Smještajni kapaciteti u objektima tzv. privatnog smještaja u Republici Hrvatskoj imaju važnost kao u niti jednom drugom sustavu turizma u svijetu. Preko 60% ukupne smještajne ponude nalazi se u apartmanima, sobama i kućama za odmor kojima upravlja oko 70.000 građana i mikro poslovnih subjekata. S kontinuiranim i vrlo intenzivnim porastom kapaciteta ove skupine smještaja, javljaju se i sve brojniji izazovi u organizaciji i poslovanju istih. Stoga se u radu analizira opći okvir i kontekst u kojem se događa njihov snažni rast. Svrha i cilj rada je istražiti i analizirati razlike unutar velike skupine privatnih iznajmljivača, izazove u poslovanju, kao i njihove motive bavljenja ovim poslom. S ciljem definiranja ključnih razlikovnih skupina iznajmljivača, provedeno je izviđajno istraživanje putem dubinskih intervjua s odabranim ekspertima iz poslovne prakse. U drugom dijelu rada, istražuje se važnost pojedinih motiva za bavljenje poslom, odnosno ulaskom u djelatnost privatnog smještaja. Rezultati istraživanja i dosadašnje spoznaje dovode do jasnih zaključaka temeljem kojih se predlažu smjernice za buduće operativne planove razvojnih strategija privatnog smještaja u Hrvatskoj, ali i daljnja znanstvena istraživanja u ovom području.KLJUČNE RIJEČI: privatni smještaj, motivi ulaska u posao, diferencijacija iznajmljivača, Hrvatska

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Electronic music festivals became one of the most successful forms of tourism for young adults. In the paper, authors aimed to explored the motivation and the perception of the potential visitors of electronic music festivals in Croatia and to identify the key dimensions of electronic music festivals. Instrument used for the primary research was a structured on-line questionnaire distributed among students of the University of Zagreb. In total, 350 questionnaires were collected and analyzed. Factor analyses resulted with three factors concerning motivation (music and fun, travel, socialization). Motives with the highest mean value are closely related with the core of electronic music festival offer, but other motives should not be neglected. Paper provides several recommendations for the improvement of electronic music festival offer and suggest the direction and possibilities for the future research.

The paper explores normative substance of the new Package Travel Directive (2015/2302/EU) and its influence on the Croatian Tourism Law. The new Directive was adopted on 25 November 2015, European Union Member States had to transpose it by 1 January 2018 and it is applicable from 1 July 2018. Internet as increasingly important medium for travel services resulted in surge of various forms of customized travel arrangements and rendered provisions of the old Directive obsolete to the needs modern tourist market. Although 23% of EU travellers still purchase traditional, pre-arranged packages, more and more either buy different parts of their trips separately or buy customized holidays, which are put together by one or more commercially linked traders to suit their needs and preferences. Vast majority of travellers buying packages and linked travel arrangements are consumers within the meaning of the EU Consumer Protection Law. Thus, new Package Travel Directive should result in the enhancement of the consumer protection. New legislation will extend protection of the of the 1990 EU Package Travel Directive to cover not only traditional package holidays, but also give clear protection to 120 million consumers who book other forms of combined travel. Scope of the new Package Travel Directive is substantially wider than the scope of the old Directive. The new Package Travel Directive applies to packages offered for sale or sold by traders to travellers and to linked travel arrangements facilitated by traders for travellers. The new Directive broadens the concept of package and now will apply to different sorts of travel combinations: pre-arranged packages; customised packages and linked travel arrangements. This paper elaborates on normative and substantive influence of the new Directive in Croatian Tourism Law. Following comparative legal overview current Croatian legislation of package travel including applicable sections of the Civil Obligations Act will be inspected.