Impact of attributes in spa tourism on the competitiveness, example of Vrnjacka Banja

Lucic, Milos; Dimitrovski, Darko; Todorović, Ana

doi:10.5937/zrgfub1664419l

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“…The vicinity of the Goč Mountain allows a complementary development of the spa and mountain tourism. Vrnjačka Banja Spa is also profiled as a destination for an active holiday, which combines spending time in nature and physical activity as part of medicinal treatments (Lučić et al, 2016).…”

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“…Близина Врњачке Бање и планине Гоч омогућава комплементарни развој бањског и планинског туризма. Врњачка Бања се профилише и као дестинација активног одмора, који комбинује боравак у природи и физичку активност у оквиру медицинских третмана (Lučić et al, 2016). У Сокобањи је евидентан сезонски карактер хотела.…”

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Variations in seasonality in spa centres of Serbia

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Todorović

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B SERBIAN GEOGRAPHIC

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Seasonality of tourist demand imposes a number of issues related to the destination?s carrying capacity and business activities of the individual service providers in tourism. As one indicator of seasonal fluctuation of tourist demand, the Gini index is identified in order to establish monthly concentration of tourists. In this study, the Gini index was calculated for four spa tourism destinations in Serbia (Vrnjacka Banja, Sokobanja, Niska Banja, and Prolom Banja), in order to establish variability in the seasonality. The research took into consideration the period 2010-2019. Research results indicate that Niska Banja Spa has the lowest values of the Gini index, while Vrnjacka Banja Spa and Sokobanja Spa have the highest values, whereby no values are higher that .45 (mostly between .30 and .39). Given that the theoretically lowest value of the Gini index is 0 (smallest seasonal concentration) and the highest is 1 (biggest concentration), the selected spas still do not have particularly high degree of seasonal concentration of tourists. Possibilities for reduction of tourist demand seasonality are pointed out, given its impact on tourism planning and its economic effects.

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confidence: 99%

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