Rural tourism in Serbia as a concept of development in undeveloped regions

Abstract

The Golija mountain is one of the most attractive areas for rural tourism.Gora Golija je ena izmed najatraktivnej{ih podro~ij za kme~ki turizem. MARINA TODOROVI]Marina Todorovi}, @eljko Bjeljac, Rural tourism in Serbia as a way of development in undeveloped regions ABSTRACT: Our aim is to define the importance of rural tourism in Serbia for the development of Serbian rural areas. This paper presents Serbia as a country of varied, well-preserved nature, with many attractive and representative elements, and a developmental priority oriented towards ecological and village tourism, which has strong chances on the picky international tourist market. As Serbian rural tourism is only beginning to develop, we identified its potentials for further development, but also pointed out the weaknesses which are now obstructing the growth of this, in many ways the most perspective form of tourism in Serbia. Rural tourism in Serbia as a way of development in undeveloped regions

Living on the border: Social indicators of life quality in Srem border region (Vojvodina, Serbia)

“…Most respondents (42.9%; М=4.00) are in total agreement that it is very Real possibilities for faster development of the border regions of Serbia lie in the multifunctional agriculture development (Todorović, Bjeljac, 2009). This means that part of agricultural resources is used in the conventional manner by intensification of agricultural production to the point of sustainable development, part of the resources are used for non-agricultural purposes (agro-eco-tourism, hunting, fishing, sports and recreational tourism and hospitality, and other services) and part of resources are used for organic and safe food (Đerčan, et al, 2010b).…”

Character and dynamics of development rural tourism in the Republic of Serbia

“…The largest number of tourists was recorded from Great Britain, Germany, Russia and Italy. (Todorivić, M. & Bjelac, Ž., 2009;Milojević, Lj., 2004, etc. ) Municipalities in which rural tourism developed successfully until 2000 were Brus, Valjevo, Gornji Milanovac, Ivanjica, Knić, Kosjerić, Kraljevo, Lučani, Mionica, Požega, Prijepolje, Rača Kragujevac, Sokobanja, Užice, Čajetina, Čačak and Šabac.…”

Differences and similarities among rural tourism in Slovenia and Serbia: Perceptions of the local tourism workers

“…The results provide strong empirical support for the inclusion of rural tourism destination attributes in studies of tourism competitiveness. far from good, although there are natural, cultural and social preconditions for its development (Todorović, Bjeljac, 2009). Contrary to that, developed rural tourism in Slovenia contributes not only to higher profit gain by households, but also to variety of tourism offer, preserving tradition, ethnological uniqueness (Šmid-Hribar, LedinekLozej, 2013), limiting depopulation of the villages and improving the quality of living in a village (Bole et al, 2013;Nastran, 2015).…”