Youth tourism as a contributor to the development of Belgrade as a tourism destination

An increase in young tourists has led to the creation of a new segment in the Tourism industry – youth tourism. It is becoming one of the largest sectors of the global tourism market and has high future growth potential that contributes to positive social relationships and generates a lot of revenue...

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Main Authors: Saša Stevanović, Jelena Milenković
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Hotel Management and Tourism in Vrnjačka Banja 2017-12-01
Series:Mенаџмент у хотелијерству и туризму
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Online Access:http://www.hit-vb.kg.ac.rs/htmanagement/index.php/HITM/article/view/9/6
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description An increase in young tourists has led to the creation of a new segment in the Tourism industry – youth tourism. It is becoming one of the largest sectors of the global tourism market and has high future growth potential that contributes to positive social relationships and generates a lot of revenue. The paper describes the general characteristics and types of global youth tourism, with a special emphasis on the Serbian capital city as a destination for young people. The aim of the study is to overview youth tourism in Belgrade, as well as to highlight the potentials for its future development. Based on the collected data, it is noted that the potentials for the development of youth tourism in Belgrade are extremely high, but the organization of youth tourism is at a low level.
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spelling doaj.art-275ef27f75244aeeac0b7272f7ec910c2022-12-22T00:07:43ZengUniversity of Kragujevac, Faculty of Hotel Management and Tourism in Vrnjačka BanjaMенаџмент у хотелијерству и туризму2620-02792620-04812017-12-01527484Youth tourism as a contributor to the development of Belgrade as a tourism destinationSaša Stevanović0Jelena Milenković1PhD student, University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Hotel Management and Tourism in Vrnjačka BanjaMSc student, University of Belgrade, Faculty of GeographyAn increase in young tourists has led to the creation of a new segment in the Tourism industry – youth tourism. It is becoming one of the largest sectors of the global tourism market and has high future growth potential that contributes to positive social relationships and generates a lot of revenue. The paper describes the general characteristics and types of global youth tourism, with a special emphasis on the Serbian capital city as a destination for young people. The aim of the study is to overview youth tourism in Belgrade, as well as to highlight the potentials for its future development. Based on the collected data, it is noted that the potentials for the development of youth tourism in Belgrade are extremely high, but the organization of youth tourism is at a low level.http://www.hit-vb.kg.ac.rs/htmanagement/index.php/HITM/article/view/9/6youth tourismcharacteristicstypesBelgrade
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youth tourism
characteristics
types
Belgrade
title Youth tourism as a contributor to the development of Belgrade as a tourism destination
title_full Youth tourism as a contributor to the development of Belgrade as a tourism destination
title_fullStr Youth tourism as a contributor to the development of Belgrade as a tourism destination
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title_short Youth tourism as a contributor to the development of Belgrade as a tourism destination
title_sort youth tourism as a contributor to the development of belgrade as a tourism destination
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