Rural tourism: Serbia's missed chance

Rural tourism is both old and new phenomenon. The interest for recreation in the countryside began to grow as early as XIX century, as a reaction to the pressure of growing urbanization and industrialization. Serbia has great potentials for development of rural tourism. Natural beauty in combination...

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Main Authors: Đenadić Miroljub, Muhi Bela, Jovanović Dušan V.
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Language:English
Published: Naučno društvo agrarnih ekonomista Balkana, Beograd; Institut za ekonomiku poljoprivrede, Beograd i Akademija ekonomskih nauka, Bukurešt 2016-01-01
Series:Ekonomika Poljoprivrede (1979)
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Online Access:http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0352-3462/2016/0352-34621602515D.pdf
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description Rural tourism is both old and new phenomenon. The interest for recreation in the countryside began to grow as early as XIX century, as a reaction to the pressure of growing urbanization and industrialization. Serbia has great potentials for development of rural tourism. Natural beauty in combination with culture, tradition, festivals, gastronomic specialties and music, might become recognizable tourist brand, which could contribute to the significant monetary influx and improve the overall image of the country. However, current level of Serbia's competitiveness in the area of rural tourism is not particularly high, regardless of the fact that all of the natural, cultural and social prerequisites for its development already exist (natural potentials, significant farming land, great number of agriculturally active population, traditional approach to agriculture, lack of ground pollution as well as the possibility of producing 'healthy food', good potential for development of complementary activities such as hiking, recreation, hunting, fishing, riding and participating in everyday activities of the country folk, traditional local gastronomical specialties etc.). The goal of this paper is to show the resources of Serbia in the area of rural tourism as well as the possible development potentials of this form of tourism.
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spelling doaj.art-a692f44fcbbf4019ac49f7a35e5d90b92022-12-21T22:26:20ZengNaučno društvo agrarnih ekonomista Balkana, Beograd; Institut za ekonomiku poljoprivrede, Beograd i Akademija ekonomskih nauka, BukureštEkonomika Poljoprivrede (1979)0352-34622334-84532016-01-0163251552910.5937/ekoPolj1602515D0352-34621602515DRural tourism: Serbia's missed chanceĐenadić Miroljub0Muhi Bela1Jovanović Dušan V.2Higher Professional School of Agricultural Studies, ŠabacUniversity EDUCONS, Faculty of Business Economy, Sremska Kamenica, Sremska Kamenica, SerbiaUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Novi Sad, SerbiaRural tourism is both old and new phenomenon. The interest for recreation in the countryside began to grow as early as XIX century, as a reaction to the pressure of growing urbanization and industrialization. Serbia has great potentials for development of rural tourism. Natural beauty in combination with culture, tradition, festivals, gastronomic specialties and music, might become recognizable tourist brand, which could contribute to the significant monetary influx and improve the overall image of the country. However, current level of Serbia's competitiveness in the area of rural tourism is not particularly high, regardless of the fact that all of the natural, cultural and social prerequisites for its development already exist (natural potentials, significant farming land, great number of agriculturally active population, traditional approach to agriculture, lack of ground pollution as well as the possibility of producing 'healthy food', good potential for development of complementary activities such as hiking, recreation, hunting, fishing, riding and participating in everyday activities of the country folk, traditional local gastronomical specialties etc.). The goal of this paper is to show the resources of Serbia in the area of rural tourism as well as the possible development potentials of this form of tourism.http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0352-3462/2016/0352-34621602515D.pdfrural tourismvillage tourismagrotourismsustainable developmentSerbia
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Muhi Bela
Jovanović Dušan V.
Rural tourism: Serbia's missed chance
Ekonomika Poljoprivrede (1979)
rural tourism
village tourism
agrotourism
sustainable development
Serbia
title Rural tourism: Serbia's missed chance
title_full Rural tourism: Serbia's missed chance
title_fullStr Rural tourism: Serbia's missed chance
title_full_unstemmed Rural tourism: Serbia's missed chance
title_short Rural tourism: Serbia's missed chance
title_sort rural tourism serbia s missed chance
topic rural tourism
village tourism
agrotourism
sustainable development
Serbia
url http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0352-3462/2016/0352-34621602515D.pdf
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