Abstract:
The Internet presents one of the most important media in data transferring
and its use is in the continuous growth. Almost 40% of the Serbian population
uses the Internet and more than 3 million inhabitants have active profiles on
Facebook. Serbia has been registered on the Internet since 1996. According
to the great number of research, tourism, just like a Serbian tourist offer, is a
part of that service category whose presentation, distribution and purchase
are greatly carried out on the Internet. At the early beginning of the rural
tourism development a limited number of households were involved in this
type of tourism and later it has grown massively due to the Internet and tourism
associations advancement. During the 2014, Serbia made 2200 overnight
stays showing its position in the first phase of the rural tourism development.
The National Tourism Organisation of Serbia has included this type of tourism,
which has been neglected for over the past fifty years, giving it priority
in its programme. Due to the website www.selo.rs, National Association of
Rural Tourism of Serbia has become an active representative in the European
Federation of Rural Tourism Development. Today, many social networks
have great importance promoting tourist services.
CITATION:
IEEE format
A. Gagić, M. Dubičanin, N. Maenza, “The Importance of the Internet in Rural Tourism Development of Serbia,” in Sinteza 2016 - International Scientific Conference on ICT and E-Business Related Research, Belgrade, Singidunum University, Serbia, 2016, pp. 569-574. doi:10.15308/Sinteza-2016-569-574
APA format
Gagić, A., Dubičanin, M., Maenza, N. (2016). The Importance of the Internet in Rural Tourism Development of Serbia. Paper presented at Sinteza 2016 - International Scientific Conference on ICT and E-Business Related Research. doi:10.15308/Sinteza-2016-569-574