Abstract:
Tourism largely exploites resources that are not renewable. Due to the mass
tourist travel destinations environment suffers negative consequences of
such a development. All these reasons cause the development of sustainable
forms of tourism, in those aspects which do not cause the pollution of nature
and its resources. The implementation of the concept of sustainable development
of rural tourism, has ensured that this form of tourism has nowdays
become specific market niche, which attrackts tourists to spend time in rural
environment. Rural tourism contributes to the revitalization of the village
through the involvement of rural households in the provision of services to
tourists, marketing of agricultural products on the tourist market as well as
the promotion of cultural heritage and traditions of the village. The potential
of rural tourism is also reflected in the preservation of natural resources.
This paper analyzes the current situation of rural tourism of the Republic
of Serbia with an emphasis on examples of good practice. With the aim of
emphasizing the opportunities that exist for further development, in this
work are presented examples of rural tourism destinations in Serbia. In the
concluding remarks, guidelines for improving the existing supply of rural
tourism in Serbia are provided.
CITATION:
IEEE format
M. Podovac, M. Jovanović Tončev, “The Importance of Sustainable Rural Tourism Development in Serbia,” in Sinteza 2016 - International Scientific Conference on ICT and E-Business Related Research, Belgrade, Singidunum University, Serbia, 2016, pp. 575-581. doi:10.15308/Sinteza-2016-575-581
APA format
Podovac, M., Jovanović Tončev, M. (2016). The Importance of Sustainable Rural Tourism Development in Serbia. Paper presented at Sinteza 2016 - International Scientific Conference on ICT and E-Business Related Research. doi:10.15308/Sinteza-2016-575-581