Rural tourism as a driver of the economic and rural development in the Republic of Serbia
Date
2022
Authors
Dimitrijević, Miloš
Ristić, Lela
Bošković, Nikola
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Publisher
University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Hotel Management and Tourism in Vrnjačka Banja
Abstract
Rural tourism supports the linking of the economic, social and environmental
development elements, while boosting employment and stepping up rural development This
paper aims to assess the importance of rural tourism in terms of the economic and rural
development in the Republic of Serbia. The Kruskal-Wallis test was used to compare the
values referring to the number of registered tourist arrivals and overnight stays per region.
According to the research findings, the region of Šumadija and Western Serbia has the largest
number of rural households and also records the highest number of tourist arrivals and
overnight stays. In developed countries, the tourism industry strongly supports the agricultural
sector by creating new jobs and contributing to the overall economic development, however,
the situation is quite different in Serbia. Furthermore, considering the EU, where the rural areas
cover a large part of the overall territory, it is exactly the rural areas that account for a
significant number of overnight stays and accommodation facilities.
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Keywords
rural tourism,, rural areas, agriculture, economic development
Citation
Dimitrijević, M., Ristić, L., & Bošković, N. (2022). Ruralni turizam kao pokretač razvoja ruralnih područja i privrede Republike Srbije. Menadžment u hotelijerstvu i turizmu, 10(1), 79-90. https://doi.org/10.5937/menhottur2201079D