The place and role of tourism in the economic development of Serbia

• Main Authors: Darko Dimitrovski, Sonja Milutinović
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Hotel Management and Tourism in Vrnjačka Banja 2014-06-01
• Series: Mенаџмент у хотелијерству и туризму
• Subjects: tourism, economic development, the Republic of Serbia
• Online Access: http://www.htmanagementvb.com/index.php/HITM/article/view/95

Tourism as an economic activity is affected by both positive and negative economic and social outcomes of economic and non-economic subjects. Tourism affects not only the redistribution of national income on a global scale, but the redistribution of income between sectors and companies within the national economy as well. The current level of economic development and overall economic efficiency affect the competitiveness of tourism of the Republic of Serbia, and thus determine the place of tourism in the overall economic development. The aim of this paper is to determine the place and role of tourism in the economy of Serbia based on the existing data, and thus propose guidelines for future development.