Indicators of tourism development of the Serbian Danube region

• DOI: 10.15826/recon.2018.4.1.005
• Publication Date: 2018-09-12T11:32:11Z
• Authors: Dobrila Lukić; Siniša Berjan; ; Hamid El Bilali
• Keywords: Serbian; Natural heritage

Protected natural area in the Danube region covers 107,200 hectares and includes two national parks, nature one place of outstanding beauty, five special reserves, twenty-five monuments, sites international significance included Ramsar list. However, only 140 immovable 374 movable cultural objects are officially registered. There 31 exceptional importance 89 great regional significance. The with this status protected by state. Two on preliminary UNESCO World Heritage This paper discusses potential tourism industry Serbian Region prospects its further development. We outline current state describe geographical location region, anthropogenic resources, accommodation capacities. analyse such data as number tourists overnight stays municipalities 2016, average length stay. indicators used functionality coefficient, capacity utilization intensity functionality. conclusion is drawn that not fully realized development should be at a much higher level, given increasingly important role major tourist destination Serbia.