Model of tourism development in the region - The example from Serbian rural society

Abstract

The article empathizes the studies of the effects of the international processes on economy growth, which is reflected in intensity and the direction of the tourist flows, as well as in the development of the special interests tourism. In modern studies on the development of the international tourist trends, tourism activities in rural surroundings have raised as its very increasing segment. Competition in tourism development in the region is performed powerfully, although there is often cooperation on cluster-supporting basis. Due to the characteristics of the tourism cluster, local development programs consider it as a local strategy for combating regional disparities and social inequality. The model of tourism development of the rural parts of Serbia presented in this paper shows the agglomerate tourism development in the region, which segments are generally effectively dependent on each other. Nevertheless, unsatisfactory performance of one may compromise the success of the others. Together with these, results show supporting entities in tourism divided into four groups. These are the key propositions to start an initiative for the tourism to actively participates in the overall progress of countryside. The results provide residents, tourism organizers and local authorities with relevant ideas pertaining to the potential increasing development of the region.