Legal Aspects of Tourism Development in Serbia

Abstract

The tourism industry has recorded significant results both in the world and at the level of individual countries. The tourism destination policy is realized through the adoption of appropriate regulations and supporting documents. Therefore, the aim of the paper is to evaluate the Serbian legislation in this field, with an emphasis on the Law on Tourism. An analysis of the current regulations (laws, strategies, master plans, and rule books) was carried out. The results pointed to the key tourist products and sites followed by statistical data. At the same time, the organization of the tourism and hospitality sector was presented, with the rights and obligations of all stakeholders. It was pointed out the significance of the Tourism Registry as a unique base in Serbian tourism. Finally, through the SWOT analysis, all good and bad aspects of this sector were presented as well as possible challenges in the future.