EXAMINATION OF REGIONAL DISPARITY IN THE LEVEL OF TOURIST OFFER IN RURAL CLUSTERS OF SERBIA

Tamara Gajić; Aleksandra Vujko; Marko D. Petrović; Milutin Mrkša; Mirjana Penić

doi:10.5937/ekoPolj1803911G

Authors

Tamara Gaji?, PhD School of Business, Novi Sad
Aleksandra Vujko, PhD School of Business, Novi Sad, South Ural State University, Institute of Sports, Tourism and Service, Russia
Marko D. Petrovi?, PhD Geographical Institute "Jovan Cvijić", Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SASA), Belgrade, Serbia, South Ural State University, Institute of Sports, Tourism and Service, Russia
Milutin Mrkša, PhD Business School, Novi Sad
Mirjana Peni?, PhD Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Science, University of Novi Sad, Serbia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5937/ekoPolj1803911G

Keywords:

rural clusters, regional disparity, tourist service, Serbia

Abstract

Serbia is a country known for turbulent historical events, which completely disrupted the economic and political state of the country, and which had negative effects on the countrys tourist development. In this research, the authors pointed to the current state of the level of services provided in rural parts of Serbia, and on the basis of the obtained data, found that there are disparities in the examined clusters when it comes to the level and quality of the services provided. So far, only a small number of authors have pointed to this issue, however, this research discusses a key problem that has negative implications for the development of rural tourism in Serbia. By including results in further research related to rural tourism, it is possible to develop long-term plans for removing regional disparities in rural clusters in Serbia.

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