Restoring tourist flows and regenerating city's image: the case of Belgrade

Marko Joksimović, Rajko Golić, Snežana Vujadinović, Dejan Šabić, Dejana Jovanović Popović and Graham Barnfield

Current Issues in Tourism, 2014, vol. 17, issue 3, 220-233

Abstract: The aim of this research is to examine the effects of the post-1990 transition on the relocation of tourism and changes in the structure of tourism over the last 20 years in Belgrade. Economic and social development altered spatial relations of tourist factors and elements. Apart from the old city core, new tourist zones and directions appeared. Tourist flows and economic challenges influenced the rationalisation of doing business and relocating the hotels outside the central city municipalities. Belgrade has been acknowledged as a low-cost destination of fun and nightlife and the city's new image has attracted more foreign tourists. Both the volume of foreign tourists and their countries of origin have changed significantly over the last several years. However, there have been negligible economic effects on the city's economy, despite this increase in the number of foreign tourists. In conclusion, we examine the implications of new directions in tourism development for the future position of Belgrade as a tourist destination in a competitive European market.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2013.861390

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