A Case Study of Ethno Village in Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina

Raspor Andrej, Kleindienst Petra, Peršič Kildi Tjaša, Mastilo Zoran, Borojević Draginja and Miletić Vesna
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Raspor Andrej: School of Advanced Social Studies, Nova Gorica, Slovenia
Kleindienst Petra: School of Advanced Social Studies, Nova Gorica, Slovenia
Peršič Kildi Tjaša: School of Advanced Social Studies, Nova Gorica, Slovenia
Mastilo Zoran: Oikos Institute-Research Center, Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Borojević Draginja: Oikos Institute-Research Center, Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Miletić Vesna: Oikos Institute-Research Center, Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Economics, 2020, vol. 8, issue 2, 89-102

Abstract: Background: The world tourism industry is subject to big changes. A number of tourists traveling steadily grows, resulting in turnover and income. The destinations, that tourists are attracted, to are numerous, and there are also newcomers who arrive to a certain destination for the first time. Nowadays, even some very distant places are on the travellers’ bucket lists. What is more, tourists are looking for authenticity, in terms of which the concept of ethno village proves to be such an example. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate how this kind of tourism is regulated in Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The emphasis will be on the study of specific ethno villages. Methods: Regarding the article, desk analysis will be done. The data were gathered from the world web, from the World Tourism Organisation’s data and from the data gathered from Slovenian and Bosnian national statistical office as well. The Excel was used for the analyses. Two examples of an ethno village are also described. Results: The ethno village as a part of rural tourism offers great opportunities for new work posts but capacities should be used to a greater extent and the problem of seasonality should also be overcome. All the key aims of rural development must be defined by the following strategy: the development of sustainable and efficient agricultural sector, the living standard of the population who lives from agriculture, creation of social and economic conditions in the rural regions; all of it within the National strategy of the rural development. Conclusions: Tourism industry is being developing as a part of modern touristic migration. There are more and more visitors coming overseas or coming from more remote places. They stay for a short period of time and they have different expectations as before.

Keywords: Slovenia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; cultural tourism; ethno village (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.2478/eoik-2020-0015

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