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Armed conflicts during the 1990s led to the breakup of Yugoslavia and subsequent deterioration of relations between Yugoslav nations, particularly Serbs and Croats. Twenty odd years later, the situation is greatly improved and tourism is regarded as an important factor for promoting peace in both countries. In the recent years, Croatia has been making great efforts through its tourism development strategy to remind Serbian tourists of the charm and beauty of the Croatian coast. In this article, the authors present the results of a survey conducted from December 2012 to March 2014 involving 850 residents from Serbia. The aim of the research was to determine how satisfied Serbian tourists are with Croatia as a tourist destination. The results of factor analysis single out five dimensions of visitor satisfaction of Serbian respondents: 'Tourist infrastructure', 'Services', 'Coast maintenance', 'Safety' and 'Communications'. Authors point out that the general attitude towards Croatia can be explained through 'Coastal maintenance' as the most dominant factor. Destinations which visitors from Serbia choose as the most attractive and the safest are coastal places in the northwest part of Croatia (Istra), whereas inland Croatia and southern parts of the Croatian coastline are still not singled out as potential tourist destinations. Regardless of the above, this research shows that tourism may play a part in the development of peaceful relations between the two nations.

The hunting tourism product is based on various hunting game and other types of services (accommodation, food, transport, educational services, cultural and recreational activities). This study reveals four factors that influence choosing a hunting destination and satisfaction with consuming tourism services. The study aimed to analyze the relationship between hunting tourism products quality and overall tourist satisfaction and to examine the measurement model for hunting tourists' satisfaction. This scale focuses on specific elements of hunting tourism products and contributes to a better understanding of the quality of hunting tourism offers. Using the CFA, the reliability and validity of the hunting tourism satisfaction scale (HUNTSS) were confirmed on the sample in Serbia, and this scale was validated as a reliable four-factor model which could be assessed for future research improvements. Results of SEM showed the influences of four factors of hunting tourism products on overall satisfaction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The first association to potential tourists, when they mention Ontario or Canada, is endless and untouched natural area. Numerous forest areas and beautiful lakes, wild animals moving freely in these expanses of the famous Niagara Falls are important part of Ontario tourism offer. Regarding cultural assets of Ontario and of the entire Canada, it may not have old city quarters as Europe, but it certainly has a long history. This history includes Indians whose customs and culture are very interesting for tourists.

A gallery 'Milan Konjović' in Sombor is a culture establishment in which there are exhibited works of a famous impressionist Milan Konjovic. It was opened in 1966 and it is placed in a Galley house, on the Square of Holy Three. Works of Milan Konjović are presented by chronological productions and occasional thematic exhibitions, and a collection consists of 1060 works today. In order to notice the tourist importance of this establishment, in this work there will be done a SWOT analysis which will point to internal abilities and internal weakness on one hand and, on the other hand, there will be analyzed exterior possibilities and those are chances and threats from the surroundings. Considering the fact that conditions in our institutions of culture are on unsatisfactory level, in this paper two affirmed galleries in London will be presented: the Tate Gallery and the Tate Modern, which represent positive example of successful management in cultural institutions.

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This paper aims to identify possibilities for paranormal tourism development in Serbia and to determine domestic tourists' interest in participating in paranormal tourism. Paranormal places and bizarre rituals have been defined as potential paranormal tourism localities and events. Paranormal tourism is one of the new forms of special interest tourism. It is evident that paranormal tourism is a result of the expansion of other related types of tourism, such as dark tourism, ghost tourism, spiritual tourism, cultural tourism, ethnological tourism, new age tourism and pilgrimage tourism. It is defined by tourists' interest in topics which challenge realist ontologies and representational epistemologies. The present study examines responses from 405 Serbia residents (potential tourists). After using descriptive statistics, Independent Samples T-Test and ANOVA, the study finds that potential tourists are interested in visiting certain paranormal places, and there is a possibility to develop this type of tourism in Serbia. The current work is the first study of paranormal tourism in Serbia and one of the few studies in the world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Research on tourism routes is mainly focused on their development from the perspective of stakeholders, co-operation, and networking, but there are very few which explore them from the perspective of its users. In order to expand the tourist offer of Novi Sad (northern Serbia), one thematic route that promotes a part of the literary heritage was created. The aim of this study was to analyze the given literary route from a tourist perspective, checking out whether this route was created in a way that would satisfy its users. For this purpose, an experiment was conducted in which 50 students of tourism were divided into two simulated tours with a specialized tour guide. They were asked to use the ArcGIS application installed on their mobile phones to fill up a questionnaire about the literary route while moving through the selected checkpoints in the city center. The results provided answers to the questions like: whether the attractions of the given localities that the route links are properly selected, whether the thematic tour is good regarding the attraction order and whether it is in line with the growth of emotions of joy and positive surprise, which segments on the route should be improved in order to increase its quality, whether the route contributes to the tourist satisfaction that will create a desire for a route recommendation, and whether the route is appropriate to be offered to tourists, as well as to the locals. According to the preliminary results, the authors gave recommendations for the route improvement before its implementation on the tourist market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In order to make recommendations for the diversification of tourism products on the Thai island of Phuket, this paper applies the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method to rank the attractiveness of six cultural heritage sites in the island of Phuket to make recommendations for sites that could be incorporated in to cultural tourism development in the region. In addition, it applies a quantitative-qualitative evaluation structure with weighted criteria, based on local expert opinion. The research identified which of the many potential cultural tourism sites would be the most attractive to tourists and shows the utility of the AHP method, combined with quantitative-qualitative evaluation, for decision making in tourism destination development contexts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the area of Sombor and Apatin there are a number of cultural institutions. The paper will cover the Museum of silk damask in Bezdan, Tobacco Museum in Telečka and the Ethnological Exhibition in Kupusina. The aim of this paper is to assess the market attractiveness, the sensitivity of cultural property, the state of repair, the existence of cultural property management plan, regular monitoring and maintenance, potential for ongoing investment, the possibility of a negative impact of a large number of visitors to the physical condition of cultural resources and the possibility of modifications as part of the product development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]