Evaluation methods for sustainable rural tourism development: Issues to be addressed

There are different evaluation models and methods applied in tourism studies. More recently the evaluation models of tourism potentials and sustainable tourism assessment involved many different sets of indicators that have been developed and applied in practice. Still, there is no universal list of indicators capable of revealing neither tourism potential nor exact sustainability level that can be applied to various destinations. Multi-criteria models combined with different statistical or geo-spatial aspects are also suggested. Rural destinations have shown to be specific terms of sensitivity and the general importance of local community aspects. Therefore, we will focus on multi-criteria models and tourism development issues related to rural destinations. The evaluation of several rural destinations within Serbia will be conducted to address the risks and potentials for further development and local community active participation in the process.