<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Caves, gorges, canyons, waterfalls and other karst geoheritage sites have been the focus of many tourists who visit Serbia. Caves have been visited and explored by numerous school excursions and scientific expeditions. Thus speleotourism in Serbia possesses great potential for local and regional economic empowerment. Moreover, analyzing the influence of complementary tourist activities for speleotourism can generate more knowledge for future development strategies. This paper aims to forecast tourist arrivals in Resava Cave and thus determine the current and future conditions of speleotourism development. According to the current speleotourist traffic, Resava Cave is the most developed speleotourism destination in Serbia. Therefore, estimating the growth of tourist traffic is crucial for understanding its true potential.</p></abstract>

Caves, gorges, canyons, waterfalls and other karst geoheritage sites have been the focus of many tourists who visit Serbia. Caves have been visited and explored by numerous school excursions and scientific expeditions. Thus speleotourism in Serbia possesses great potential for local and regional economic empowerment. Moreover, analyzing the influence of complementary tourist activities for speleotourism can generate more knowledge for future development strategies. This paper aims to forecast tourist arrivals in Resava Cave and thus determine the current and future conditions of speleotourism development. According to the current speleotourist traffic, Resava Cave is the most developed speleotourism destination in Serbia. Therefore, estimating the growth of tourist traffic is crucial for understanding its true potential.

Examining and Forecasting Tourist Arrivals and Speleotourism Development in Resava Cave (Eastern Serbia)

Faculty of Sciences, Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management

Faculty of European Business and Marketing

European Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation

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Caves, gorges, canyons, waterfalls and other karst geoheritage sites have been the focus of many tourists who visit Serbia. Caves have been visited and...

Examining and Forecasting Tourist Arrivals and Speleotourism Development in Resava Cave (Eastern Serbia)

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Nov 26, 2020

Page range: 146 - 153

Received: Mar 15, 2020

Accepted: May 26, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ejthr-2020-0012

Keywords
Speleotourism, Resava Cave, Eastern Serbia, Medieval festival Just Out

© 2020 Aleksandar Antić et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Examining and Forecasting Tourist Arrivals and Speleotourism Development in Resava Cave (Eastern Serbia)

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Nov 26, 2020

Page range: 146 - 153

Received: Mar 15, 2020

Accepted: May 26, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ejthr-2020-0012

KeywordsSpeleotourism, Resava Cave, Eastern Serbia, Medieval festival Just Out

© 2020 Aleksandar Antić et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Speleotourism, Resava Cave, Eastern Serbia, Medieval festival Just Out