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Figure 1

Geographic Position of Serbia and Its Tourist Centers
Geographic Position of Serbia and Its Tourist Centers

Figure 2

Trend of Increase/Decrease of the Number of Tourists in the Mountain Centers of Serbia for the Period between January and May 2014–2019 and the same period from 2014–2020.
Trend of Increase/Decrease of the Number of Tourists in the Mountain Centers of Serbia for the Period between January and May 2014–2019 and the same period from 2014–2020.

Figure 3

The Trend of Increase/Decrease in the Number of Tourists in Serbian Spas for the Periods Between January and May 2014–2019 and 2014–2020
The Trend of Increase/Decrease in the Number of Tourists in Serbian Spas for the Periods Between January and May 2014–2019 and 2014–2020

Statistics of Survey Questionnaires

Constructive measures Items and ratings Mean value Cronbach alpha (φ)
Government performance Assess the performance of the government of Serbia in combating the epidemic from the following aspects (1 - very low; 7 - very high): 0.848
Timeliness of preventive measures 5.15
Effectiveness of prevention measures 5.06
A clear explanation to the general public 5.67
Adequacy of the quarantine procedure 5.42
Cooperation between Government Ministries 4.66

Self-evaluation State the level of reliability in the following stances (1: very unreliable -7: very reliable): 0.983
I will not be infected with COVID 19 3.15
My family members will not be infected with COVID 19 3.24

Negative assessments To what extent do you agree with the following statements (1 - strongly disagree; 7 - strongly agree): 0.885
I am very worried that I will get infected with COVID 19 4.08
I am very concerned that my family members will become infected with COVID 19 4.12
I feel panic 2.25
I feel depressed 2.02
I am upset 1.77

Observed efficiency of the government How confident are you that the Government of Serbia has the ability to effectively recover the local tourism economy? (1: very unconfident - 7: very confident) 4.73

Predicted recovery period What is the projected recovery period for local tourism? 0.784
June – July 2020 1.65
August – September 2020 2.24
October – December 2020 3.06
January – March 2021 4.52
Period after that 5.56

Locations (Places and Centers) Where the Survey Was Conducted

Location Hotels Motels Restaurants Total
Beograd 10 5 5 20
Novi Sad 6 4 2 12
Zrenjanin 2 1 2 5
Jagodina 1 1 0 2
Kragujevac 3 3 1 7
Niš 2 3 3 8
Vrnjačka Banja 4 3 2 9
Kopaonik 7 8 4 19
Golija 0 2 0 2
Novi Pazar 4 8 10 22
Sjenica 1 0 3 4
Total 40 38 32 110

Comparative Overview of the Trend of Increase/Decrease in the Number of Tourists in the Serbian Mountain Tourist Centers for the Period without Coronavirus and with Coronavirus

Month Period Equation Δy Trend
January 2014–2019 y=3.8365x+36.194 19.18 Positive
2014–2020 y=4.5554x+34.276 27.33 Positive

February 2014–2019 y=6.0511x+28.169 30.26 Positive
2014–2020 y=6.527x+26.9 39.16 Positive

March 2014–2019 y=3.622x+27.698 18.11 Positive
2014–2020 y=1.2039x+34.147 7.22 Positive

April 2014–2019 y=4.5826x+28.279 22.91 Positive
2014–2020 y=−1.8393x+45.404 −11.04 Negative

May 2014–2019 y=6.7996x+31.068 34.0 Positive
2014–2020 y=−0.8061x+51.35 −4.84 Negative

Comparative Overview of the Trend of Increase/Decrease in the Number of Tourists in Serbian Spa Centers for the Period without Coronavirus and with Coronavirus

Month Period Equation Δy Trend
January 2014–2019 y=0.8408x+18.573 4.20 Positive
2014–2020 y=1.5188x+16.765 9.11 Positive

February 2014–2019 y=2.3793x+10.992 11.90 Positive
2014–2020 y=3.1641x+8.8986 18.98 Positive

March 2014–2019 y=2.635x+18.627 13.18 Positive
2014–2020 y=0.5776x+24.114 3.47 Positive

April 2014–2019 y=4.0649x+23.827 20.32 Positive
2014–2020 y=−1.4384x+38.503 −8.63 Negative

May 2014–2019 y=6.2234x+27.328 31.12 Positive
2014–2020 y=0.6737x+42.127 4.04 Positive

Demographic Characteristics of Respondents

Respondents Total (N=110) N Percentage (%)
Gender
Male 58 52.7
Female 52 47.3
Age
18–39 61 55.5
40–59 45 40.9
over 60 4 3.6
Education
Primary school (8 years) 2 1.8
Secondary (3 years) 5 4.5
Secondary (4 years) 32 29.1
College (2 years) 17 15.5
College (3 years) 15 13.6
University (4 years) 10 9.1
Master’s degree (5 years) 29 26.4
Doctorate degree 0 0
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