Transport system as an element of sustainable economic growth in the tourist region

Transport system is a whole composed of technical, technological, organisational, economic and legislative elements with the aim to perform transfer, loading and unloading of goods and passengers. Taking in consideration that most economic activities demand participation of certain transport system elements, any economic growth is impossible without an adequate transport system development. In order to secure environmental sustainable economic growth the economic policy subjects have to pay special attention to those parts of economy whose negative impact on environment cannot be neglected. One of them is transport. The influence of transport on environment consists in emission of gasses, smokes, noise and visual degradation of nature. A part of economic system that is extremely sensitive regarding environmental devastation is tourism. At the same time the efficiency of tourism strongly depends of the level of transport system development. On the example of interdependence of transport system and tourism in the Adriatic region the possibility of optimising the balance between these economic activities will be examined.

Integrated Quality Management Model on the Example of Destination Split

Integrated Quality Management (IQM) is argumentative and efficient method proposed by the European Commission to reach and maintain tourist products and services quality in destinations. The paper presents IQM possibilities and phases in Split where tourism could base on events and contents quality and diversity, gastronomic and catering offer or destination cleanliness and ecological acceptability. Split should accept proved quality improvement method and adopt European IQM model. Benchmarking Split with Stockholm, IQM method implementation is suggested for Split to keep its comparative advantages and enable long-term market competitiveness. Adopting IQM method completes value chain of Split tourism, depending on cooperation of all included in tourist activity: local and state authorities, tourism entrepreneurs, local population. Establishing institutional leader as destination management organisation, Split provides cooperation and partnership. Three development scenarios for Split were compared and repositioning suggested on all levels by stressing quality aspect.quality management, destination, benchmarking, partnership

Odrednice turističke djelatnosti u smjeru održivog razvoja- primjer mjesta Povlja na otoku Braču

Rad predstavlja studiju slučaja mjesta Povlja na otoku Braču. Cilj istraživanja je ukazati na moguće perspektive (scenarije razvoja) tog mjesta s obzirom na njegove gospodarske, u prvom redu turističke i poljoprivredne prilike. Pritom se osvrće na komparaciju s nekim općenitim poljoprivrednim i turističkim smjernicama jadranskih otoka. Analizom dokumentacije i statističkih podataka Povlja su opisana demografski te su prikazani njihovi turistički kapaciteti, dok je metodom polustrukturiranih intervjua stalnih i povremenih stanovnika mjesta ispitano u čemu oni vide glavne razvojne odrednice i pokretače mjesta, te koji je od tri potencijalna scenarija za razvoj turizma (masovni turizam, održivi turizam i stagnacija) najvjerojatniji, a koji najpovoljniji za Povlja. (IN ENGLISH: This is a case study of the place Povlja on the island of Brač. The aim of the study is to outline several possible development scenarios for the place with regard to its economic situation, primarily tourism and agriculture. Some reference and comparison is made to agriculture and tourism of other Adriatic islands. The analysis of documentation and statistical data present the demographic picture of Povlja and its tourist potential; the method of semi-structured interviews with permanent and periodical/temporary residents of Povlja examines what they see as the main driving force of development. They also express their views on the most likely and the least desirable scenario of the three (mass tourism, sustainable tourism and stagnation).

Trends in croatian hotel industry

Tourism and hotel business is becoming one of the leading industries of the world. Therefore, an increased attention needs to be paid to the study of trends in tourism because they determine the trends in hotel industry. The purpose of the paper is to point out the importance of hotel industry as one of the most important elements of development in tourist economies. The paper aims at introducing the newest trends in modern hotel industry and offering a review of the recent trends of demand and the directions of hotel industry development. The importance of hotel industry on both micro and macro, i.e. global level is increasing. Besides a series of theoretical representations and conclusions, this paper brings some concrete data and examples from practice in hotel management.tourism industry, trends, European Union, perspectiveness, small country

Rural tourism in Krapina-zagorje county

Istraživanja ukazuju da ruralni turizam nije dovoljno razvijen na prostoru Republike Hrvatske, no Krapinsko-zagorsku županiju obilježava visok udio ruralnih područja, što je dobar temelj za razvoj selektivnih oblika turizma. U radu je napravljena kratka analiza trenutnog stanja turizma u Krapinsko-zagorskoj županiji. Također navedene su primijećene pogreške u upravljanju dobrima te je dana mogućnost razvoja turizma s obzirom na kulturnu i povijesnu baštinu.Rural tourism in Croatia is not developed enough, but Krapina-zagorje county has good preconditions because it is a rural area, near Zagreb. In this thesis was analyzed tourism in Krapina-zagorje county, its both positive and negative sides

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHLY TOURISTIC REGION OF ISTRIA

As the scale of tourism grows, the resource use threatens to become unsustainable. Withought environmental responsibility the levels of cheaper mass tourism will increase, forcing more “nature-based” tourism to move on to new destinations. This scenario is opposite to the “Croatian Tourism Development by 2010” strategy. With a favourable geographic position, almost at the heart of Europe, Istria has always represented a bridge connecting the Middle European continental area with the Mediterranean. This area is the most visited Croatian tourist region with 27% of all visitors and 35% of time spent in all of Croatia. The Croatian National Bank’s preliminary figures for 2007 show that international tourism generated 18.4% of Croatian GDP. For these reasons the Istrian tourism industry can not ignore environmental issues in its management and requires the informed participation of all relevant stakeholders (according to the Agenda 21 for tourism industry). Properly planned tourism development, combined with environmental protection, produces the concept of sustainable tourism. Environmentally sustainable form of tourism represents a step forward from "sea and sun" mass tourism developed at the coastal part of Istria. There are a myriad of definitions for Sustainable Tourism, including eco-tourism, green travel, environmentally and culturally responsible tourism, fair trade and ethical travel. Mentioned selective tourism forms are adopted as the concept of the present and future Istrian destination development.sustainability, Istria, tourism development

Spatial Structure of Tourism in The City of Umag

Ovaj rad prikazuje način na koji se turizam razvio u Gradu Umagu te kakva je njegova prostorna struktura danas. Kao dio najrazvijenije turističke regije u Republici Hrvatskoj, Grad Umag se postavio kao jedan od pionira hrvatskoga turizma. Cilj ovoga rada je detaljnom analizom ukazati na zastupljenost pojedinih vrsta turizma u Gradu Umagu i njihovu važnost u turističkoj ponudi Grada. Na temelju statističkih pokazatelja objašnjavaju se trendovi razvoja po pojedinim fazama u razdoblju od 1966. do 2018. godine te faktori koji su na njega utjecali. Rad ukazuje na problem ograničenosti turističke sezone u Gradu Umagu na ljetne mjesece u godini. Potencijal Grada Umaga leži u sportskom i nautičkom turizmu kao rješenju problema sezonalnosti, no potrebne mjere iziskuju veća infrastrukturna ulaganja.This paper analyzes how tourism has developed in the City of Umag and what its spatial structure is like today. As a part of the most developed tourism region in the Republic of Croatia, Umag has become one of the pioneers of Croatian tourism. The aim of this paper is to provide a detailed analysis in order to point out the presence of certain types of tourism in the City of Umag and their importance in the city’s tourist offer. Thr paper presents development trends for each phase in the period from 1996 to 2018, using statistical indicators, and the factors that influenced it. The paper draws attention to the problem of restriction of the tourist season in the City of Umag to the summer months of the year. The potential of the City of Umag lies in sports and nautical tourism as a solution to the problem of seasonality, but the necessary measures require more investment into infrastructure

THE COMPETITIVENESS OF TOURISM AND RURAL TOURISM OFFER IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA THROUGH APPLICATION OF THE MARKETING APPROACH

This paper considers the essence, significance and necessity of application of the marketing approach, i.e. planning, organizing and control of marketing activities in tourist and rural tourist policy, intending to add to competitiveness of the tourism offer in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The paper elaborates theoretic and substantial aspects of marketing element in tourism and rural tourism, with a special view on importance and contribution of marketing approach in competitiveness of tourism and rural tourism offer in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The marketing approach in tourism and rural tourism, presented in this work, may serve as a basis for creating policy and developing marketing approach in B&H tourism and rural tourism.marketing, tourism, rural tourism, conceptual model of tourism development, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Agribusiness, Community/Rural/Urban Development,

Impact of mass tourism on Town of Trogir

Rad se bavi utjecajem masovnog turizma na Grad Trogir. Pojedinačno se analizira utjecaj na fizionomsku preobrazbu gradskog prostora, na socioekonomsku strukturu, na sociokulturni aspekt Grada, tj. na kulturno djelovanje lokalnog stanovništva i na sami okoliš. Također je prikazan povijesni razvoj turizma na području Grada Trogira. U radu se još analizira turistički promet u razdoblju od 2000 .do 2018. godine.This paper is about the impact of the mass tourism on Town of Trogir. Partly, it deals with its impact on physiognomic transformation of the space of city, on socio-economic structure, cultural aspect of city and ecological environment. Its also shows the historical development of the tourism in the town of Trogir. Furthermore, this paper analyses tourism flow from the year of 2001 until 2018

CODES OF CONDUCT IN TOURISM AND THEIR IMPACT ON SUSTAINABLE TOURISM

Turizam je velik i složen sustav koji, ukoliko želi dugoročno biti uspješan, treba u svom planiranju i razvoju implementirati osnovne postulate održivosti. U kreiranju takvoga razvoja značajnu ulogu ima javni sektor, no i dobrovoljne inicijative, posebno kada se radi o kreiranju odre¬đenih mjera usmjerenih prema ponašanjima turista te povećanju svijesti o učincima njihova neadek¬vatnog i neodgovornog ponašanja. U radu se daje prikaz najvažnijih dobrovoljnih inicijativa i pravila ponašanja u turizmu te se analizira njihov utjecaj na ponašanje sudionika u turističkim kretanjima. U fokusu su globalne i lokalne dobrovoljne inicijative usmjerene na ponašanje u turizmu ili tkz. Codes of Conduct. Na globalnoj i lokalnoj razini postoji značajan broj ovakvih pravila, no ona nisu unifici¬rana i često su vrlo teško dostupna. Njihova implementacija nije jednostavna te bi upravo u tom seg¬mentu odgovorni marketing trebao imati važnu ulogu u kojem fokus ne bi bio na pukom privlačenju turista u destinaciju već i njihovoj senzibilizaciji s destinacijom te minimiziranjem negativnih efekata razvoja turizma.Tourism is a large and complex system which, in order to achieve a long term suc¬cess, needs to implement the sustainability principles in the process of its planning and development. A significant role in creating such a development belongs to the public sector. However, as for the creation of certain measures for improvement of the behaviour of tourists and of increasing their awareness of effects that could occur in case of their inadequate and irresponsible behaviour, volun¬tary initiatives tend to have an even greater importance. This paper gives an overview of the most im¬portant voluntary initiatives and codes of conduct in tourism and discusses their impact on the be¬haviour of all participants in tourism. The focus is on the global and local voluntary initiatives concerned with the behaviour of tourists, the so-called Codes of Conduct. A significant number of these codes exist at the global and local level, but they are not unified and are often very difficult to trace. The implementation of codes of conduct is often rather difficult, which is why the application of responsible marketing becomes almost necessary. The focus of responsible marketing should not be the pure attraction of tourists to the destination, but also their sensitization to the desti¬nation, as well as minimizing the negative effects of tourism development