COVID-19 aftermath and tourism innovation in Western Balkans: A commentary

Nientied, Peter; Shutina, Dritan

doi:10.18778/1231-1952.28.2.10

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“…A great amount of funds has been and will be spent to advance the infrastructure in the region (Cotella & Berisha, 2019). The connectivity in the western Balkan region is uneasy due to the restrictions and the border crossing customs that are utilised by each country, making it difficult for tourists to explore the area (Nientied & Shutina, 2020). Western Balkans have long been neglected by countries that are close geographically to them and received a lot of attention from Russia, China, Turkey and other long-distance nations (Jaćimović et al, 2023;Holzner & Schwarzhappel, 2018).…”

Section: Geopolitical Review Of the Importance Of The Balkan Regionmentioning

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“…Western Balkans have long been neglected by countries that are close geographically to them and received a lot of attention from Russia, China, Turkey and other long-distance nations (Jaćimović et al, 2023;Holzner & Schwarzhappel, 2018). Many Balkan region countries have invested in the domestic market instead of the international market (Cvetkoska & Barisic, 2017;Nientied & Shutina, 2020). For the opening of the international market, foreign direct investments had been their vehicle.…”

Section: Geopolitical Review Of the Importance Of The Balkan Regionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…After the COVID-19, a handful of destinations are replanning their tourism concept to survive and make the transition to the new tourism era with numerous countries opening their international tourism borders opposing other countries that were restricting inbound tourism as the COVID-19 patients had risen (Nientied & Shutina, 2020). Western Balkan region should also reconsider the plan that the countries have for the incoming tourists in the future (Nientied & Shutina, 2020). The Balkan region is a contemporary inviting destination for vacation.…”

Section: Introduction 1tourism In the Balkan Regionmentioning

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“…As Nawaz & Hassan (2016) state 'Tourism has long been considered as a way of enhancing understanding and peace among nations' because it received much attention as a viable solution for employment (as developing countries use tourism as a mitigation tool for poverty and unemployment (Nguyen et al, 2020;Cvetkoska & Barisic, 2017)) and tourism is a source of yield and revenue to the developed countries (Selimi et al, 2017). As we see the tourism sector has been disrupted in order to advance and support the needs of other sectors that abide by basic human needs (Nientied & Shutina, 2020). This might lead to losses for the economic development of each country.…”

Section: Introduction 1tourism In the Balkan Regionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Governmental Investments statistic and tourism at the Balkans

Baratsas,

Tzavaras

2023

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The Balkan region has proved to be a controversial territory. Through a long history and many controversies, the area rose to a popular destination. Common and uncommon elements make it a unique destination. Tourism has provided a sustainable source of revenue, as in every destination. Public investments are an important element of every activity to flourish and to bring private investments. Through public investments in infrastructure, superstructure, and education, we can provide a better tourist experience. In our paper, we discuss 5 countries of the region, Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria, Montenegro, and the Republic of North Macedonia. All of these destinations drew the attention of other countries and investment institutions like China and Russia. To take a look at public investments and tourism development, we compare core national accounts like the Gross Domestic Product (G.D.P.), Gross Capital Formation (G.C.F.), Gross Fixed Capital Formation (G.F.C.F.), and the inbound tourism at under investigation countries. Data indicate that there was a slowdown in each country’s economy during COVID-19 but then the production increased (Gross Domestic Product (GDP)). The Gross Capital Formation (G.C.F.) has a stable rate for the first years and then increases for each country. Data for the Gross Capital Formation (G.C.F.) for the tourism industry exist only for Bulgaria and show a decrease and a negative Gross Capital Formation (G.C.F.) indication that assets must have been sold. Data for the Gross Capital Formation (G.C.F.) for the transport equipment and total construction have fluctuations without extreme increases or decreases, showing a stable rate of asset accumulation. The findings from the research conclude that till COVID-19 all the economies had a stable rate of growth, and the decrease in tourism activity had a small impact on the decrease of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), except Bulgaria all the other economies slowed down during COVID era, Gross Fixed Capital Formation (G.F.C.F.) for Montenegro and North Macedonia remained stable for the period under study in contrast of the rest countries that were exhibiting a rise from time to time, the general Gross Capital Formation (G.C.F.) accounts always indicate growth in contrast to sectional accounts as they the total accumulated investments or production. Finally, there is insufficient data for the Gross Fixed Capital Formation (G.F.C.F.) for hospitality and tourism which does not allow the researchers to make any assumption with robust data for either the investments or the capital that occurred in other to be invested in the future.

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Section: Geopolitical Review Of the Importance Of The Balkan Regionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Geopolitical Review Of the Importance Of The Balkan Regionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introduction 1tourism In the Balkan Regionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introduction 1tourism In the Balkan Regionmentioning

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Governmental Investments statistic and tourism at the Balkans

Baratsas,

Tzavaras

2023

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“…The expectations are that pre-pandemic tourism numbers will be reached again by 2024, and that business travel, important for tourism, too, will be structurally lower due to the practice of doing more business meetings online. In many European cities, especially those with problems associated to overtourism (Koens et al, 2020), citizens, local governments, and researchers concluded in 2020 that a time for a 'reset' had come, meaning that a fresh look at (the values of) future city tourism practices was needed and that new sustainable tourism policies should be formulated (Nientied and Shutina, 2020).…”

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Planning for sustainable city tourism in the Netherlands

Nientied¹,

Toto

2022

ESR&P

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The purpose of this paper is to examine policies and planning for sustainable city tourism in Amsterdam and Rotterdam and relate them to the notions of ‘tourism reset’ that emerged during the COVID pandemic period. Amsterdam is a prime European tourist city and has been suffering from problems associated with overtourism. Rotterdam receives much less tourists and can be seen as an emerging tourist city. Both cities have recently adopted new tourism policies, essentially future tourism visions. The case of Amsterdam and to a lesser extent that of Rotterdam show that formulating and agreeing on a tourism policy vision is easier than the decision-making process and implementing a vision. The instruments and powers of local government to manage the quantity and qualities of tourism are limited. Overtourism problems have stimulated carrying capacity thinking, which is considered inadequate for a multi-faceted problem like urban tourism.

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Tourist Attractiveness of Rural Areas as a Determinant of the Implementation of Social Tourism of Disadvantaged Groups: Evidence from Poland and the Czech Republic

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The purpose of this article is to present the tourist attractiveness of rural areas as a factor of social tourism in Poland and the Czech Republic. The systematic literature review (SLR) research method was used to verify the aim. An extensive review of the literature has been made which has made it possible to present the importance of tourist attractiveness in the implementation of social tourism on the examples of Poland and the Czech Republic. This article presents a literature review and systematizes the terminology of social tourism. In addition, it shows the expectations and behavior of different groups of customers in the types and forms of social tourism. In the final part of the article the authors presented the opportunities and barriers to the development of social tourism in Poland and the Czech Republic.

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COVID-19 aftermath and tourism innovation in Western Balkans: A commentary

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References 19 publications

Governmental Investments statistic and tourism at the Balkans

Governmental Investments statistic and tourism at the Balkans

Planning for sustainable city tourism in the Netherlands

Tourist Attractiveness of Rural Areas as a Determinant of the Implementation of Social Tourism of Disadvantaged Groups: Evidence from Poland and the Czech Republic

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