Serbia Tourism Report
Serbia Tourism Report
Table of content:
1. Introduction and general information 2. Climate 3. Historical development 4. Type and number of tourists visiting Serbia 5. Tourism potential 6. Tourism and seasonality 7. Economic crisis and impact of tourism on economy 8. Sustainable tourism 9. Accommodation facilities 10. Transportation 11. Safety and security 12. Major events and attractions 13. Conclusion
General information
Serbia is located at the crossroads of central and southeast Europe and borders with the countries of Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Albania through Kosovo. The total area of Serbia is 88,361 km2. The capital of Serbia is Belgrade with the population of 1.6 million people. The population of the whole Serbia totals to 9.5 million residents with the official language Serbian, and main religion as Christian Orthodox. There is presence of other religions such as Islamic, Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish and other. The main currency is Dinar ("On the spot", n.d.).
Climate
The climate of Serbia is continental and has very slow transitions in terms of temperature between the seasons over the year ("Position, relief and climate", n.d.). Because of the continental climate Serbia roughly receives 896 mm of rain per year throughout the country. The amount of sunshine in the country equals from 1500 - 2200 hours per year. With hot summers and relatively cold winters Serbia manages to have an average annual temperature of 10.9 °C for areas which are 300 m above sea level and 10 °C in the range from 300 to 500 m. In the mountain regions which spread from 1000 m and above the temperatures can easily drop below zero. The coldest month over the year is January with an average temperature of 6 °C throughout the country. January also has the greatest amount of days which are covered in snow, around 30 to 40% of the annual snow fall occur during that period of time. The lowest temperature ever
Table of content:
1. Introduction and general information 2. Climate 3. Historical development 4. Type and number of tourists visiting Serbia 5. Tourism potential 6. Tourism and seasonality 7. Economic crisis and impact of tourism on economy 8. Sustainable tourism 9. Accommodation facilities 10. Transportation 11. Safety and security 12. Major events and attractions 13. Conclusion
General information
Serbia is located at the crossroads of central and southeast Europe and borders with the countries of Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Albania through Kosovo. The total area of Serbia is 88,361 km2. The capital of Serbia is Belgrade with the population of 1.6 million people. The population of the whole Serbia totals to 9.5 million residents with the official language Serbian, and main religion as Christian Orthodox. There is presence of other religions such as Islamic, Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish and other. The main currency is Dinar ("On the spot", n.d.).
Climate
The climate of Serbia is continental and has very slow transitions in terms of temperature between the seasons over the year ("Position, relief and climate", n.d.). Because of the continental climate Serbia roughly receives 896 mm of rain per year throughout the country. The amount of sunshine in the country equals from 1500 - 2200 hours per year. With hot summers and relatively cold winters Serbia manages to have an average annual temperature of 10.9 °C for areas which are 300 m above sea level and 10 °C in the range from 300 to 500 m. In the mountain regions which spread from 1000 m and above the temperatures can easily drop below zero. The coldest month over the year is January with an average temperature of 6 °C throughout the country. January also has the greatest amount of days which are covered in snow, around 30 to 40% of the annual snow fall occur during that period of time. The lowest temperature ever