4th Book of Proceedings - 2017 - EVALUATION OF TOURIST VISITS AND ACCOMMODATION IN SARAJEVO CANTON

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Alma Pobrić

Emir Kremić

 

EVALUACIJA TURISTIČKIH POSJETA I SMJEŠTAJNI KAPACITETI U KANTONU SARAJEVO

 

DOI: 10.35666/28310438.2016.4.584

UDC: 911.3[640.41:338.48](497.6KS)

 

Abstract: Urban tourism and the desire to travel to the cities has increased significantly in the last few decades. Sarajevo as a city with a long and rich history has a variety of conditions for the development of urban and cultural tourism. Besides anthropogenic motives and culturalhistorical heritage Sarajevo as city is characterized by curiosity that is reflected in the vicinity of the mountains that surround the city. An increasing number of tourists from number of countries visits city and Sarajevo Canton. This paper analyzes number of arrivals and overnight stays in the last ten years. The analysis was performed at the level of municipalities in Sarajevo Canton. In addition to the number of tourists analysis included accommodation capacities of hotels and hostels in Sarajevo Canton. Inventory and classification of hotels according to baseline characteristics was also carried out.

Keywords: urban tourism, increase in the number of tourists, analysis of the number of arrivals and overnight stays, accommodation in hotel and hostels

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