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TURISTIÄŒKO-GEOGRAFSKI REJONI BOSNE I HERCEGOVINE

 

DOI: 10.35666/28310438.2014.3.496

UDC:913:338.48(497.6) 

Abstract: The subject of this study are the touristic-geographical regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The current state of the touristic-geographical regions will be presented, along with their tourist visiting rate and tourism functionality. The aim is to emphasize the importance of existing touristicgeographical regions and the formation of new ones, in order to contribute to the future development of tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina and increase the quality of tourist services. The study will deal with the functionality of the touristic-geographical regions. The average annual value of tourist visits and the average rating of those areas' tourist products will serve as parameters. The multiplicity of the touristic-geographical regional distribution lies in the fact that tourism mobilizes almost all branches of domestic economy and thus contributes to the growth of the GDP, employment and investments. With tourism as the stimulator, such touristic-geographical regional distribution would contribute to the development of undeveloped areas in which classic industrial development failed to do so (e.g. Medjugorje, Kupres, Trnovo and Fojnica municipality). Concluding thoughts, problems, deficiencies and potential solutions for the improvement of the development of tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina will be presented at the end of this study, in order for our country to become an important part of the region’s and world’s future tourism processes.

Keywords: Tourism, functionality, regionalisation, tourism development.

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