Recommendations for tourism development of rural areas in North Macedonia

Dimitrov, Nikola and Petrevska, Biljana and Terzić, Aleksandra (2019) Recommendations for tourism development of rural areas in North Macedonia. In: International Symposium “New tourism trends”, Macedonian Geographical Society, 03-04 Oct 2019, Ohrid, North Macedonia.

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Abstract

Rural areas in North Macedonia are rich in diverse natural and cultural preconditions favorable for practicing rural tourism. The paper summarizes the results of accomplished activities in the rural environment in the line of developing rural tourism in North Macedonia. The overview of activities and results is based on three parameters: (i) By following the methodology and goals set within the Strategy for rural tourism development of Macedonia 2012-2017; (ii) By obtaining results from specific tailor-made field research; and (iii) By following the general criteria of standardization according to the European Federation for Rural Tourism EUROGEST. The findings highlight the characteristics of rural tourism in North Macedonia in eight statistical regions, fifteen draft rural destinations, thirty rural areas, and fifteen rural settlements whereas rural tourism is practiced.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Rural areas; Rural tourism; Tourist destinations; North Macedonia.
Subjects: Social Sciences > Social and economic geography
Divisions: Faculty of Tourism and Business Logistics
Depositing User: Biljana Petrevska
Date Deposited: 13 Jan 2020 09:31
Last Modified: 13 Jan 2020 09:31
URI: https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/23227

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