Tourism in Serbia

Tourism in Serbia is officially recognised as a primary area for economic and social growth.[1] The hotel and catering sector accounted for approximately 2.2% of GDP in 2015.[2] Tourism in Serbia employs some 75,000 people, about 3% of the country's workforce.[1] In recent years the number of tourists is increasing, especially foreign ones for about hundred thousand arrivals more each year. Major destinations for foreign tourists are Belgrade and Novi Sad, while domestic tourists prefer spas and mountain resorts.[3]

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History

Early roots of tourism in Serbia can be traced to the 19th century, with kings and other rulers opening spas and other newly formed tourist spots.[4][5] In the 1980s Yugoslavia was an important tourist destination in the Balkans. Overnight stays were almost 12 million per year, of which about 1.5 million were by foreign tourists. The events surrounding the break-up of Yugoslavia led to a substantial decline in both leisure and business tourism.[6]

In the twenty-first century tourism began to recover: the number of overseas visitors was 90% higher in 2004 than it had been in 2000, and revenue from foreign tourism more than tripled between 2002 and 2004, to about 220 million US dollars.[6] By 2010 revenue from international tourism had grown to 798 million US dollars.

Internationally known annual events
Name Location Month Type of Festival
Küstendorf Film and Music Festival Drvengrad January Film and Music Festival
Gitarijada Zaječar June Rock and Roll Music Festival
Palić European Film Festival Palić July European Film festival
EXIT Festival Novi Sad July Electronic Music Festival
Guča Trumpet Festival Guča August Brass Band Festival
Nišville Niš August Jazz Music Festival
Lovefest Vrnjačka Banja August Electronic Music Festival
Beer Days Zrenjanin August Beer Festival
Leskovac Grill Festival Leskovac September Grilled Meat Festival

Statistics

Arrivals per year

Year Arrivals Domestic Foreign
2003[7] 1,997,947 1,658,664 339,283
2004[8] 1,971,683 1,579,857 391,826
2005[9] 1,988,469 1,535,790 452,679
2006[10] 2,006,488 1,537,646 468,842
2007[11] 2,306,558 1,610,513 696,045
2008[12] 2,266,166 1,619,672 646,494
2009[13] 2,021,166 1,375,865 645,301
2010 2,000,597 1,317,916 682,681
2011 2,068,610 1,304,443 764,167
2012 2,079,643 1,269,676 809,967
2013 2,192,435 1,270,667 921,768
2014[14] 2,194,268 1,165,536 1,028,732
2015[15] 2,437,165 1,304,944 1,132,221
2016[16] 2,753,591 1,472,165 1,281,426
2017 [17] 3,085,866 1,588,693 1,497,173
2018[18] 3,430,522 1,720,008 1,710,514
2019[19] 3,689,983 1,843,432 1,846,551
2020[20] 780,785 515,164 265,621

Arrivals by country

2020[20] 2019[19]
# Country Arrivals Country Arrivals
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina24,680 China incl. Hong Kong 144,961
2 Bulgaria21,468 Bosnia and Herzegovina 136,184
3 Croatia20,829 Turkey 107,695
4 Montenegro17,061 Germany 104,144
5 North Macedonia15,619 Croatia 103,807
6 Romania14,356 Bulgaria 100,344
7 China incl. Hong Kong14,294 Montenegro 90,442
8 Germany12,986 Slovenia 89,930
9 Russia11,593 Romania 83,027
10 Slovenia11,125 Greece 74,974
11 Greece11,109 North Macedonia 72,760
12 Turkey10,849 Russia 64,103
13 Italy7,570 Poland 55,844
14 Hungary6,405 Italy 52,723
15 Austria5,336 Hungary 48,008
Total international visitors265,621 Total international visitors 1,846,551
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See also

References
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