The spas of Republic of Srpska as sustainable tourism destinations

• Main Author: Petrović Danica
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Visoka turistička škola strukovnih studija, Beograd 2017-01-01
• Series: Turističko Poslovanje
• Subjects: sustainable development; spa tourism; investment; Republic of Srpska
• Online Access: https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0354-3099/2017/0354-30991720037P.pdf
• ISSN: 0354-3099; 2560-3361

The region of the Republic of Srpska is rich in natural resources, has a good geographical position, rich cultural and historical heritage, existing tourist infrastructure, well-known tourist products and services in some parts of the region, a multiethnic character of the region and different traditions, all of which makes good preconditions for the development of profitable tourist activities. The municipality of Bijeljina is very promising and competitive, because it has two other natural resources besides geothermal resources: fertile land and large quantities of quality drinking water. The municipality of Bijeljina, or Semberija, has the need and all the preconditions for the intensive development of the use of geothermal energy resources. It is necessary to define a strategy whose realization, under economically justified conditions, will provide for an important change in the energy situation in the municipality, as well as a significant participation in the energy balance of the Republic of Srpska. Semberija has such potentials and possibilities on the basis of geothermal energy that it can become one of the most developed regions of Europe. The concept of sustainable development reflects and requires a significant reversal of many vision and ideas about functioning, that is, about the interdependence of economic activities and the natural environment. However, the concept of sustainable development focuses on qualitative improvement in relation to quantitative growth.