Q:
A:
$500 mln to be pulled in from tourism this year
Belgrade,
8 February 2007
Serbian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Services Bojan Dimitrijevic said today that there are real possibilities that Serbia will pull in $500 million from tourism this year, which will exceed the record from 1989.
Author:
Fonet
Speaking at a press conference held at Tanjug's International Press Centre, Dimitrijevic said that a project of implementation of satellite accounts will be completed this year, which will enable tracking indirect profits from tourism and increase the total income 1.5 times over.
He voiced hope that a new law on tourism will be adopted this year, which envisages setting up a state agency for development of tourism, which should play the crucial role in development of the several most significant tourist destinations.
For 2007, completion of privatisation of most important hotels is planned, as well as continuation of Serbia's promotional campaign on CNN. A new visual identity and tourist brand of Serbia will be established soon, for which the Serbian Tourist Organisation will call a tender.
The Minister said that last year Serbia pulled in $400 million from tourism, which is a 30% increase, adding that it is very important that a surplus of $70 million was achieved at the end of the year.
Dimitrijevic said that at the international tourism fair in Madrid, an agreement was achieved to send concrete materials on investment possibilities in Serbia to partners from Spain.
He voiced hope that a new law on tourism will be adopted this year, which envisages setting up a state agency for development of tourism, which should play the crucial role in development of the several most significant tourist destinations.
For 2007, completion of privatisation of most important hotels is planned, as well as continuation of Serbia's promotional campaign on CNN. A new visual identity and tourist brand of Serbia will be established soon, for which the Serbian Tourist Organisation will call a tender.
The Minister said that last year Serbia pulled in $400 million from tourism, which is a 30% increase, adding that it is very important that a surplus of $70 million was achieved at the end of the year.
Dimitrijevic said that at the international tourism fair in Madrid, an agreement was achieved to send concrete materials on investment possibilities in Serbia to partners from Spain.
-
Belgrade, 22 January 2025Egypt one of Serbia’s closest partners on international stage
-
Belgrade, 9 July 2024Support for 104 associations in diaspora that preserve Serbian language, culture
-
Belgrade, 15 April 2024Competition for StarTech grants open until 31 May
-
Belgrade, 2 October 2023Serbia respects Resolution 1244 and will do everything to preserve peace
-
Belgrade, 13 September 2023Day of Serbian Unity to be celebrated outside borders of Serbia, Republika Srpska for the first time
-
Belgrade, 8 August 2023RSD 24.2m in state aid paid out to citizens affected by storm
-
Belgrade, 17 June 2023Belgrade is doing everything to preserve peace in Kosovo and Metohija
-
Belgrade, 15 June 2023Slovenia will continue to support Serbia on its way to EU
-
Belgrade, 5 May 2023Emergency measures, tightening of conditions for possessing weapons
-
Belgrade, 3 May 2023Three days of mourning in Serbia over tragedy at Vladislav Ribnikar primary school