SERBIA - Open Heart Country - Author: Vesna Vlatković

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1 SERBIA - Open Heart Country - Author: Vesna Vlatković

2 WORLD - SERBIA

3 Serbia open heart country Country of tennis Belgrade city break Country of Mountain tourism Country of Spa tourism The best hotel in the Balkans country

4 10 REASONS TO VISIT SERBIA One of top ten destinations to visit in Serbia - country of tradition 2. Serbia - country where East and West meet 3. Serbia - country of true hospitality and open heart 4. Serbia - recommended destination for 2015 by Lonely Planet 5. Serbia - country of city break tours: Belgrade and Novi Sad (night life, history) 6. Serbia - country of spa, wellness and spa centres 7. Serbia - country of mountains and skiing 8. Serbia - country of extraordinary national kitchen 9. Serbia- country of rafting and cycling 10. Serbia - a country that you visit once and always return

5 1. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TOURIST OFFER BELGRADE SPA MOUNTAINS

6 CITY BREAK - BELGRADE THE CAPITAL OF SERBIA, AT THE CONFLUENCE OF THE SAVA AND DANUBE RIVERS NIGHT LIFE WITH LARGE HOTEL AND HOSTELS OFFER SAINT SAVA THE BIGGEST ORTHODOX TEMPLE IN THE BALKANS PROJECT OF THE FUTURE-BELGRADE WATERFRONT

7 SPA- SPA&WELLNESS AND HEALTH TOURISM SERBIA HAS 35 SPAS AND MORE THAN 500 MINERAL WATER SPRINGS (300 USED) BUKOVIČKA SPA Aranđelovac SPA&WELLNESS HOTEL IZVOR Aranđelovac SPECIAL HOSPITAL MERKUR Vrnjačka Banja

8 MOUNTAIN TOURISM Mountains cover the largest parts of the territory of Serbia. KOPAONIK ZLATIBOR STARA PLANINA

9 2. WATER, AIR AND COUNTRY ROUTES THE DANUBE SMALL AIRPORTS CYCLING

10 THE DANUBE - Course length through Serbia 588 km, - the Danube extends from junction of Serbian, Hungarian and Croatian border to junction of Serbian, Bulgarian and Romanian border. Flows through national parks Fruška gora and Đerdap -Tourist potential of Serbia, with two large civic centres, Belgrade and Novi Sad -International waterway and the most popular river for river cruises in the world

11 SMALL AIRPORTS Serbia belongs to countries with extremely good transport positions. This also refers to air transportation, which has a constant growth of volume, flights and passengers. Future plan is to add small airports, 25 of them, to Nikola Tesla Airport Belgrade, for the benefit of tourist offer.first openings are expected in Niš, Užice and Kraljevo.

12 CYCLING 3 cycling tracks go through Serbia, Eurovelo 6, 11 and 13.

13 3. ACCOMMODATION CAPACITY A HOTELS CHAIN TREND OF HIGH CATEGORY HOTELS MK RESORTS HOSTELS

14 NEW STANDARDS IN HOTEL BUSINESS- FIRST SERBIAN HOTEL CHAIN

15 HIGH CATEGORY HOTELS HOTEL IZVOR ***** CONGRESS SPA & WELLNESS RESORT IN ARANĐELOVAC OFFICIALLY THE BEST HOTEL IN THE BALKANS FOR 2014 PROCLAIMED BY BALKAN ALLIANCE OF ASSOCIATIONS OF HOTELS

16 RESORT MK MOUNTA IN KOPAONIK National park Kopaonik - the most prestigious ski centre in Serbia and one of the largest ski centres in the region.

17 HOSTELS - NUMBER OF HOSTELS: 66 - MOST OF THEM ARE IN BELGRADE - CHARACTERISTICS: GOOD LOCATION AND HIGH STANDARDS OF ACCOMMODATION CAPACITIES

18 DATA AND STATISTICS SURFACE AREA IN SERBIA: km 2 POPULATION: more than inhabitants NUMBER OF HOTELS: 309 GUESTS STATISTICS FOR JANUARY-AUGUST TOTAL NUMBER OF GUESTS: DOMESTIC: FOREIGN: NOTE: Number of foreign guests grew 13 % in this period. - TOTAL NUMBER OF OVERNIGHT STAYS: DOMESTIC: FOREIGN: NOTE: Number of foreign guests grew 9 % in this period. - Calculated by number of overnight stays, domestic guests spent most of their time in spa towns (42 %), followed by mountains (34 %) etc. Foreign guests spent most of their time in Belgrade (48 %), followed by other tourist destinations (17 %).

19 SERBIA IS SMALL ON THE WORLD MAP, BUT BIG IN HEART!

20 Thank you for your attention WELCOME TO SERBIA!