Analysis of objective indicators of tourism development in Montenegro

Abstract

The goal of analysis of objective indicators of tourist development of municipalities in Montenegro is reflected in a better and more detailed understanding of the potential impact of tourism. This paper treats concrete analyses relating to the development of tourism in certain municipalities of Montenegro. Municipalities that have been analyzed are those municipalities that predominantly develop tourism, then those municipalities where tourism is a secondary activity, as well as those municipalities where tourism is not recognized as a chance for local development. Objective indicators taken into account and obtained using official statistical sources are: (1) the number of tourists compared to the number of inhabitants; (2) number of beds compared to the number of inhabitants; (3) the average length of stay of tourists; (4) capacity utilization (measured by the number of days at the annual level); (5) the number of employees in tourism sector (expressed in relation to total number of employees). From the results obtained by this kind of analysis, the author expected to receive an answer to the question of whether the development of tourism in Montenegro should be reconsidered.

Keywords

• Development of tourism
• The impact of tourism
• Montenegro
• Tourism