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School of Economics, Trade and Mechanical Engineering , Kučevo , Serbia
School of Economics and Catering, “Vuk Karadžić” , Velika Plana , Serbia
Given that the foundations of future tourism development rely on sustainable development, it is also the basis of strategic planning for tourism development, in which geospaces play the most important role. Accordingly, the tourism industry must respect the principles of sustainability in the planning, design and implementation of travel programs. In that way, there is more and more talk about the spatial aspects of tourism development and the importance of geospaces in creating the tourist offer, and tour operators and travel agencies must create sustainable products in order to better place them on the domestic and foreign tourist market. World tourism, with its mass, also has negative consequences for the natural, social, cultural and economic environment. That is why tourism is increasingly being studied in a different way. Companies in tourism have realized that not only profit should be put in the foreground, but also how much costs the whole society and the human environment should pay due to the reckless development of tourism and all those activities related to tourism. Only in this way can we talk about a changed approach to tourism development in accordance with the concept of sustainable development. The fact is that despite previous research, we can not know for sure the size of the segment of tourist demand that speaks of ecotourism, and "parameters" that can guide us to the size and importance of this part of the market primarily for environmental protection. What can be established with certainty is that visits to the preserved environment are constantly increasing. In 1991. about 8% of domestic tourist movements in the United States were directed towards national parks (Štetić, 1997), and in 2001. 15%. That year, the Great Smokey Mountains National Park was visited by 17 million tourists, Yellowstone by 25 million and Yosemite by over 10 million tourists. Africa's national parks are a special attraction. Kenya, which was among the first to open its reserves for tourist visits, records a total visit to this area of 2.1 million tourists, of which 1.5 million are foreigners. In addition to the already known areas, new destinations such as Antarctica are also appearing. It is certain that this type of tourist movement is conquering all parts of the geo space and that it includes an increasing number of tourists. It is certain that this type of tourist movement is conquering all parts of the geo space and that it includes an increasing number of tourists. The circle of search is expanding and the number of tourists is constantly expanding, which affects the increased interest in going to a protected unpolluted natural environment. This leads us to a new issue of tourism development, and that is the issue of sustainable tourism development in geo spaces. Given that tourism is the future development of many areas and a large number of tourist destinations, this means that special attention must be paid to tourism development planning. Many geospaces are under global or regional protection and as such should be preserved for future generations. Visitors are often unaware of their negative impact when staying in certain destinations.
Tourism and environment, sustainable tourism, area management, consumer behavior, principles of capacity utilization
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