Professional paper

Tourist Perspective of Lake Šoderica

Zdravko Mihevc ; Tourist Board of Koprivnica-Križevci County, Koprivnica, Croatia

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to explore the possibilities of Lake Šoderica tourism development, its prerequisites and the foundations needed for Šoderica to become a modern and attractive tourist destination. The paper is based on the history of Šoderica tourism development, analysis of the existing tourist resources and analysis of trends in the environment, including changes in habits, needs, requirements and characteristics of a modern tourist. The author analyzes and compares Šoderica with similar tourist destinations, which happen to be the examples of best practices. The analysis of strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats, provides a realistic basis for defining a development strategy. Tourist perspective is observed and evaluated based on the current state of tourism infrastructure and the overall tourist resources on Šoderica, the characteristics of continental tourism in Croatia, tourism trends at home and abroad as well as the objective possibilities for development. It is the basis for obtaining a clear and specific strategy for the development of Lake Šoderica that will give its real tourism perspective.

Keywords

Šoderica; destination; tourism; trend; strategy; perspective

Hrčak ID:

164822

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/164822

Publication date:

1.6.2016.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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