Evolution of urban hotel geography - a case study of Belgrade
Abstract
This research analyses the changes of hotel geography in Belgrade, from the middle nineteenth century to the present. It confirms the influence that major political and economic factors have on hotel distribution, size, ownership, and rank. Prominent Ashworth and Tunbridge's Tourist-historic city model is used as the foundation of hotel spatial analysis in Belgrade, which is historically divided into three periods. The statehood development period is characterized by highly centralized hotel locations, mostly dependent on ethnical divisions, trade and early transport development. During the socialist period, in the absence of a market economy and private property, dispersion of hotels was caused almost exclusively by centralized political decisions. The transition period started with a complete political and economic overhaul of Serbia and Belgrade in the 1990s. After this difficult time, the Belgrade hotel industry started to recover, with the geographical factors that represented a r...e-establishment of market mechanisms and entrepreneur initiatives, as well as a focus on both the historic city and urban periphery.
Keywords:
Hotel geography / Tourist-historic city model / Belgrade / Urban tourism / TransitionSource:
Current Issues in Tourism, 2020, 23, 6, 707-722Publisher:
- Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon
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DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2018.1530200
ISSN: 1368-3500
WoS: 000519671900005
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85055054868
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Geografski fakultetTY - JOUR AU - Budović, Aljoša AU - Ratkaj, Ivan AU - Antić, Marija PY - 2020 UR - https://gery.gef.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1065 AB - This research analyses the changes of hotel geography in Belgrade, from the middle nineteenth century to the present. It confirms the influence that major political and economic factors have on hotel distribution, size, ownership, and rank. Prominent Ashworth and Tunbridge's Tourist-historic city model is used as the foundation of hotel spatial analysis in Belgrade, which is historically divided into three periods. The statehood development period is characterized by highly centralized hotel locations, mostly dependent on ethnical divisions, trade and early transport development. During the socialist period, in the absence of a market economy and private property, dispersion of hotels was caused almost exclusively by centralized political decisions. The transition period started with a complete political and economic overhaul of Serbia and Belgrade in the 1990s. After this difficult time, the Belgrade hotel industry started to recover, with the geographical factors that represented a re-establishment of market mechanisms and entrepreneur initiatives, as well as a focus on both the historic city and urban periphery. PB - Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon T2 - Current Issues in Tourism T1 - Evolution of urban hotel geography - a case study of Belgrade VL - 23 IS - 6 SP - 707 EP - 722 DO - 10.1080/13683500.2018.1530200 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_gery_1065 ER -
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Budović, A., Ratkaj, I.,& Antić, M.. (2020). Evolution of urban hotel geography - a case study of Belgrade. in Current Issues in Tourism Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon., 23(6), 707-722. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2018.1530200 https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_gery_1065
Budović A, Ratkaj I, Antić M. Evolution of urban hotel geography - a case study of Belgrade. in Current Issues in Tourism. 2020;23(6):707-722. doi:10.1080/13683500.2018.1530200 https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_gery_1065 .
Budović, Aljoša, Ratkaj, Ivan, Antić, Marija, "Evolution of urban hotel geography - a case study of Belgrade" in Current Issues in Tourism, 23, no. 6 (2020):707-722, https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2018.1530200 ., https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_gery_1065 .