Open AccessGeotourism in the structure of contemporary tourist flow
Author(s) -
Vladimir Stojanović,
Igor Stamenković
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
glasnik srpskog geografskog društva
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-078X
pISSN - 0350-3593
DOI - 10.2298/gsgd0804053s
Subject(s) - geodiversity , geotourism , tourism , sustainable tourism , ecotourism , geography , natural (archaeology) , environmental planning , biodiversity , ecology , archaeology , biology
Geodiversity phenomena can equally interest tourists as well as a living world inside ecotourism. Volcanic relief, mountains, fluvial relieves, caves and sand dunes attract more and more tourists. Tourism market shows a tendency of an increased number of tourists with new interests. That is a real opportunity to present the values of geodiversity inside the tourist offer. Geodiversity based tourism - geotourism should not be observed outside ecotourism since it has a strongly emphasized educational function and it serves a better understanding and protection of natural heritage. Such characteristics of geotourism should be in tight connection with sustainable development, i.e. sustainable tourism