In terms of climate related security risks, the region of South-Eastern Europe (SEE) can be identified as one of the world’s hot spots. As weather-related hazards continue to increase in numbers and spatial distribution, risk perception in the tourism industry becomes even more important. Additionally, people’s perception of natural hazards is one of the key elements in their decision-making process when choosing a travel destination. Although a vast number of studies have examined aspects of risk perception, an integrated approach which considers both objective and subjective factors related to the tourism industry and hydro-meteorological hazards remains relatively scarce. This pioneering study inspects the causality between objective perceived risks, as well as subjective risk factors. A methodological approach and the obtained results present a certain novelty since the previous conceptualized Psychological Preparedness for Disaster Threat Scale (PPDTS) was applied for the first time in the tourism industry. The obtained results reveal the presence of a statistically significant relationship between objective risks and certain subjective risk factors (gender, age, education, prior experience, anticipation, and awareness). Therefore, this study may offer a conceptual platform for both theoretical and practical implications for enhanced approaches oriented toward more qualitative risk management at a given travel destination, in regions prone to hydro-meteorological hazards.

The pandemic caused by COVID-19 has enormous effects on peoples’ lives and on the global economy. The outbreak and effects of COVID-19 have resulted in fears, concerns, and anxiety among people all around the world. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between the fear of COVID-19, travel anxiety, and travel intention among residents in Serbia. In addition to the above, the aim of the study was to examine the impact of personality traits on the fear of COVID-19, travel anxiety, and travel intentions. To enhance the understanding of the relationship between the mentioned variables, this study proposes a research model based on the use of measurement scales from the existing studies to develop the questionnaire. The standard paper-and-pen survey was used for data collection from the respondents from Serbia. The total sample include 987 respondents. It was determined that Travel intention was negatively influenced by Neuroticism and Conscientiousness, but positively by Extroversion and Openness. The supposed Agreeableness did not have a significant effect on Travel intention. This study contributes to understanding the respondents’ behavior during pandemic of COVID-19, and their responses to the crisis according to their personality traits might have practical implications in the travel sector.

Tourism, as a branch of industry, has a major impact on the environment and local community. In addition to the positive, economic effects, the development of tourism carries many consequences to the environment and society. The attitudes of the local population towards the impact of tourism have long been the subject of many studies. This paper will discuss the problem of the attitude of the local population towards the development of tourism in Vrbas. Through the examination of the role and importance of the local community in the development of Vrbas as a tourism destination, this research will point out the current situation, the positive and negative impacts, as well as opportunities for improvement of tourism in Vrbas. A survey was conducted for the needs of examining the attitudes of the local population towards tourism development. A sample of 108 respondents was obtained. The results showed that the respondents have a positive attitude towards the development of tourism, but also that they are not aware of the negative consequences that tourism can bring. The entire data processing is supported by the software for statistical analysis and data processing - SPSS 23.0.

Residents play an important role in the process of destination development, but a supportive attitude in regard to tourism is key to the success of the touristic destination. Various authors have examined residents' attitudes towards the impacts of tourism development from different points of view. This paper aimed to investigate the impacts of sociodemographic characteristics of locals on their attitudes towards tourism development. The study was conducted on the territory of Sirinićka Župa, in the municipality of Štrpce. A total of 94 respondents were included in the research. The results indicated that gender and education level have not influenced residents' attitudes. On the other hand, it has been found that the age and length of residents' significantly influence residents' attitudes towards tourism development impacts.

The establishment of national parks is motivated by the preservation of natural values and resources or, more precisely, landscape and biodiversity, as well as satisfying scientific, educational, health and recreational, tourism, cultural and other needs. They have two often conflicting purposes: to protect important natural and cultural resources and to offer the possibility to use these areas as well as to enjoy them. People love to travel to protected natural areas just because on a relatively small but representative territory they can see a large number of plant and animal species, as well as participate in recreational activities in a pristine environment. The purpose of this study was to identify the motives and constraints for visiting national parks in relation to age, education level and employment status. The research was conducted among the London residents who are potential visitors of national parks in England. A total of 107 respondents were questioned through an online survey. The results obtained in this study showed that there are differences in motives and constraints in relation to sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents. The results of this study could direct the management of national parks to focus more on identifying and meeting the needs of potential visitors because of the increasing popularity of ecotourism. [Project of the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Grant no. 176020]

Developing measures for improving the quality of hospitality services is a basic precondition for successful business and positioning of restaurants on the market. The importance of measuring the satisfaction of quests is reflected in the objectivisation and quantification of subjective perceptions in order to improve the service quality. Sometimes a very important tool for obtaining feedback - quest books are replaced with social networks, forums and specialized sites, thus distributing information about the perception of service quality gets a new dimension. Thanks to the large number of online reviews available in electronic form, the sentiment analysis is increasingly prevalent in scientific and professional works which deals with the research of the quality of services in the restaurant industry. The aim of the paper is to research reviews of users (domestic and foreign guests) that visited Italian cuisine restaurants in Belgrade. Qualitative analysis of reviews was done, different readability indices were calculated, the feelings in the reviews were analysed, T-test according to gender was done, and the chi square test for variables subjectivity and irony were applied.