The subject of this paper is to determine how the COVID-19 virus pandemic affected the situation in Serbian villages. The task of the paper is to show the positive and negative consequences that resulted from the pandemic. This would indicate that some of them may represent a new idea, a chance, or would work in favor of the sustainability of the villages of Serbia. In support of objectivity, research was carried out among the population that inhabits the rural areas of Serbia. It examined the extent to which internationally recognized phenomena and consequences of the COVID-19 virus pandemic were present in the study area and considered the nature of their impact on sustainability. The results of the semi-structured questionnaire were processed using descriptive statistics, t-test, and analysis of variance (ANOVA). Respondents contributed to the conception of possible solutions with their comments. The obtained differences in the answers resulted from different socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents, but also from the fact that the villages of Serbia differ in natural and social characteristics. Respondents’ responses are in favor of economic and sociodemographic sustainability, but they do not think in terms of environmental sustainability. The paper reveals several development opportunities, which complement each other and contribute to different methods for sustainability of rural villages in Serbia.

In order to determine the objective attractions of Vojvodina as a tourist destination, it was necessary to record the views and motives of those who have visited Vojvodina for various purposes. To this end, surveys were conducted which included visitors to destinations in 2008 and 2016. The surveys were done in accommodation facilities which covered the territorial destination of Vojvodina. The comparative analysis of results of the research of both samples (2008 and 2016) gave us resulting responses as a structure of valid data base and the basis for the creation of new or revised policies, in the direction defined by the development of tourism in Vojvodina as a tourist destination. This paper highlights, in addition to numerous data and conclusions, what the most common motivations of tourists are. It also establishes the five most common selective forms of tourism trends in Vojvodina, the sociological profile of modern tourists in Vojvodina, tourist markets toward which Vojvodina as a tourist destination is most open and accessible, as well as the age structure of visitors, which affects the length of stay in the area.