Research on Tourist Potential in Krushevo
1Gjorgji Petkoski,2 Cane Koteski
1,2Faculty of Tourism and Business Logistics, Goce Delchev University, Shtip, 2000, North Macedonia
https://doi.org/10.47191/jefms/v7-i6-60ABSTRACT:
The seminar paper describes the city of Krushevo and its geographical-touristic, natural, anthropogenic, communicative and receptive motives. The paper also covers the tourism that is practiced in the city and the subject of the primary research is the satisfaction of tourists from Krushevo for the year 2022. Sources for geographic features, natural, anthropogenic, communicative, and receptive motifs are worthy web pages and city surveys. When it comes to the population, the data from the 2021 census was used [3]. The primary research on tourists' satisfaction with the offer in the city of Krushevo was conducted using a survey questionnaire that was completed by 40 individuals. When processing the data obtained from the research, we applied the method of analysis and the method of synthesis. Three hypotheses were set (general, first special, and second special) which were confirmed after analyzing the data from the survey questionnaire. The conclusion of the primary research proved that the city of Krushevo has great potential as a tourist destination in Macedonia, but great investment and innovation are needed to improve the offer.
KEYWORDS:
Krushevo; tourism; history; Krushevo Republic; skiing
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