RECENT DEVELOPMENT AND FUTURE TOURISM CHALLENGES AFTER COVID-19 IN NORTH MACEDONIA

Ivanka Nestoroska

doi:10.52370/TISC22301IN

Ivanka Nestoroska University St. Kliment Ohridski – Bitola, Faculty for tourism and hospitality-Ohrid, N. Macedonia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52370/TISC22301IN

Keywords: tourism development, tourism challenges, tourism perspectives, North Macedonia

Abstract

After a period of continued growth in tourist arrivals, North Macedonia has registered changes with negative reflection on the volume of tourism due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The past year has seen an increase in the volume of tourism, but it is incomparable in terms of performance from the pre-pandemic period. Tourism is faced with challenges for future development, and they are increasingly imposed as a result of the drastic changes that have occurred due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, the purpose of the paper is to present the perspectives of tourism in the country with all its challenges, but having as a starting point the characteristics of recent tourism development. The research design is created to present findings related to the future tourism challenges in North Macedonia. It incorporates the application of quantitative and qualitative methods, and the regional approach is implemented in analyzing the characteristics of tourism performance.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Agency for promotion and support of tourism (2021a). http://tourismmacedonia.gov.mk/domasiedoma (18 March, 2021).

Agency for promotion and support of tourism (2021b). http://tourismmacedonia.gov.mk/prezentacii (18 March, 2021).

Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Activities (2020). How Covid-19 is changing the world: a statistical perspective, https://unstats.un.org/unsd/ccsa/documents/covid19-report-ccsa.pdf, (16 February 2022).

Law on balanced regional development (2021). Official Gazette of Republic N. Macedonia, No. 24/21.

Ministry of Local Self-government of the Republic of Macedonia (2009). Strategy for Regional Development of the Republic of Macedonia 2009- 2019.

Nestoroska, I. (2020a). Adventure as potential for enriched tourist offer in Pelagonija region. XV International Scientific Conference on Service sector INSCOSES 2020, Faculty of tourism and hospitality-Ohrid, University St. Kliment Ohridski-Bitola, Horizons, Vol. 26, 167-174.

Nestoroska, I. (2020b). International tourism and Covid19 [Third Corona Dialogs]. Facebook. https://mk-mk.facebook.com/uklobitola/videos/трети-корона-дијалози/413009069582425/

Nestoroska, I., Naumov, K. (2021). Covid-19 consequences on tourism in North Macedonia – a destination perspective for domestic tourism. In Christou, E., Fotiadis, A. (Eds.), Restarting tourism, travel and hospitality, Vol. 2, 176-184.

Petrevska, B., Nestoroska, I. (2015). Economics of Tourism: Recent Developments in Macedonia, LAMBERT Academic Publishing. 10. State Statistical Office of N. Macedonia (2022a). http://makstat.stat.gov.mk/PXWeb/pxweb/en/MakStat/MakStat__TirizamUgostitel__Turizam__TuristiNokevanja/575_Turizam_RM_SerijaGod_ml.px/table/tableViewLayout2/?rxid=46ee0f64-2992-4b45-a2d9-cb4e5f7ec5ef, (28 January 2022).

State Statistical Office of N. Macedonia (2022b). http://makstat.stat.gov.mk/PXWeb/pxweb/en/MakStat/MakStat__TirizamUgostitel__Turizam__TuristiNokevanja/425_Turizam_Reg_Nokeva_ml.px/?rxid=46ee0f64-2992-4b45-a2d9-cb4e5f7ec5ef, (28 January 2022).

State Statistical Office of N. Macedonia (2022c). http://makstat.stat.gov.mk, (28 January 2022).

State Statistical Office, (2022d). http://makstat.stat.gov.mk/PXWeb/pxweb/mk/MakStat/?rxid=46ee0f64-2992-4b45-a2d9-cb4e5f7ec5ef, (12 February, 2022).

Strategy for regional development of Republic N. Macedonia 2021- 2030 (2021). Official Gazette of Republic N. Macedonia, No. 24/21.

UNWTO (2020). World Tourism Barometer –Statistical Annex, https://webunwto.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2020-05/UNWTO_Barom20_02_May_Statistical_Annex_en_.pdf, (18 February 2022).

UNWTO (2021). World Tourism Barometer, Volume 19, Issue 1, January 2021, https://www.e-unwto.org/toc/wtobarometereng/19/1/, (16 February 2022).

UNWTO (2022a). Tourism grows 4% in 2021 but remains far below pre-pandemic levels, https://www.unwto.org/news/tourism-grows-4-in-2021-but-remains-far-below-pre-pandemic-levels/, (12 February 2022).

UNWTO (2022b). AM News The bulletin of UNWTO’s Affiliate members from the tourism sector (Volume 38, Feb 2022), https://webunwto.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2022-02/2021_AM_NL_38.pdf?Hi9J5IVYihdRTOSwydON.PGyp4soyjO0/, (11 February 2022).