7th International Thematic Monograph – Modern Management Tools and Economy of Tourism Sector in Present Era

  Ownership and Organizational Solutions for Spas and Preservation of Health Tourism

Ljiljana Rajnović  –   Institute of Agricultural Economics, Belgrade, Volgina 15, Serbia
Snežana Cico –   Institute of Agricultural Economics, Belgrade, Volgina 15, Serbia
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DOI:   https://doi.org/10.31410/tmt.2022-2023.335
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7th International Thematic Monograph –   Modern Management Tools and Economy of Tourism Sector in Present Era, Belgrade, 2022/2023,   Published by:  Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans in cooperation with the Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality, Ohrid, North Macedonia;   ISSN 2683-5673,  ISBN   978-86-80194-56-1 ;  Editors:  Vuk Bevanda, associate professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia;   Snežana Štetić, full time professor, The College of Tourism, Belgrade, Serbia,   Printed by:  SKRIPTA International, Belgrade  
Abstract: ThisworkaimstoshowthepossibilitiesoforganizingspasintheRepublicofSerbia,bearing in mindthe currentprivatization,the statusandtreatmentofspasasgoodsofgeneralinterestandtheimportanceofrecognizinganadequateownershipsolution in thefuturebusinessof spas in Serbia.Theauthorsconsiderworldexperiences,possiblemodelsofprivatizationandtheimpact on the function of spas, especially the extremely developed health segment – balneology, and of course, the preservation of natural healing resources, but also other possible contractual and ownership models of performing spa activities. In researching the period from 2012 to 2020, the au- thors found that privatization potentially improves the standards of spa infra- structure and increases the tourism potential of spas, but in some transition countries, the process has resulted in limiting the therapeutic potential of spas and reducing the state’s ability to implement health policy. The authors rec- ommend ensuring that spaactivities are carried outbyasafe shareholder, ap- plying clear acceptance criteria, as well as to provide legal guarantees for ac- cess to spa services that are financed from public funds.

Keywords:   Spa; Spa Tourism; Balneology; Spa and Wellness; Good of general interest; Privatization of Spas

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