lack of planning, programs and project documents for the development of mountain areas, as well as insufficient support for the implementation of existing ones.
Ill. 2: Slopes of Liskovac mountain in Djerdap National Park, following the R104 road
4.4 Development of tourism in Timok region The Government of Serbia, through the Ministry of Economy, is encouraging small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to come together in clusters. A cluster, in essence, is a group of related companies and entities from one economic branch, including governmental and non-governmental agencies, and scientific and educational institutions brought together to solve problems, improve business, and achieve success in competitiveness, and domestic and international promotion. South-Eastern Serbia is one of the four main tourism clusters14 in the country (Table 10). Tab. 10: Tourism clusters in Serbia Cluster
Vojvodina
Key themes/positioning
Water treasure, Panonian pleasure
Key products
events special interests navigation mountains and lakes rural tourism
Key destination o o o o
Palic-Subotica Fruska gora-Novi Sad Gornje podunavlje Deliblatska pescaraVrsac o ZobnaticaKaradjordjevo
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Tourist clusters, as resource base and the main areas of tourism development, represent spatial - functional units integrated in tourism offer, with all tourist destinations related characteristics, urban centers and tourist places, spa resorts and location.
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