Does Regional Affliation Inﬂuence Employees’ Perception of Tourism Policy in Cultural Tourism?

Aleksa Vučetić; Jovo Ateljević; Tatjana Pivac; Sanela Kovačević Pejaković

doi:10.5937/turizam21-16718

Aleksa Vučetić University of Montenegro, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality, Kotor, Montenegro
Jovo Ateljević University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Economics, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tatjana Pivac University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Science - Department of Geography and Hotel Management, Serbia
Sanela Kovačević Pejaković University of Montenegro, Faculty of Philology, Niksic, Montenegro

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5937/turizam21-16718

Abstract

Te study tries to explain the inﬂuence of regional afliation on employees’ perception of tourism policy in the sector of cultural tourism. Te main aim is to explore whether there is a difference between regional afliations of employees and employees’ perception of tourism policy in the sector of cultural tourism in Montenegro. Te survey was conducted using the interviewing, and the main statistical procedures were factor analysis and multivariate analysis of variance. Research outcome is a signifcant diﬀerence between employees in the northern and the coastal region of Montenegro, in the employees’ perception of the importance of measures and activities of tourism policy in the sector of cultural tourism. However, that diﬀerence could not
signifcantly inﬂuence tourism policymaking process and the quality of specifc tourism policy, which is intended for development of cultural tourism in Montenegro. Most of the signifcant diﬀerences depend on measures and activities, which do not directly inﬂuence the growth and development of cultural tourism that way. Te study is inspired by the Erasmus+ CULTURWB
project.

Author Biographies

Aleksa Vučetić, University of Montenegro, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality, Kotor, Montenegro

Jovo Ateljević, University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Economics, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tatjana Pivac, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Science - Department of Geography and Hotel Management, Serbia

Sanela Kovačević Pejaković, University of Montenegro, Faculty of Philology, Niksic, Montenegro

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