TOURISM RESEARCH METHODS IN PRIZREN

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to verify tourism development in years, starting from the period after the war up until 2017, including the trends of its development in the future. In this paper, the archives of the hotel institutions as well as the statistics taken from Kosovo Agency of Statistics are researched.
One of the characteristics of this research is that the outcome is concluded with the method of comparison between years from KAS and databases from the hotels (hotel Sharri-Prizren).
The comparative element and the searching in relevant institutions like Kosovo Agency of Statistics and the database of hotel management have served me to accomplish the general information for tourism development trends in Prizren, which is reflected in its growing in qualitative and quantitative aspect in conditions’ improvement with the purpose of welcoming the tourists.
From the received results, I can conclude that Prizren has the perspective of tourism development in local and international context based on noted visits especially during the summer.
Key words: Prizren as an attractive location, infrastructure, safety and convenience for tourism