DYNAMICS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOURIST TURNOVER AFTER THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA

Abstract

Characteristics of tourist turnover represent an important element for the evaluation of the tourism economy, more precisely, they represent the result that shows whether, how much and how much an area is tourist attractive and visited, and thus the number of visitors and occupancy of catering facilities. By analyzing tourist arrivals and night spent, we can see the state of tourism, simply put, whether we are going in the right direction or not, and if there are oscillations, the reasons should be found and removed.

The dynamics and development of tourist turnover after the independence of the Republic of North Macedonia is characterized by the phase of independent development of tourism (market management), which covers the time from the independence of the Republic of Macedonia until today. The research shows that in the period from 2011 to 2020, tourist turnover is growing. A large increase in tourist turnover was recorded after the "Skopje 2014" Project. As a result of the "COVID 19" pandemic, in 2020, a large drop in tourist turnover was recorded compared to 2019