IMPORTANCE OF LOCAL RESTAURANTS GASTRONOMIC OFFER FOR THE FUTURE OF RURAL TOURISM

Abstract

Importance of local restaurants gastronomic offer for the future of rural tourism in Knić municipality was estimated based on the questionnaire filled by 200 tourists who were acommodated in rural households in four villages (Dragušica, Žunje, Grivac and Knić) in this municipality during 2021. The questionnaire consisted of two sections: respondent profile and importance of local restaurants gastronomic offer for the future of rural tourism. Based on respondents answers, it could be concluded that local restaurants gastronomic offer is very important for the future of rural tourism, but that the offer in villages of Knić municipality is modest. Gastronomic offer of households offering accommodation is much better than local restaurant gastronomic offer. Quality, autenticity, serving and food decoration in local restaurants gastronomic offer were not estimated as good. Respondents concluded that improvement of gastronomic offer of local restaurant is very important for success of rural toursim.