SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF NATURAL TOURIST MOTIVES IMPORTANT FOR TOURISM DEVELOPMENT OF TUZLA CANTON

Abstract

Tuzla Canton is situated in the northeastern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is one of the ten administrative and political communities of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The area has significant natural resources that are partly used in the development of tourism. This paper analyzes the spatial distribution of natural motives in Tuzla Canton, important for tourism development. The research of the area of Tuzla Canton considered qualitative and quantitative characteristics of the tourist values that are a goodbasis to create a new image of the area in tourism marketing, connecting tourist boards and introducing the increasing number of visitors to destinations that offer favorable conditions for rest, recreation, treatment and so on. The paper represents the theoretical and practical research of modern processes of tourism development. The aim is to percieve the possibilities of valorization of natural tourist motives as an important factor of development of the tourism industry of Tuzla Canton through systematic observation of the basic theoretical assumptions and analysis of the current situation. By identifying the entire area, the dominant natural tourism resources in the area of Tuzla Canton were presented, where the guidelines are given in the further development of tourism and the creation of the position of Tuzla Canton as a significant tourist destination.