Application of European Union's Cultural Indicators of Sustainable Tourism – А Case Study of Belgrade

Comparative tourism sustainability indicators created by the European Union provide a basis for assessing the degree of sustainability of tourism development in a given area. They are divided into five groups, namely economic indicators, social indicators, cultural indicators, tourist satisfaction and state of the environment indicators. Coding is used to determine threshold values for each indicator, while the state of tourism is assessed as critical, bearable or sustainable and thus classified in the red, yellow or green zone, respectively. This paper analyses the cultural indicators of sustainable tourism in Belgrade, which are then used to determine the preservation of cultural identity of the local population with respect to the impact of tourists. Relevant statistical data about Belgrade in the period 2010-2019, recorded by the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, were used for the purpose of this paper, specifically the data on accommodation capacities and tourist turnover, as well as data on the size of the population from the last census carried out in 2011. Based on those data, values were obtained concerning the ratio of accommodation capacities and the size of the local population and tourism intensity, as cultural indicators representing a starting point for taking necessary administrative measures and actions in tourism in Belgrade.