The corona virus pandemic, due to the introduction of new measures and protocols, did not prevent Serbian tourists who have money and like to travel from continuing to enjoy it. But what the virus has changed for them is that they no longer choose the destination according to their own wishes, but go where the kovid procedures are easiest.
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– People call, they want to travel, but they emphasize that they do not want long procedures at the border because of kovid. They say that they don’t care how much it will cost, and that it doesn’t matter to them whether the destination is near or far, they just want to avoid the stress around the protocol – they say from a Belgrade agency for the sale of plane tickets.
Aleksandar Senicic, the director of the National Association of Tourist Agencies of Serbia, is of the opinion that the pandemic did not stop the road addicts. However, he notes that such tourists mostly decide to travel independently, and that there are few who go through the agency.
– Such tourists mostly travel independently. They find accommodation and a ticket for themselves, and since they don’t care how much it will cost, they are not looking for cheaper variants, but are planning the way they want – says Seničić, reports “Blic”
Maldives, Zanzibar and Dubai exclusive destinations
For most of our citizens, summer is a favorite season, and those who can afford it, travel to warm regions during the winter. This is confirmed by the fact that during the winter period, our agencies have the greatest interest in such destinations.
The director of Utah points out that there is a group among the rich Serbs who still decide to travel through the agency due to the restrictive measures of other countries during the covid.
– There are such passengers, who travel without a crown and with a crown, and there are several thousand of them. We have one group of people who travel through the agency, especially now during the corona, because they can’t travel where they would like. For example, the Maldives have been closed for a long time and now, with some restrictions, you can enter, as well as the Seychelles, these are some top destinations – says Senicic.
He emphasizes that in addition to these two last years, there was also great interest in Zanzibar. Although not so expensive, a more unusual destination that is said to be of interest this winter as well, because the airlines have now lowered the price of tickets.
Dubai, although it now offers cheaper hotels, still belongs to luxury destinations due to the expensive and exclusive ones.
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On a trip just without harassment
Although they can afford very expensive and distant destinations financially, the rich Serbs have shown that during the pandemic they prefer to choose places in the area in order to avoid possible stress during the corona protocol, which is exhausting in some countries.
– We saw this summer that the hotels in the vicinity, in Montenegro, in Albania, were filled with a good number of Serbian tourists. These are more expensive hotels and high arrangements, but people simply wanted to avoid the protocol of further destinations – said Seničić.
The director of Utah says that something like this is expected during the winter and the upcoming holidays, bearing in mind that for now there is great interest in our ski resorts, as well as in the neighborhood in Republika Srpska and BiH.
Zlatibor, Stara Planina, Divcibare are the most sought after
European ski resorts were also very popular for Serbian tourists who do not regret the money and who like to try their skiing skills on other trails. However, judging by the current low interest, it seems that the measures that the countries of Europe have recently changed have contributed to our citizens still spending the winter at home.
Austria, although it has the most famous ski resorts, recently introduced rigorous measures for its inhabitants, to which our citizens did not remain indifferent. It’s even worse in France. Although the ski slopes of this country easily gathered Serbian fans of winter sports, due to the inevitable quarantine for our tourists, the destination remained without interest.
According to the words of the director of the travel agency Travelend, Miloš Jovanović, the greatest interest now before the holidays is for the domestic destinations Zlatibor, Stara Planina and Divčibare. He believes that the demand will only increase and the reason for that he says is close, it is easier for people to organize, and the food is great.
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Young people do not ask for protocol
As it was said from the travel agency, young people are the ones who can travel more often and the protocol is not important to them. They choose the destination according to their wishes and the term that suits them best.
This was confirmed by our fellow citizen Tanja from Belgrade, who says that she cannot live without travel. Tanja only goes to the sea twice during the summer, and there are also weekend trips as well as excursions. During the whole year, she says, she doesn’t even know how many times she packs her suitcases, but she only counts those distant destinations where she has never been.
According to her, the corona protocol is not important, it is only important that she can fit in to visit the desired destination for the period she has at her disposal.
– I choose the destination according to where I want to go the most, and how many days off I have, and kissing has never been a problem for me. Now that the EU also recognizes the covid pass, it will be much easier – says Tanja.
Recognition of kovid passes “big thing”
The director of the National Association of Travel Agencies of Serbia, Aleksandar Seničić, says that it is a great thing that the EU has accepted our kovid certificates. This will say that it will greatly facilitate our tourists and make a more pleasant stay in a foreign country, as well as normal movement and sightseeing and other facilities.
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