Aleksandar Senicic

As Serbia prepares for a four-day break, with weekends extending Serbia's national holiday, the bustling streets of Belgrade buzz with anticipation for holiday getaways, according to the Belgrade newspaper Danas.

Greek minister of Tourism, Harris Theocharis announced today that Greece is planning a trial opening of the season in April for citizens of selected countries with a high vaccination rate, including Serbia.

After the poor tourist season last year caused by the pandemic, some Balkan countries are hoping to lure tourists from Israel, which has vaccinated much of its population, by recognising its so called "Green Pass" for fully vaccinated people.

More than half of all Israelis have now received both COVID-19 jabs, making the country a world beater in vaccination.

Most countries, members of European Union, have agreed to make travel easier by introducing a digital vaccination certificate, while unvaccinated people will be able to travel with a negative PCR test. How will it all work?

Serbia's Foreign Ministry has told Serbian tourists not to go on holiday in Tunisia, arguing that after the recent terror attack there, and the introduction of state of emergency on July 4, "the risk of new terrorist attacks" remains concerning.

Data from Serbian travel agencies show that despite the latest terrorist attack in Tunisia and the ongoing crisis in Greece, Serbian tourists still wish to spend their vacations at both destinations.

Fewer Serbians go abroad, more foreigners visit Serbia

BELGRADE -- Some five percent Serbian tourists less than last year will go abroad through travel agencies, while the number of foreign tourists will go up by 15 to 20 pct.

These figures were revealed by Director of the National Association of Travel Agencies (YUTA) Aleksandar Seničić on Thursday.

BELGRADE - Around five percent Serbian tourists less than last year will go abroad through travel agencies, and the number of foreign tourists visiting Serbia will go up by 15 to 20 percent in 2014, Director of the National Association of Travel Agencies (YUTA) Aleksandar Senicic said Thursday.

BOR - Tourist organisations in the Western Balkan region need to improve their cooperation so that the tourist economies of their countries could achieve better results, Director of the National Tourism Organisation of Serbia (TOS) Gordana Plamenac stated.