Taking into consideration the effects of the war, large number of displaced people and refugees, demobilized soldiers and young people with incomplete education. The economic chances hold many irritating issues, which need to be resolved urgently. It remains to be seen, however, whether economic achievements can be matched by meaningful development on the social and political planes.
The average life expectancy in Bosnia is around 77.3 according to …show more content…
Underdeveloped regions lag in every aspect behind the developed centres, which results in economic migration, drain of labour force from agricultural areas and impoverishment of villages. Tourism development in these areas enables development of the periphery, retaining the population in the homeland; infrastructure is improved as well as all other activities, which contribute to the prosperity of the region and a country. The objective of this paper is to show the influence of tourism on the regional development of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the grounds of the existing tourist resources, the number of tourists and overnight stays in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This refers to tourists from the leading countries of Europe and the world, in the period from 2006 to February 2010, according to the number of people employed in