Visit-Montenegro.com: Europe without a visa, the crisis and our problems reduce the visit

Podgorica - Montenegrin tourist workers believe that the reasons for the worse beginning of this year's summer season to be found in the visa liberalization that has opened the way to Europe and the citizens of our neighboring countries, the economic crisis, problems inherited from previous years that are reflected in the poor infrastructure, poor choice for investors which many hotels do not work, lack of quality accommodation facilities, dirt, trash ...
The interlocutors "News" have the same opinion about the problems they face, but not on the overall outcome of the tourist season. Some of them believe that the season will be at the level of last year due to hotel operators who are operating, and some of the personal assessed to be the worst result and up to 15 percent compared to last year.

HTP director Predrag Jelusic Primoje estimated that there are two reasons for poor attendance, such as lack of infrastructure and visa liberalization.
- All hoteliers were able to match the level of prices and services so I think that this is not the reason that the guests would come in larger numbers. I think that there is a lack of sufficient number of quality hotel accommodation units primarily. In addition, the business environment has changed this year because of visa liberalization. Tourists from countries who previously went to Montenegro can now go to other destinations without any barrier at a lower cost. Greece and Spain are in crisis so that the agencies and hotels that offer services in these countries are cheaper than before. So they crossed the external and internal factors that should be fighting - said Jelusic.
Jelusic believes that the results of the tourism industry will be at the level of last year, and that the places where it is invested in the infrastructure make up for the fall of which is poor infrastructure.
- I would not agree with estimates that only Budva good occupancy records. The data of the National Organization of Tivat and turstičke Monstat show that is more in the municipality tursita than last year. HTP Primorje has two percent more visitors than last year. This is partly because the reconstruction was done, so we are not working at full capacity last year - he added.

Director of Hotel Queen of Montenegro Dragan Ivancevic said that it is difficult to assess what will be the main season and postezona.
- I assume that this decline will be from 10 to 15 percent compared to last year, because tourism is lost when the production lines, which are given, one can not catch up later result. So we can not make up for bad results from the pre. In the region, reported the fall to 30 percent, and we can not say that in our country will be drastically different - he's Ivancevic.
He said that the beginning of this year's poor season contributed to the crisis, and the fact that some mistakes are repeated from previous years does not give a good message to tourists.
- There is no excuse for poor long-term utility furnishing the cities in which features a lot of talking, dirt, trash ... Again we have a large number of different Vašarište invasion on the park, swimming in the old city area, for which we thought to be. We did not clearly define whether you want a quality tourist destination or a destination, the prevalent forms of tourist offer vašarišnog - said Ivancevic.

He said that the problem is poor infrastructure that has to be improved.
- The hotels that were reconstructed sound is occupancy compared to last year and a rise in the number of nights, but they are required to create a favorable environment for the overall tourism economy needs a lot of work. We descend to operate a solid price to the detriment of service quality and leads to nowhere - Ivancevic said, adding that the Queen of Montenegro no major drop compared to last year.

Rakcevic: We did not use the opportunity to build some 50 new hotels

Sajo owner group that deals with hotelijestvom Zarko Rakcevic, said the reasons for failures in some destinations in Montenegro should be sought in the concept of tourism development and bad decisions when choosing investors.
- No surprise that a decline in Ulcinj hotel Otrant when not working. Closed Sveti Stefan, the hotel As to Perazica down ... It's a bad image of Montenegrin tourism. The lack of urban planning, long bureaucratic procedures to arrive at the permit contributed to the recent years do not take advantage of favorable climate and to build some 50 new hotels of high category - said Rakcevic.
He said that hoteliers in Petrovac and Budva have a good occupation.
- The relationship between the dollar and euro has helped to have good notice of the destination where the U.S. currency as payment. The largest number of guests in the Villa Oliva is from Russia and Serbia, and I think that we will achieve sales of 15 percent higher than last year - said Rakcevic.

Ma.M.