The legal framework for tourism development in the Republic of Serbia

The Republic of Serbia is a very attractive tourist destination. Because of the state aspirations towards EU membership, legislation and regulations on tourism services have to be harmonized with the respective ones which are adopted at the EU level. The regulation of tourist services is found in several laws that regulate the criminal, commercial and civil law areas. The Government of the Republic of Serbia has developed a strategy for the development of tourism in the period 2016-2025. Using the available literature, laws and electronic sources, the author, through a variety of scientific research methods (normative method, historical method, comparative method and others), reached possible solutions, thus contributing to the further development of legal protection in terms of providing tourist services in the Republic of Serbia.