In this paper, we assess and compare the performance of French tourism destinations, using the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) two-stage procedure, where in the first stage the efficiency score are calculated, and then followed in the second stage by a bootstrapped truncated regression model. In the context of France such analysis takes an additional importance, especially as the country is expected to face a decrease in its tourism competitiveness. A discussion in terms of D-attraction and E-attraction is also proposed and policy recommendations are derived.

Performance of French destinations: Tourism attraction perspectives

The authors ofthis volume examine work-based learning (WBL), which they define as study for a degree or diploma primarily in the workplace. Editors Boud and Solomon describe WBL as a radical approach in which the role of the university is \"to equip andqualify people already in employment to develop lifelong learning skills, notthrough engagement with existing disciplines, bodies of knowledge or courses defined by the university, but through a curriculum unique for each person.\" In the book's 16 chapters, contributors from Britain and Australia describe the teaching, learning, and assessment practices involved; the impact ofWBL on the three partners-organizations, learners, and universities; and the changes required in academic work practices. In their concluding chapter, Boud and Solomon state that WBL challenges most conventional assumptions about teaching, learning, knowledge, andcurriculum; it is a practice that disturbs our understandings about academic identity anditslocation. They suggest that it istime toreconfigure the \"house of knowledge\" in contemporary higher eduUsing Learning Technologies: International Perspectives on Practice

Work-based Learning: A New Higher Education?

Conclusions of the Third International Scientific Conference held at the Faculty of Hotel Management and Tourism in Vrnjacka Banja, May 31 – June 2, 2018

TOURISM IN FUNCTION OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA - Тourism in the Era of Digital Transformation

The financial technology (hereinafter: fintech) industry is growing rapidly which is supported by the fact that it received more than $20 billion in investment last year alone. This article surveys historical development of fintech and its inﬂuence on market structure in banking industry, efficiency, strategic plans of participants, and stability of financial market. Based on World Bank database, the paper tests the fundamental premise – whether there is a relationship between country GDP and population and usage of new technology and smartphones in financial transactions and payment processing.
The results of the study provide evidences of statistically significant positive relationships between per capita GDP and usage of new technology and smartphones in financial transactions and payment processing. Also, they indicate statistically significant positive relationships between per capita GDP and payment of utilities and received wages through a mobile phone. Thus, the results of study should be taken into consideration when forming the policies regarding the use of new technology and smartphones in financial transactions and payment processing.

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Influence Of Financial Technology (Fintech) On Financial Industry

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Višekriterijski modeli za rangiranje i uspoređivanje banaka

In modern living conditions, consumers have access to a greater offer of food products than ever before. In addition to local food products, the growth of foreign food products is noticeable, which signifcantly intensifes competition in this sector. The paper analyzes whether and how national identity and prestige affect the assessment of local food products and whether this assessment affects readiness to buy them. The research objective is to show whether national identity inﬂuences the purchase of local food products among consumers in Serbia, and whether prestige is important for the purchase process, as is the case with other product categories. The main research results indicate that the prestige factor has an impact on the assessment of both local and foreign food products, while the national identity factor has an impact only on local food product assessment. Also, research results indicate that food product assessment has an impact on the purchase of both local and foreign food products.

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Prestige and national identity as predictors of food products purchase

Using data from 19 countries of the European Monetary Union (EMU), this paper examines the nature of tourism performance and the ranking of countries according to given parameters in tourism in the period 2012-2017. As tourism cannot be analyzed as an isolated scientific discipline, it is necessary to use a multidimensional and multicriteria approach when studying and researching this field. For this reason, this paper implements a simple methodology for measuring tourism performance in EMU countries using the multicriteria PROMETHEE - GAIA decision model. The paper will, through the analysis of 8 parameters important for the development and evaluation of the tourism industries (number of foreign tourists, number of domestic tourists, quantity of hotel accommodation, cost of living, air pollution, population density, length of railway and number of airports), rank the mentioned countries and provide a deeper analysis of individual parameters. For the entire period of observing and reviewing the performance of the tourism industry, the results of the paper will outline the performance evaluation as well as policy recommendations and conclusions for further consideration and analysis.

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Ranking tourism market performance in EMU countries: results of PROMETHEE - GAIA approach.

Realization of the undeniable role of banks in the functioning of the economic system assumes their successful business, based on the achievement of key financial performance. Interrelatedness and interdependence of bank performance indicators, their dynamic relationship, and interaction, on the one hand, as well as differences and contradictions, on the other hand, require precise monitoring and harmonization by banks, in order to achieve adequate business results and minimize negative financial developments. In this sense, it is very important to choose appropriate ways to measure and manage bank performance. A key role in this process belongs to a banking rating system, measured by CAMELS model. Therefore, the paper attempts a comprehensive analysis of bank performance measurement, using CAMELS model. The aim is to examine the possibility of applying this model to effectively measure the performance of the banking sector in the Republic of Serbia.

http://teme2.junis.ni.ac.rs/index.php/TEME/article/viewFile/695/315

Measuring performance of the serbian banking sector using camels model

The purpose of the paper is to present a rural tourism destination and its tourist turnover, in the case study of Ivanjica municipality. Rural tourism is one of the leading tourism products in the global tourism market. Rural tourism destinations have become very prominent in many countries, including Serbia. Within these destinations there are various tourism elements such as traditional culture, archaeological and architectural heritage, gastronomy, recreation, history, sports, etc. Rural area is not just a village. Rural areas also refer to all settlements with no city status. The paper presents the statistical analysis results of tourist turnover in Ivanjica municipality from 2011 to 2018. The statistical analysis is based on data obtained from Tourist Organisation of Ivanjica. Based on analysis results, Discussion and Conclusions provide an overview of the current situation, as well as recommendations for future activities aimed at improving tourist turnover in this destination.

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Analysis of tourist turnover in a rural tourism destination - case study of Ivanjica.

Today the tourism industry is considered as very attractive economic activity. However, among undergraduate tourism students, there are various and often distorted information and opinions regarding the skills that are necessary to acquire during the studies, career development, work opportunities and working conditions. The aim of the paper is to measure students' perceptions and attitudes regarding employment and working conditions in the tourism industry. The study was conducted using a sample of students of the Faculty of Hotel Management and Tourism in Vrnjacka Banja, University of Kragujevac, Serbia. The data were collected by a survey, while their analysis and processing were made using The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Based on this research, a general conclusion about students' attitudes will be reached, also about their satisfaction with practice in the tourism industry during the studies and the connection between theoretical and practical knowledge.

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Danijela Durkalić

Papers

Prestige and national identity as predictors of food products purchase

Ranking tourism market performance in EMU countries: results of PROMETHEE - GAIA approach.

Measuring performance of the serbian banking sector using camels model

Analysis of tourist turnover in a rural tourism destination - case study of Ivanjica.

Perceptions and attitudes of students regarding the working conditions in the tourism industry