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Folia Geographica 2023, 65/2, pp. 31–52

THE IMPACT OF THE WAR BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE ON THE ATTITUDES OF THE INHABITANTS REGARDING TOURIST TRIPS: THE CASE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Amra ČAUŠEVIĆ A*

Received: May 29, 2023 | Revised: June 22, 2023 | Accepted: June 24, 2023

Paper No. 23-65/2-676

A* University of Sarajevo, Department of Geography, Faculty of Science, Bosnia and Herzegovina
ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9657-4049
amra.causevic@pmf.unsa.ba (corresponding author)


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Abstract
With the first days of the war, the first consequences of the war events in Ukraine on tourism and all other trips in Europe, Asia, and the whole world began to appear. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of the war between Russia and Ukraine on the attitudes of the inhabitants of Bosnia and Herzegovina regarding travel, i.e., it will be analyzed whether socio-demographic factors have an impact on the intention to travel in 2022, which tourist destinations do the inhabitants of Bosnia and Herzegovina perceived as safer, where they intend to travel and by which means of transport. The convenience sample included 265 respondents (residents of Bosnia and Herzegovina). The research was conducted from March 2nd, 2022 until May 17th, 2022. To collect primary data, an online questionnaire using Google Forms was used, the link of which was distributed electronically, via e-mail, and through the Facebook social network.

Key words
War, Tourist trips, Attitudes, Russian Federation, Ukraine.

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