5th International Scientific Conference on Recent Advances in Information Technology, Tourism, Economics, Management and Agriculture – ITEMA 2021, Online/virtual, October 21, 2021, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS published by the Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans, Belgrade; Printed by: SKRIPTA International, Belgrade, ISBN 978-86-80194-51-6, ISSN 2683-5991, DOI: https://doi.org/10.31410/ITEMA.2021

Abstract

Nautical tourism is nowadays one of the most propulsive forms of tourism. Montenegro, being one of the countries with access to the Adri­atic sea, is largely economically behind the others in this group, despite the many natural advantages such as the Bay of Kotor. The proximity and size similarity with Split-Dalmatia County create the possibility of comparing the Montenegrin coast with the latter. For this purpose, the coast of Mon­tenegro is presented in more detail, that is six municipalities together with their existing nautical infrastructure in order to get acquainted with its cur­rent state of development. Croatia is one of the most attractive locations in the world, and the most developed charter destination (40%). Among the most attractive and most developed parts of the Croatian Adriatic waters is the Split-Dalmatia County which is similar in area and length to the coast of Montenegro. A review of nautical tourism in Split-Dalmatia County and its better-distributed offer shows a difference in relation to the contradictory uneven development of nautical tourism in Montenegro. Statistical com­parison of all relevant data such as financial effects and charter offers in the available part shows the possibilities of development and unused resources of the Montenegrin coast. Finally, this points to the need for quality organi­zation of the nautical system of Montenegro to properly use the rich natural potential to create conditions for setting standards in the industry that has the most successful future.