TOURISM AS AN IMPORTANT SECTOR FOR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT OF GJAKOVA

Abstract

Tourism has become the largest industry worldwide in terms of economic and social development. The tourism industry has the potential
for creating employment and the income. For many countries tourism is an important source of welfare, and is one of the sectors that
affect the opportunities for local development. The ability of local development to get benefit from tourism depends on the
availability of attractive factors, and the ability to provide a tourist supply that meets the needs of tourists. Gjakova has a tourist potential
for the development of winter - sport tourism, cultural tourism, hunting and fishing, health tourism, weekend tourism, transit tourism,
business tourism, gastronomic tourism, etc.The purpose of this paper is to present the tourist resources, and the impact of tourism on local development. Paper treats why Gjakova is an attractive country to visit by tourists and who are the possibilities to invest for tourism development.