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May the concept of ecolodge and ecohotel enhance the development of ecotourism in national parks of Serbia? 2016 http://ezaposleni.singidunum.ac.rs/rest/sciNaucniRezultati/oai/record/1/4608 http://www.dgt.uns.ac.rs/mmv8/files/mmv8ab.pdf V. Stojanović F. Đoković Regarding nature conservation as one of the significant aims of ecotourism (Buckley, 2009; Stojanović, 2011) and the fact that this type of tourism is frequently tied to protected areas, the essential question of the ecotourism importance issues in national parks of Serbia needs to be raised. Tourism development in national parks should follow the sustainable development criteria and enhance positive effects of this sector impact (Jovičić, 1997), but also to create prerequisites for ecotourism development in concordance with its principles. For instance: (1) activity that is based upon natural values and their protection, (2) philosophy of nature, people and local culture respect, (3) strategy that offers solutions for nature protection, (4) marketing that promotes nature protection, (5) principles that insist on joint efforts of tourism and environment (Walderback, 1995). Each of the principles may find its place in hospitality which is also important in sustainable tourism development, with regard to the increasing number of protected areas (Damnjanović, Đoković, Petrović-Petronić, 2016). Ecolodges are basic accommodation type in ecotourism in national parks. Tourism development through building ecolodges where philosophy meets ecotourism principles may essentially enhance nature protection in national parks and act as ecotourism generator. The need for research of interrelations of (eco)tourism, accommodation capacities and nature protection in national parks of Serbia may and should contribute to sustainable tourism development, since insufficient attention has been devoted to tourism sector in the Strategy of Sustainable Development in Serbia. conferenceObject 209 211 Monitoring and Management of Visitors in Recreational and Protected Areas