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Frequency and Main Motives for Travel ofSerbian Tourists ... 2024 http://ezaposleni.singidunum.ac.rs/rest/sciNaucniRezultati/oai/record/2/10178 https://anale.spiruharet.ro/economics/issue/view/164/250 M. Čolović V. Mitić Tourism can be very significant for the economic growth and a weighty source of income for the state as well as for the whole economy and the population. The main goal of this research is to examine the frequency and the main motives of travel of Serbian tourists when it comes to the different type of tourism and the preference of domestic and foreign destinations. Gender and age differences in travel motives were also found. The sample consisted of 250 respondents of different gender and level of education from Serbia. The data were processed with the SPSS program. In addition to descriptive statistical measures, the Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis test were also been used. The results show that in general tourists from Serbia choose different types of tourism. The most popular is by far coastal tourism, and when domestic destinations are taken into account, the spa and mountain tourism are most prefer. It has also been shown that women prefer Spa tourism the most, while men prefer adventure turism. People with higher education level more often decide to travel for medical reasons, while gastronomic (culinary) tourism is favourite for people with a lower level of education. article https://doi.org/10.26458/2431 15(24) 3 21 43 2393-1795 Annals of Spiru Haret University. Economic Series