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Basic directions and possibilities of tourism sustainable development from the aspect of economic indicators of sustainability – Mountains case study 2024 http://ezaposleni.singidunum.ac.rs/rest/sciNaucniRezultati/oai/record/2/10252 https://aseestant.ceon.rs/index.php/turizam/article/view/49099 M. Turčinović А. Vujko М. Knežević The paper deals with the concept of sustainable tourism in mountainous, rural areas of Ser bia and its economic indicators, i.e., the impact of economic indicators of sustainability on the local community, to point out the potential directions of tourism development. The research was conducted in selected rural areas of Zlatibor, Kopaonik, Stara Planina, and Fruška Gora. Respondents expressed their opinions on the issue of sustainable tourism development, how sustainable tourism has contributed to the local community and the local population, which elements of sustainability have been fulfilled, and in what way. It was concluded that resi dents of rural mountain destinations believe that truism directly and positively affects the sus tainable development of rural destinations. Development indicators such as Income, Stand ard of living, employment possibility, Tourism, Investments, Women’s entrepreneurship, and women empowerment, have shown a significant increase from the tourism development. Thus confirming the initial hypothesis H that the economic indicators of sustainable tourism devel opment provide a better quality of life for local communities. article 10.5937/turizam28-49099 28 2 98 111 1450-6661 International Scientific Journal – Turizam