The Complexity of the Legal Framework for Regulating the Activity of Tourist Guides in Kosovo
Abstract
In Kosovo, tourism and legislation, despite positive developments for this economic activity, are not at the level of the standards required in the European Union. More specifically, in contrast to other countries, in Kosovo the activity of tourist guides is regulated only within the Law on Tourism and until now no by-laws have been issued to operationalize this specific activity. In the modern conditions of tourism developments, this fact can be one of the obstacles that in reality increases the safety of tourists to visit the tourist resources of our country and produces other negative financial, social, etc. implications. The paper starts from the definition of the term tourist guide, which has also been accepted at the EU level. This model should be the basis of providing a short narrative for the development of the country's tourist guide by analyzing and urgently completing the current legal basis for tourism. The work in a limited way highlights some problematic issues in the beginning and operation of this activity, especially in the sphere of professional certifications and adequate training, including in this direction, the advocacy for the application of the new European standard EN 15565 in Kosovo as well.
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[18] ***Alb Info. 2023. Regarding the debates and initiatives, see the article entitled: Kosovo without a tourist guide, dated 19.01.2014. Available at: https://www.albinfo.ch/kosova-pa-udherrefyes-turistik/
[19] ***European Commission. Available at: https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/sectors/tourism/eu-funding-and-businesses/business-portal/understanding-legislation/regulation-tourism-activity-europe_en
[20] ***European Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (FEG). 2023. Available at: https://www.feg-touristguides.com/about.php
[21] ***European Tourism Legislation. 2023. Available at: https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/sectors/tourism/eu-funding-and-businesses/business-portal/understanding-legislation/european-tourism-legislation_en
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[26] ***The York Management School, University of York, Freboys Lane, Heslington, York YO10 5GD, UK, Available at: https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/157242/1/ATR_Tour_Guide_PURE.pdf
[27] *** Tourism website: https://visitkosovo.rks-gov.net/
[28] ***World Bank. 2022. Tourism and Competitiveness, March 31. Available at: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/competitiveness/brief/tourism-and-competitiveness
Published
2023-06-30
How to Cite
KRASNIQI, Armand; SOJEVA, Diamanta; KUQI, Bekë.
The Complexity of the Legal Framework for Regulating the Activity of Tourist Guides in Kosovo.
Journal of Environmental Management and Tourism, [S.l.], v. 14, n. 4, p. 1935 - 1941, june 2023.
ISSN 2068-7729.
Available at: <https://journals.aserspublishing.eu/jemt/article/view/7888>. Date accessed: 21 may 2024.
doi: https://doi.org/10.14505/jemt.v14.4(68).05.
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