БАЊЕ МОРАВСКЕ БАНОВИНЕ КАО ЛЕЧИЛИШТА И ТУРИСТИЧКЕ ДЕСТИНАЦИЈЕ

This paper deals with the importance of spas, to a lesser extent as part of the health system, and more as the main tourist attraction on the territory of the Morava Banovina in the period from 1929 to 1941. As a new economic branch, tourism slowly made its way and managed to attract, above all, the local population. In accordance with their means, primarily financial, the population of Yugoslavia tried to spend their leisure time visiting tourist destinations, whether along the Adriatic coast, in mountain resorts, or at spa centers. The territory of the Morava Banovina in terms of tourism development could only boast of spas, which have been important since the Kingdom of Serbia. In the beginning, the spas were reserved only for the “higher social strata”, but over time this tourist attraction became available to ordinary citizens as well. The development of this economic branch set certain standards, which, among other things, predicted a new profession, tourist guides.