Tourism and sustainable development of the island of Lošinj

Turizam kao jedna od grana gospodarstva koja bilježi stalni rast, ima vrlo važan značaj za svaku pojedinu državu. Turizam se kao takav vrlo brzo razvija i postaje sve masovniji, što s druge strane potiče na razvijanje održivog razvoja turizma i sredine u kojoj se odvija. Hrvatska je zemlja koja se može pohvaliti mnogim prirodnim ljepotama i bogatom ponudom u obalnom djelu, za očuvanje svega toga potrebno je razvijati turizam po principu održivog razvoja. U tom se smislu doslovno sve svodi na održavanju prirode i gospodarstva, a s druge strane konstantnom educiranju ljudi. Ljepotom i očuvanošću svoje prirode i bogatom ponudom u turističkom segmentu otok Lošinj se strateški okrenuo ka održivom razvoju i, specifično, prema održivom turizmu.Tourism, as one of the branches of the economy that is constantly growing, is very important for each country. Nowadays, tourism is developing very rapidly and becoming more and more widespread, which encourages the development of sustainable tourism and the environment in which it takes place. Croatia is a country full of natural beauties and rich offer in the coastal area. In order to preserve all this, it is necessary to develop tourism on the principle of sustainable development, which literally means, leveling everything to sustaining nature and the economy, and on the other hand, constantly educating people. With the beauty and preservation of its nature and also rich offer in the tourist segment, the island of Lošinj has strategically turned towards sustainable development and, in particular, towards sustainable tourism