Izbornik
Faculty of Economics & Business - Zagreb
Faculty

Professional projects

This page provides a selected overview of professional, expert, evaluation and applied research projects in the fields of tourism, tourism policy, sustainable destination development, destination management, market research, higher education and project proposal evaluation.

Selected recent professional and applied research projects

  • Destination Management Plan for the City of Makarska (2026). Client: Makarska Tourist Board. Implemented by: Institute for Tourism, Zagreb and STHS Ltd., Zagreb. Role: author / member of the author team.
  • SURVEY+ – Combining traditional and new research designs, data sources and analytical methods: A new gold standard for decision-making in tourism? (2024–2027). Project holder: Institute for Tourism. Funding: National Recovery and Resilience Plan. Role: project collaborator.
  • Study of Tourism Carrying Capacity of the City of Makarska (2023). Client: City of Makarska. Implemented by: Institute for Tourism, Zagreb. Role: project co-leader and author.
  • Participation in working groups, expert bodies and advisory processes in the field of tourism. Institutional framework: national and local public institutions, tourist boards, and professional and scientific advisory bodies. Areas: sustainable tourism development, destination management, tourism carrying and absorption capacity, accommodation structure, short-term rentals, spatial impacts of tourism, housing in tourism destinations, and measurement and monitoring of tourism impacts.

Evaluations, accreditations and expert panels

  • SASPRO 2, Slovak Academy of Sciences (2021). Evaluation of project proposals.
  • Czech Science Foundation (2021). Evaluation of project proposals for the Czech Science Foundation.
  • Kosovo Accreditation Agency (2021). Member of expert panels for the evaluation of study programmes.
  • Evaluation of project proposals within the Baltic Research Programme (2020). Research Council of Lithuania. Member of the expert panel for economics and interdisciplinary research.
  • Re-accreditation of the Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, University of Rijeka (2018). Agency for Science and Higher Education. Member of the expert panel.

Selected professional and development projects

  • Excellence and Efficiency in Higher Education in the Field of Economics – E4 (2019–2022). European Social Fund. Project collaborator.
  • TOMAS Croatia 2019: Attitudes and Expenditure of Tourists in Croatia (2020). Institute for Tourism. Project collaborator.
  • Preliminary business analysis, feasibility analysis and risk analysis for the Dubrovnik-Suvarevina project (2020). Client: Croatia Control Ltd. Project collaborator.
  • The tourism sector and the role of social dialogue (2019). Client: Croatian Employers’ Association in Hospitality. Project collaborator.
  • Technical assistance in preparing the situational analysis for the Development Strategy of Split-Dalmatia County – Economic analysis (2015). Client: Public Institution RERA SD. Project collaborator.
  • Study of tourism potentials in the Southern Dinarides (2013). School of Economics and Business, University of Sarajevo. Project collaborator.
  • Local tourism development plan for the Buško Lake area (2013). Client: Delminium d.d. Project collaborator.
  • Brand testing of Istraturist’s camping offer (2012). Client: Istraturist Umag, hotel and tourism company d.d. Project collaborator.
  • Research on the characteristics of the guest market segment in Istraturist campsites (2012). Client: Istraturist Umag, hotel and tourism company d.d. Project collaborator.
  • Satisfaction studies related to the ATP tournament Studena Croatia Open Umag (2010–2011). Client: Istraturist Umag, hotel and tourism company d.d. Project collaborator.
  • Satisfaction studies of visitors and exhibitors at Dalmacija Wine Expo (2010–2015). Project leader.
  • Passenger satisfaction research on services at Zagreb Airport (2004, 2006, 2008). Faculty of Economics & Business, University of Zagreb. Project collaborator.
  • Research on guest dissatisfaction with animation and entertainment services in Valamar Hotels & Resorts accommodation facilities (2007). Client: Riviera Poreč. Project collaborator.
  • Coastal overdevelopment of the Makarska Riviera (2004). Faculty of Economics & Business, University of Zagreb. Project collaborator.
  • Research Project Brijuni (2003). Vienna University of Economics and Business, Center for International Studies. Project collaborator.
  • Research Project Bol (2001). Vienna University of Economics and Business, Center for International Studies. Coordinator.