1. Systems approach to sports events : from event animation to legal regulationTadeja Jere Jakulin, 2026, independent scientific component part or a chapter in a monograph Abstract: Spors events represent a complex tourism system that includes various interdependent and intertwined relationships between organisers, participants, the local community and legal regulations. The paper researches sports events from a systems- methodological perspective, where sports events are not treated as isolated phenomena, but as dynamic systems with lively relationships between various stakeholders. The paper analyses three dimensions of sports events in tourism: (1) the animation potential of sports activities, (2) the systemic modelling of sports events using the methodology of system dynamics, and (3) the legal and organisational framework that ensures the safety, responsibility and sustainability of sports event tourism. Using qualitative modelling (causal loop diagram (CLD)) and systems thinking, the article proposes a multi-criteria decision model as a concept for planning sports events, while also indicating the possibility of superimposing the model onto a so-called simulation quantitative model.
Keywords: sports events, event animation, complex systems, system dynamics, event tourism
Published in RUP: 21.07.2026; Views: 155; Downloads: 10
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3. Weaving the threads of authenticity : cultural tourism and handcrafted heritage in ZlatiborTadeja Jere Jakulin, 2026, independent scientific component part or a chapter in a monograph Abstract: Zlatibor, a mountain range in southwestern Serbia, is not just a summer and winter resort or a climatic spa. It’s a nature park transformed into a tourist destination of two extremes. New, high-rise apartment buildings that symbolise modernity obstruct the view of the town of Zlatibor. However, the central part of this urban settlement intertwines with authenticity through local food, handicrafts, taverns, music, herbalism, and homemade food and drinks. The chapter aims to provide a nuanced understanding of the multifaceted dimensions of cultural tourism in Zlatibor through a comprehensive exploration of these interconnected aspects. It underlines the role of cultural tourism in preserving and promoting the region’s handcrafted traditions, tourist experiences, and the creation of meaningful, authentic handwoven products. It builds systems measures in the form of a causal loop diagram, which serves as a model of actual stakeholders in Zlatibor, who influence the development of cultural tourism, its interdependencies and most of all, understanding between local artisans and tourists, building a bridge between the past and the present to reach the optimal cultural tourism development on a base of cultural heritage of this tourism area. The created CLD (causal loop model) serves as a presentation of systems methodology as an optimal methodology for creating strategies in tourism.
Keywords: cultural tourism, handicraft, authenticity, Zlatibor, systems approach, hand weaving
Published in RUP: 29.06.2026; Views: 265; Downloads: 10
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4. Sacred or sold? : A systems approach to balancing spirituality and commercialisation in faith-based tourismTadeja Jere Jakulin, Dane Munro, 2026, original scientific article Abstract: This paper examines the complexity of pilgrimage tourism, with its interdependencies among sacredness, spirituality, and commercialisation at faith-based tourism destinations. We use a Systems Approach to move beyond linear thinking that positions spirituality and commerce as inherently oppositional forces, arguing that pilgrimage destinations function as complex adaptive systems in which spiritual, commercial, and educational objectives interact dynamically. We build Causal Loop Diagrams (CLDs) formed from autoethnographic observation and stakeholder discussions. We present and compare four pilgrimage sites: Lourdes (France), Brezje (Slovenia), Malta, and Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia (Türkiye). The CLD models reveal the dynamics of the pilgrimage sites, the interdependencies, and the interactions among stakeholders (elements of the system). The systems approach demonstrates that successful destinations manage pilgrimage sites as integrated systems in which activities complement and constrain one another through feedback loops. Using a Systems Methodology, the article develops the dynamics of pilgrimage environments and presents a new typology of four pilgrimage (sacred) and commercial (secular) destinations. By advancing knowledge and education, the spiritual-commercial role of the sacred- secular destinations in question offers a different, comprehensive approach to their management.
Keywords: religious tourism, commercialization of pilgrimage, spiritual authenticity, systemic dynamics, management of sacred sites, heritage education
Published in RUP: 06.05.2026; Views: 491; Downloads: 16
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5. Multicriteria model of shore excursions sustainability in the frame of system dynamicsTaja Maček, Tadeja Jere Jakulin, 2025, original scientific article Abstract: The paper introduces a fresh perspective on the intricate relationship between the destination, guests, and shore excursions. Despite its significance, the shore excursion product has been a relatively unexplored area in academic literature. Our research, therefore, sets out to define the attributes that form the bedrock of the basic sustainability indicators in tourism, with a specific focus on cruise shore excursions. We aim to pinpoint the parameters contributing to the most sustainable shore excursion for cruise passengers. This will be followed by constructing a comprehensive system dynamic structure that reflects the correlations between these parameters and their interdependency, thereby identifying areas that warrant further academic research.
Keywords: shore excursions, cruise tourism, sustainability, system dynamics modelling, multicriteria decision-making
Published in RUP: 05.02.2026; Views: 587; Downloads: 4
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6. Understanding hospitality as a life quality practice in the field of gastrodiplomacy through systems approachTilen Nipič, Tilen Albreht Centrih, Žan Hodžič, Tadeja Jere Jakulin, 2025, original scientific article Abstract: Hospitality, which to this day still lacks a clear and unified definition, is often divided by the (non-)commercial aspect concerning the perception of the concept. A social practice beyond the tourism activity itself is an important component of gastronomic diplomacy. It is increasingly used today to raise the image, international recognition and differentiation of a given national entity in the (tourism) world. A clearer definition of the concept is also needed in the case of food diplomacy, as the core meaning is different from that of similar terms, such as culinary diplomacy. The methodological framework for exploring the embeddedness and connectivity of (non-)commercial hospitality with a specific food diplomacy form consists of the autoethnographic method, conducted on the case of the hospitableness symbol in an Arabic-speaking country, which, in conjunction with the theoretical literature review and personal observations and experiences, served as a basis for the creation of a system diagram in the field of soft system of system thinking.
Keywords: hospitality, gastro diplomacy, autoethnographic method, system dynamics, modelling
Published in RUP: 04.02.2026; Views: 781; Downloads: 8
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8. Pregled in analiza izstopajočih skupin motivov v okviru koncepta novodobnih romanj : magistrsko deloTilen Nipič, 2025, master's thesis Keywords: romarski turizem, motivi, religija, sekularnost, duhovnost, terapija, fokusna skupina, intervju
Published in RUP: 28.08.2025; Views: 1032; Downloads: 48
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