摘要：In the planning process of the tourism development in the region of Eastern Macedonia, for the locations with conditions for development of alternative forms of tourism, it is necessary to take into account the current level of tourism development as a basis for further planning of the time schedule for development of the tourism industry. The extent of the past adoption of tourism in the region is reflected through the indicators for tourism development such as: tourist arrivals, tourist nights, their individual preferences for domestic and foreign tourists, as well as the accommodation capacities and the number of beds that are located in the region, which are subject to analysis in this paper. Through the analysis of these indicators for the region of the Eastern Macedonia we will perceive the degree of tourism adoption in the area, which is of particular importance because it is promoted as an area with numerous tourist resources for tourism development.
