What
  • 1. Accommodation
  • 2. Food and drink
  • 3. Travel Agencies
  • 4. Service stations
  • 5. Parking/garages
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BFS

What is the Bike Friendly Standard?

Bike Friendly is a well-known synonym for services tailored to cyclists. Services marked with the Bike Friendly label are facilities/services/attractions, etc. that meet minimum standards adapted to cycle tourists and their needs, i.e., entities recognized for their efforts to create a pleasant atmosphere for cyclists. The Bike Friendly Standard is a program that grants recognition and certification to service providers who, by meeting the requirements, support cycling rides, cycling trips, and cycling tourism experiences in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro. It is intended for various categories of facilities/services/attractions that want to adapt their services as much as possible to the needs of this specific type of tourist. Depending on the type of facilities/services/attractions and their size, the Bike Friendly Standard (BFS) offers opportunities for all interested parties to join this process and create more favorable conditions in the region for the development of this specific segment of tourism offerings, while also promoting their services and achieving financial profit. The standard itself and the criteria within the individual categories of standards are defined based on existing practical knowledge and experiences from EU countries where this standard has been applied and is in use, in accordance with the specific requirements of this category of tourists.

Bike Friendly Standard

Standardized facilities/services/attractions, etc., that meet the minimum standards tailored to cycle tourists.

BFS for Accommodation Facilities

Households, guesthouses, rooms, apartments, hostels, vacation homes, campsites, motels, hotels, and hostels.

BFS for Catering Facilities

These are catering facilities located on the route of cycle tourists. Restaurants, cafes, gas stations, shopping centers, etc.

BFS for Travel Agencies

Agencies that offer services for cycle tourism where cycle tourists can book 'Bike Friendly' accommodation, rent bicycles and equipment, service bicycles...

BFS for Service Stations

Bicycles can be serviced in one place, buy the most basic equipment and parts for bicycles, get information...

BFS for Garages and Parking

Short-term parking garages are well-marked, supervised parking spaces where bicycles can be parked safely.

Definition of Cycle Tourism and Main Target Groups

Cycle tourism can be defined as a tourism of special interests, where the bicycle is used as the main means of transport to reach the destination or is used recreationally during the tourist's stay at the destination. Cycle tourism represents forms of tourist activities with the greatest potential for development, with projected growth in the upcoming period, and is one of the links between the countries of the Western Balkans. Cycle tourists, as guests, are good consumers and visit a number of destinations over a longer period. The concept of cycle tourism is best explained by the following definition: In cycle tourism, the bicycle is the means of transport for the experience at the destination.