Traditional fair of winter sports equipment and accessories, winter tourism offers will be held from 4-7. December in the hall 1 of Belgrade Fair.This year's fair opens celebrated skier Bojan Krizaj.
          Fair description: Sale of new equipment for the winter and winter sports (skis, shoes, skates, snowboard, jackets, overalls, sledge, gloves, glasses, hats, etc.). Offer and sale of tourist packages. Exchange and sale of used sports equipment. Fashion shows. Presentation of new equipment and accessories.

          The statement says that the only bidder in the tender MK Group from Belgrade meet qualification requirements and that the Privatization Agency, in cooperation with the privatization adviser, will evaluate offer of the company within 30 days.
          To tender for the Grand Hotel and other tourist facilities Intrernacionala CG to Kopaoiku there is only MK group with a partner, the Austrian Tourist group Falkensteiner Mićaeler.

 

Source: Mondo

          In the second attempt, without competition, the owner will be businessman Miodrag Kostic of five hectares of "Geneks” hotels and apartments for less than 500 Euros per sq.m.
          Luxury hotel "Grand", "Sunny peaks(Suncani vrhovi)" restaurant "Zvrk" and 102 apartments that were once used for employees that day will be in property of Miodrag Kostic, the owner of “MK Group ".  The "slalom" to the top of Kopaonik  Kostic had no competition and everything will bought for about 23 million Euros or euro more.
          On retransmission tender, as we learn, and five interested buyers purchased the documentation, but in front of the Tender Commission, there was only one bid, and the one from Miodrag Kostic. More exact, bids with two envelopes. According to the rule, in the first envelope buyer sends his personal data and references, in that way he proves to the Commission that he meets all the rules for the purchase, and in another, smaller, offered price. The first envelop Commission has opened on the 31st October and concluded that the mentioned company and its owner Miodrag Kostic meet all the prescribed criteria. It has been found, also, that he is the only buyer. Financial offer - or smaller envelope will be open on the 6th November.  On the first tender, were no offer arrived, sought for "Geneks" property on the Kopaonik at least 45 million Euros, and the new requested the reduced price of the initial 23 million Euros.

           Given price, therefore, may be one, three, or one euro more than the initial, and all that for 50000 sq. m of the hotel, restaurant and accommodation space, popularly told, five hectares under the roof. Another calculation shows that this property will be purchased for price lower of 500 Euros per square. Trifle, we would say, but so it is for ones who know their business. This is for free, claim employees who work on this mountain; they do not wish to be mentioned by name in the newspaper. They claim that for that price you can sell square five kilometers below, in the famous "cottage settlement (Vikend naselje)", but near "Grand" is considerably more expensive.
          All of this I do not want to comment - says Zoran Panović, chairman of trade union organizations "Genex” in Kopaonik, and a member of Tender Commission. - Except that the buyer accepted the social program and 253 employees, has accepted and that there will be no dismissals for two years and for the year there will be no technological excess, without the consent of workers and payment of 400 Euros per year of service. We are dissatisfied with delayed payment of 200 Euros per year of service on behalf of the stocks that we were promised in the name of the Ministry for Regional Development, and lists already lengthy wait. The story about sales of "Genex” property on the Kopaonik does not want to comment nor Jova Vrankovic, the general director of Genex, except that indicates dissatisfaction of the leadership and workers with recently adopted conclusions of the Serbian government. According to decision of the government, remaining assets of the company will be taken away at the Kopaonik, it refers to part of the space in the office building, technical bases and three restaurants on the slopes.  It will be divided between the municipalities Raska and State i.e. public company "Ski resorts of Serbia (Skijalista Srbije)" As a result, a few days ago, on the mountain workers organized protests.

          Minister for national investment plan Verica Kalanovic, State Secretary for Tourism Goran Petkovic and acting Director-General PC "Ski resorts Serbia" (Skijalista Srbije), Nebojsa Skoric today have set cornerstone at the site Gobelja at Kopaonik, and with this start officialy building new four seat lift on this mountain.
          "This is the beginning of the planning of investment in Kopaonik, and investment in infrastructure on this mountain is supposed to convert to center that meets all standards of modern European centers. After a detailed analysis of a master plan, investment will be continued" the minister for NIP Verica Kalanović and added that the development of tourist infrastructure secures inflow of funds from the tourists as well as the development of Brus municipality and Raska.
          Secretary of State for Tourism Goran Petkovic said that the its modern four seat lift and that is the beginning of its construction is announcement of the planning of investment in Kopaonik. He added that it will be, when at the beginning of the next year, the results are known a master plan for this mountain, they will know how to develop the ski resort, summer facilities and hotels.
          "Consultations With the contractors of a master plan was completed and lift" Gobelja "has already been engaged into this plan," said Petkovic, and pointed out that this project will open doors to new investors.
          Ski resorts Serbia is ready for the forthcoming winter season and, according to the acting Director-General of the company Nebojsa Skoric, in the course of the finishing work on the installation for artificial snow, new strainer for snow has been acquired, and the tracks will be prepared at the European level.
          New ski lift at the location Gobelja, manufacturers Doppelmayr, will be transporting up to 2.400 skiers per hour, the momentum will be 5 meters per second. Driving cell will be at 1.694 and turning station at 1.926 meters above sea level. Total length of the four seat litf will be 840 meters.   
          The value of these investments is around 253 million dinars, and it is financed from means of investment plan.

 

Source: Business newspapers

          Kopaonik is the largest ski resort in Serbia and is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful centers in this part of Europe. In addition to representing one of the most beautiful mountains in Serbia, Kopaonik can be proud and incredibly natural potential with 200 sunny days and 160 snow days in a year. Unfortunately, the charms of the most popular Serbian mountain will be able to enjoy only those who have more money, because by the end of the year family with four members for seven days needs almost 2.000 Euros.

          Ski tracks on Kopaonik provides enjoyment to all categories of skiers, from beginners to top-level skiers abilities, and make stayment on the Kopaonik unforgettable.
          Kopaonik ski resort has over 40 kilometers of trails arranged for alpine skiing and around 20 kilometers of trails for Nordic skiing. For lovers of night skiing there is alight track "Malo jezero". In the case of unfavorable weather conditions, there is a possibility of covering parts of tracks with artificial snow.
Prices

          In the first local agency offers you will need to organize on your own transportation to come to the Kopaonik, and prices of return bus ticket is 1.550 dinars. Except for transportation, adults will have to spare more than 120 to 170 dinars for the costs of tourist tax and insurance (depending on the agency), while for children of seven to 15 years, this amount decreased by 50 dinars.
          Ski-pass, also, is not included in the price, and seven days skipass for adult is 4.900 dinars, for children 3.200, while for older people from 65 to 75 years of age price is 3.700 dinars. One day ticket costs 1.800 dinars, and those who love night skiing will have to pay for this pleasure extra 900 dinars. Unfortunately, these are the prices of ski-pass that will apply to the end of the year, and there is a possibility that, when the season starts, they will be even more expensive.

Source: Alo

           Kopaonik is mostly prepared for this season - began with work on installing new cable, or build a new ski resort on Gobelja, and other tracks are being repaired.
           So far there were only two small ski resorts, inconsiderable capacity, and this year it will be installed four seat lift, which means that the focus of the recreational center is moved from Raška to Brus side.
           "Parallely with this, finishing touches are being made on antierosion work and preparation of tracks, that will be on a much higher level, on the various mountains, from Kopaonik, till Stara planina, to Divcibare and Tornik on Zlatibor," said State Secretary for Tourism Goran Petkovic.
           He announced that this year for the first time will be installed and meteorological stations, which will be a public character, and data available to other public services - for the Republic Hydrometeorological Institute and for the Directorate for flight control.
           "With them we will be able to provide much more accurate weather forecasts for the development of the situation in the coming period, which will be published on the sites of Stara planina, Kopaonik, Zlatibor and Divcibare", said Petkovic.
           He announced that the local health station will get new equipment also, so that both sides of Kopaonik can get two new trauma centers, and agreement was made with municipality Knjazevac and "Ski resorts of Serbia (Skijalista Srbije)" to put at the disposal of the new outpatient vehicle with a mobile trauma center.

 

Source: Mondo