Željko Bjeljac is Scientific research fellow, work in departmant of social geography on Geographical institute ‘’Jovan Cvijić’’ SASA. Scientific work is focused on broader aspects of social geography In academic expertise combines social and cultural geography, tourism geography and historical geography. Focus of research is tourism geography, population geography, cultural geography, historical geography, with special expertise in event tourism, planed migration,, intangible cultural heritage in Serbia and abroad. In his work, he employs quantitative, statistical, and spatial analytical methods to achieve a deeper understanding of tourism events in Serbia as complex anthropogeographical phenomena and processes. He also conducts comprehensive geographical and ethnographic research on intangible cultural heritage, examining its multifaceted spatial, cultural, and social dimensions. His most significant scientific contributions have been made in the field of event tourism, as well as in the study of intangible cultural heritage, particularly traditional folk sports as a form of cultural heritage, approached from both theoretical and applied perspectives. In addition, he has made notable contributions to the research of planned migrations in the territory of Vojvodina, advancing the understanding of migration processes and their demographic and spatial implications. Најзначајнији научни допринос остварује у области манифестационог туризма,, као и у проучавању нематеријалног културног наслеђа (пре свега старих народних спортова као културног наслеђа, кроз практични и теоријски приступ. Осим ових научни допринос је у области истраживања планских миграција на територији Војводине.