Analysis of the Impact of Investment to Road Infrastructure on Tourism Development in the Polish-Slovak Borderland Cover Image

Analýza vplyvu investícií do cestnej infraštruktúry na rozvoj cestovného ruchu v poľsko-slovenskom pohraničí
Analysis of the Impact of Investment to Road Infrastructure on Tourism Development in the Polish-Slovak Borderland

Author(s): Marcin Stępniak, Marek Więckowski, Przemyslav Śleszyński, Tomasz Komornicki, Piotr Rosik, Daniel Michniak
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Ekonomický ústav SAV a Prognostický ústav SAV
Keywords: road infrastructure; tourism development; potential accessibility; Polish-Slovak borderland

Summary/Abstract: This paper analyses the impact of the construction of the officially planned network of motorways and expressways in the period 2010 – 2030 on tourism development in the Polish-Slovak borderland using potential accessibility approach. Relative changes of the potential accessibility values in the period 2010 – 2030 are most visible in the short-term and medium-term tourism. Therefore, it is possible to conclude that the development of the network of motorways and expressways in the Polish-Slovak borderland will lead to intensification of weekend-tourism or several days’ tourism. The impact of investments into the arterial road infrastructure is minor as far of the choice of long-term stays during holiday period is concerned.

  • Issue Year: 62/2014
  • Issue No: 05
  • Page Range: 540-554
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Slovak