Determinants of tourism development
Determinants of tourism development

Summary/Abstract: Tourism potential is a very important starting point if we talk about tourism development in a given region. It is a collection of elements of the geographical environment, as well as human behaviors that can be used to tourism or to take care of it. In other words, all material and non-material resources that are a necessary condition to achieve the development of tourism in the region (KARCZMAREK, STASIAK, WŁODARCZYK 2010). As it is pointed out by A.E. Szczepanowski (2012), a tourist product can exist and develop thanks to various goods, which include the geographical environment and man-made goods that make up tourism potential. Only proper configuration of the above-mentioned elements allows us to talk about creating opportunities for the development of the tourism industry. The aim of the article is to analyze the tourist potential of Łódź voivodeship in the light of the assumptions presented in the strategic documents, as well as to indicate how to use the existing tourism potential based on the analysis of Oppland county tourist products. The authors also used the analysis of the content of selected strategic documents prepared for particular levels of territorial administration of Łódź voivodeship.

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