The Income from Accommodation and Food Services in Eco-Agritouristic Farms in Eastern Poland
The Income from Accommodation and Food Services in Eco-Agritouristic Farms in Eastern Poland

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the study was to assess the economic effects of the touristic activitiesin eco-agritouristic farms operating in the Eastern Poland as well as to determine the correlationbetween the accommodation and food services income value and the farms’ leisurefacilities base combined with the attractiveness of the recreational rural area. The study wasconducted in 2010 in 50 farms located in the following provinces: Mazovia, Podkarpacie,Podlasie, Świętokrzyskie and Warmia-Mazovia. The source material was collected throughthe direct interview technique. The questionnaire form sent to farms’ owners was used asthe research tool. The data obtained in the study allow us to conclude that the gross margingenerated by accommodation and food services in each farm amounted on average 70,997.36PLN. The highest value was recorded in the Podkarpacie Province (137,485.56 PLN)and the Warmia-Mazovia Province (118,638.91 PLN), and the lowest in the ŚwiętokrzyskieProvince (19,686.21 PLN) and the Podlasie Province (21,946.37 PLN). The revenue per occupiedroom/bed (POR) ranged between 34.13 PLN and 76.71 PLN. Respectively, the revenueper available room/bed (PAR) ranged from 0.84 to 42.76 PLN. The value of gross margin wassignificantly correlated with the attractiveness of the recreational rural area and the farms’leisure facilities base. In contrast, the value of the PAR ratio was significantly correlated onlywith the farms’ leisure facilities base. The correlation between these attributes was weak butstill significantly positive. Among other attributes no significant correlations was proven.

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