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Analiza atrakcyjności turystycznej miast wojewódzkich
Analysis of tourist attractiveness of Polish voivodship capitals in Poland

Author(s): Beata Szczecińska, Iwona Bąk
Subject(s): Economy, Tourism
Published by: Główny Urząd Statystyczny
Keywords: tourism; touristic attractiveness; regional analysis; Weber's median vector

Summary/Abstract: The main goal of the article is to make a statistical evaluation of tourist attractiveness of provincial (voivodship) capitals in Poland in 2011. The analysis was started from the characteristics of tourist flows, which were registered in accommodation facilities located in the analized cities. For this purpose, indicators of the development of tourism were used, which allowed authors to determine the role of the study area in the development of the tourism sector in Poland. In addition, was conducted a study of the spatial diversity of tourist attractiveness of provincial cities. The Weber's median vector was used to linear organization and detection typological groups of objects. In result of analysis, were detected differences between provincial capitals, in level of tourist attractiveness due to the diversity of tourist values and uneven development for tourism needs, which affects the distribution of tourist flows.

  • Issue Year: 59/2014
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 80-95
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish
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