THE TOURISM ACCESSIBILITY OF THE KALININGRAD REGION IN BALTIC EUROPE
THE TOURISM ACCESSIBILITY OF THE KALININGRAD REGION IN BALTIC EUROPE

Author(s): Tomasz Studzieniecki, Tadeusz Palmowski, Valentin Korneevets
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Regional Geography, Tourism
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: tourism; border; Baltic; region; Kaliningrad; Russia;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to analyse the tourism accessibility of the Kaliningrad region to citizens from the countries of the Baltic Sea Region. For the purpose of this paper, the literature on accessibility was analysed. This allowed to identify the criteria of administrative and transport accessibility. The system of handling international passenger traffic was described based on an analysis of legal documents and materials obtained from consular and border services. Transport accessibility was analysed based on the results of field research and the information obtained from carriers. It was divided into air, water, road, and rail accessibility. The research has shown that the tourism accessibility of the Kaliningrad region is poor, even though the border and transport infrastructure is well-developed. The Kaliningrad region has no air or sea connections with the Baltic countries. The bus and rail connections are limited only to the Baltic republics, Germany and Poland. This means that trips to the Kaliningrad region are expensive and time-consuming. The Kaliningrad region has the worst connections in Baltic Europe, but the upcoming World Cup creates opportunity to improve its accessibility and significance in the process of economic and social integration in Baltic Europe.

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