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The Tourist and Recreational Activity of the Financial Elite in Poland
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2001)
Data on the tourist preferences, and the level and structure of the Polish financial elite’s tourist consumption, is not reported in official statistics. Such a situation places many obstacles in the way of the tourist ...
Crete as a Tourist Region
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2002)
Tourism on Crete: its diversity in space and time: tourist assets; accommodation and facilities; development trends.
Tourism: A Fuzzy Concept?
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2002)
The author has observed that books and publications about tourism usually need to begin by defining the concept, and that each definition given is slightly different from the next. From this observation, the author assumes ...
Tourism - an academic discipline (discursive article)
(Versita, 2012-01-31)
The article discusses the main methodological dilemmas connected with tourism as a field of academic research. The first part presents tourism as an area of interest in various academic disciplines. The second is a critical ...
Tourism versus spatial order: mutual relations
(Versita, 2012-01-31)
The relation between tourism and the spatial environment is characterized by mutual interaction. The proliferation of tourism and massive tourism development intensifies its impact on the spatial environment, yet the focus ...
Use of the Concept Of ‘Product’ to Analyze the Relationships Between Tourism and Physical Culture
(Lodz University Press, 2013-04-25)
The purpose of this article is to present opportunities for research which show the common ground between tourism and physical culture using approaches and methods worked out and applied in economics. Attention has been ...
The spatial distribution of high-season tourism in Poland: based on the records of the 2010 presidential election
(Versita, 2012-01-31)
The 2010 presidential election in Poland was held during the summer season when many voters were away from their place of residence. Data showing the numbers of visitors voting in particular districts were used to identify ...
The Impact of Environmental Factors on Tourism Development on the Barrier Coasts of Poland
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2004)
This paper discusses some problems of tourism-oriented land use on the barrier coasts of Poland. It describes its environmental attributes (land- forms, drift deposits, hydrology, soils, vegetation) as factors exerting an ...
Between Sacrum and Profanum Tourism in Sacred Sites
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2005)
The author describes the theological significance of sacred sites whose primary function is as a cult, not a cultural site. He stresses the educational role of tourism as regards culture and religion while a tourism ...
The Use of Holiday Biography in Generation-Based ‘Tourism Space’ Research
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2014-10-08)
The article presents the concept of generation-based ‘tourism space’ research using the holiday biography method. The author refers to her earlier research conducted among three generations of Łodź families. She discusses ...