Charakterystyka ruchu turystycznego wokół wybranych zbiorników retencyjnych w Polsce

Tourism characteristics of selected reservoir areas in Poland

Summary: The article is divided into two parts. In the first part, a list of selected definitions and classifications of tourist activity is presented. A. Kowalczyk (2001) asserts that tourist activity is a spatial movement of people who are willing to temporarily change their place of stay, their environment or rhythm of life. The cause of the journey is an important issue in the understanding of tourists' behavior. W. W. Gaworecki (2007) broke down tourism based on the aim of the journey into the following categories: rest, cultural, sports, social, and related to economics and politics. The latter reasons illustrate the characteristics of tourist activity in selected reservoir areas in Poland (Solina and Tresna). They also reflect the results of a self-conducted survey, carried out in July of 2006, of tourists visiting the mentioned reservoir areas. The characteristic features of tourist activity in the Solina Reservoir area are: a relatively long time of stay (a minimum of a few days), private homes, agritourism farms, hotels, and guesthouses, cars used as a means of transportation, the significance of the natural environment being a cause for the visit, and tourists from all parts of the country. On the other hand, tourism in the Tresna Reservoir area is characterized by: large numbers of one-day tourists, a high percentage of tourists from neighboring regions, the tourists' ability to stay close to a natural environment (one of the main reasons for coming), the use of campgrounds and holiday cottages, and the use of cars as means of transportation.

Słowa kluczowe: turysta, ruch turystyczny, zbiornik Solina, zbiornik Tresna

Słowa kluczowe (w języku angielskim): tourists, tourist traffic, Solina Reservoir, Tresna Reservoir

Prace Geograficzne, 2009, z. 121, s. 87-95.

Instytut Geografii i Gospodarki Przestrzennej UJ

ISSN 1644-3586

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