Znaczenie zwierząt w generowaniu ruchu turystycznego i jego organizacji

Abstract

The complex analysis of travel creation by the willingness to observe or interact with animals was conducted in the paper and also animals’ role in travel logistic was discussed. As the theoretical background the problem of experience – in reference to the experience economy - was pointed, as the main tourists’ motivation to meet animals. The concept of experiencescape by Mossberg and Actor-Network Theory by Callon i Latour was presented. The paper has an overview character. The aims of the paper were the analysis of following problems: –  Animals as the motive of the trip; –  Animals as the touristic attraction; –  Animals as the threat of travel; – Animals as a protection in travels; – Animals in transport.  The analysis and assessment of above problems was done on the basis of literature and authors’ observations. The future research was suggested, necessary for tourism management.

Keywords

• animals
• tourism
• travel
• experience