Wyjazdy turystyczne w latach 2009-2014 na przykładzie łódzkiego biura podróży – agenta turystycznego

Abstract

The article is an attempt to reveal changing preferences and choice of tourist destinations in the years 2009-2014. The analysis was based on the sale of tourist offer in one of one hundred and ten travel agents registered in Łódź. The analysis takes also into account travel organizers who create tourist offer, tourism seasonality and the place of origin of the travel agency's clients. The study was prepared on the basis of nearly three thousand tourist trips. Travel agent's choice was due to very diverse range of tourist offer, which sells yearly several dozen of tour operators's offers. Apart from spatial extent of tourist trips and the seasonality of tourism, the determinants of tourist trips were analyzed.  

Keywords

• Łódź
• seasonality
• tourist destination
• tourism
• tour operator
• travel agent