Tourism Competitiveness of Rural Areas: Evidence from a Region in Poland

Michał Roman, Monika Roman, Piotr Prus and Małgorzata Szczepanek
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Michał Roman: Institute of Economics and Finance, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Monika Roman: Institute of Economics and Finance, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Piotr Prus: Laboratory of Economics and Agribusiness Advisory, Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Biotechnology, UTP University of Science and Technology in Bydgoszcz, 430 Fordońska St., 85-790 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Małgorzata Szczepanek: Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Biotechnology, UTP University of Science and Technology in Bydgoszcz, 7 Kaliskiego St., 85-796 Bydgoszcz, Poland

Agriculture, 2020, vol. 10, issue 11, 1-19

Abstract: The aim of the article is to present the analysis of tourism competitiveness of the rural areas of the Eastern Poland microregion (Podlaskie, Warmi?sko–mazurskie, Lubelskie, ?wi?tokrzyskie, Podkarpackie provinces). To group the rural communes in terms of tourism competitiveness, a cluster analysis with Ward’s method was applied. To do so, the data provided by the Central Statistical Office (Warsaw) in Poland of 2019 were used. The analyses provided in the article confirm the dependence between the size of the areas of outstanding natural beauty and the region’s tourism competitiveness. The results can be applied by the representatives of various institutions and organizations supporting the development of tourism in those areas.

Keywords: tourism; competitiveness; rural areas; cluster analysis; Ward’s method; Poland (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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