According to EU documents, tourism is a key factor in the social and economic development of coastal regions, constitutes an important sector in light of the Lisbon Strategy goals, and requires an integrated approach within, among others, cohesion, maritime, fisheries, environmental, social, and health policies. The analysis of the tourism function boils down to determining its role in the socio-economic development of regions and localities. The tourism function is understood as any socio-economic activity in a locality (region) aimed at serving tourists, which results in its ability to satisfy specific tourist needs. Tourist traffic is the phenomenon of people moving outside their place of permanent residence for tourist purposes. The subject of tourist traffic is the tourist.Tourist traffic can be divided into so-called international tourism (international outbound and inbound tourist traffic), national tourism (outbound and domestic tourist traffic of the residents of a given country), and domestic tourism (domestic and foreign inbound tourist traffic).
The size, structure, and dynamics of inbound tourist traffic influence the development of economic activity aimed at accommodating it. The greater the tourist traffic, the more strongly the tourism function develops in a given region, and tourism plays a significant role in the region’s economic system. (…)
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Source: Logistyka Magazine 5/2011