MOTIVES AND WAYS OF SPENDING HOLIDAYS IN THE AREA OF THE KAMPINOS NATIONAL PARK BY CITY DWELLERS

Abstract

The article presents the results of the research on the motives and ways of spending holidays in the area Kampinos National Park (KNP) by urban inhabitants. Surveys were conducted during the summer 2013 among 117 tourists spending their vacations in the vicinity of KNP. The article elaborates on an analysis of criteria which help tourist to select this form of tourism, as well as the selection of a specifi c offer from many others, what sources of information about the place or a recreational object they use, what are the preferred ways of spending leisure time so as their expectations towards diversity of the offer. The debate on the subject was extended by the analysis of the factors which defi nes the tourists behavior and expectations, such as: age and education.