ZACHOWANIA I OCZEKIWANIA TURYSTÓW DOTYCZĄCE WYPOCZYNKU W GOSPODARSTWACH AGROTURYSTYCZNYCH FUNKCJONUJĄCYCH NA OBSZARACH PRZYRODNICZO CENNYCH

Abstract

The article presents the results of the research on the behavior and expectations of people vacationing in the agritourism farms located in environmentally valuable areas. Surveys were conducted during the summer 2013 among 133 tourists spending their vacations in the vicinity of Kampinos National Park. The paper presents the characteristics of an average tourist visiting environmentally valuable areas, and the behavior of tourists spending their leisure time there. 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, 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 and improvement 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, gender, and education.