A town overshadoved by a museum: Problems of tourism development in Oświęcim
The article presents issues of tourism development in Oświęcim – a town that remains in the shadow of the former genocide site of Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp. The authors’ aim is to present the results of research on the image of the town, as well as activities leading to a change of the u...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Lodz University Press
2019-06-01
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Series: | Tourism |
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Online Access: | https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/tourism/article/view/5645 |
Summary: | The article presents issues of tourism development in Oświęcim – a town that remains in the shadow of the former genocide site of Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp. The authors’ aim is to present the results of research on the image of the town, as well as activities leading to a change of the unfavourable image of Oświęcim: “a town overshadowed by a museum”. They are included in “The Strategy for Tourism Development in Oświęcim, 2018-2030”, developed with the support of the authors of this article. The paper also presents an analysis of tourism development and tourist assets with respect to using them to create a supplementary offer for tourists visiting the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum. |
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ISSN: | 0867-5856 2080-6922 |