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WELCOME TO THE METROPOLIS Tourism ranks among the most important and best developing industries in the Metropolitan Area and Pomeranian region. Visitors are encouraged by the unmatched values of the natural environment and the multi-cultural heritage of the region – legacy of the local population and newcomers who settled and stayed here for generations. The tourist values translate to dynamic development of the tourist infrastructure. The Gdańsk Metropolitan Area takes pride in its exceptional offer available to both the visitors and residents. The number of tourists visiting the metropolis, especially in the summer, is the ultimate outcome of interplay between more than just the weather conditions, or natural and historic values. It is also the function of such factors as: availability of accommodation, the interesting recreational and cultural offer, accessibility of medical and spa services of the European standard, and the shopping offer. The Swedish and residents of the Kaliningrad Circuit, for example, find the Gdańsk metropolis an attractive and popular place to do the shopping. On the other hand, many Norwegians, Germans, and British enjoy the tourist offer and the varied entertainment, and complement their stay reaching for medical services, e.g. ophthalmological and dentistry clinics, or specialists in plastic surgery. Table 14. Visitors using the accommodation base in the metropolitan area, 2007 (by poviats). Poviat Visitors using accommodation Beds sold In total Foreigners In total To foreigners Gdańsk City 394 650 146 516 1 025 903 379 065 Gdynia 110 407 30 598 252 066 72 870 Sopot 159 652 37 345 602 463 94 200 Poviat of Gdańsk 50 085 4344 103 230 8701 Poviat of Kartuzy 38 424 2140 113 895 5316 Poviat of Nowy Dwór 84 150 2495 513 799 9570 Poviat of Puck 203 960 6118 1 065 415 21 817 Poviat of Wejherowo 63 425 11 253 126 135 21 628 TOTAL 1 104 753 240 809 3 802 906 613 167 Source: Own study based on the data of the Institute of Tourism. Tourist flow in the Metropolis is also generated by ports. Every year over 100 cruisers call at the ports of Gdańsk and Gdynia with about 100 thousands tourists on board. Many foreign tourists are the passengers of ferries operating between metropolis and Swedish ports, come for one day shopping or they are in transit. - 42 - Considering the average daily spending of foreign tourists while in Poland, which the Institute of Tourism in Warsaw estimates to oscillate around USD 92, one can deduce that the income the metropolis earned on the visitors staying overnight stands at about USD 56.4 million. The ‘one-day’ visitors left another sum, at least comparable to the figure. Table 15. The accommodation base in the Metropolitan Area, 2007. Poviat No. of sites No. of all-season sites Source: Own study based on the data of the Institute of Tourism. No. of beds The cruisers mooring in Gdańsk and Gdynia bring in tourists in tens of thousands. No. of all-season beds Municipality of Gdańsk 84 60 10 242 5885 Municipality of Gdynia 24 20 2493 1790 Municipality of Sopot 33 29 3866 2872 Poviat of Gdańsk 16 11 1216 689 Poviat of Kartuzy 35 15 2340 915 Poviat of Nowy Dwór 81 14 9714 1223 Poviat of Puck 169 57 16 995 5989 Poviat of Wejherowo 20 15 1380 1139 TOTAL 462 221 48 246 20 502 Photo: Port of Gdańsk Authority Atlas of the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area
Tourist Heaven GROWING HOTEL BASE The position of the metropolitan area as an important centre of tourism and business is reflected in the development of the hotel base. In 2007, the visitors could choose from 72 facilities representing a range of standards. Hotels had over 4.4 thousand rooms and more than 8.8 thousand beds to offer. Most hotel facilities available were of the three and two-star standards. Table 16. The hotel base in the Metropolitan Area, 2007. Voivodship/ poviat No. of sites Source: Own study based on the data of the Institute of Tourism. No. of hotel rooms No. of beds Gdańsk City 17 1334 2542 Gdynia 10 651 1200 Sopot 13 796 1668 Poviat of Gdańsk 5 183 360 Poviat of Nowy Dwór 3 97 196 Poviat of Puck 15 891 1969 Poviat of Wejherowo 9 455 915 TOTAL 72 4407 8850 The Hilton chain hotels have selected Gdańsk as the location of one of their prestigious hotels. Drawing by: Jan Wójcikiewicz Hotels / Stefan Kuryłowicz - 43 - The metropolis is gaining new hotels year by year. On the photo, the Sheraton Hotel in Sopot, opened in 2008. The steadily growing number of hotel guests and the pending UEFA EURO 2012 Football Championships enhance interest in building new, higher class hotels with conference and spa facilities, as well as tourist-class accommodation among the domestic and foreign investors. The year 2008 marked the opening of e.g. the Sheraton Hotel in Sopot (5*), and the Hotel Gdańsk in Gdańsk (4*). Further three hotels are in construction in the same city: the Radisson SAS, Hilton, and Qubus. The projects of the IBB chain hotels, and the Ibis and Etap tourist-class facilities are in their initial stages of construction. Several other hotel sites are at the investment planning stage. New investment opportunities arise on attractively located estates offered by the local governments, and on sites of multi-functional large-scale centres planned by the developers. Among the latter, let us mention but e.g. the project envisaging the development of the ex-shipyard estate in Gdańsk, or the expanse separating the port of Gdynia from the city, or the neighbourhood of the railway station in Sopot. The overall number of beds in the hotels of the Metropolitan Area is anticipated to exceed 20 thousand by the year 2012. Photo: archives of the Sopot City Hall
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WELCOME TO THE METROPOLIS<br />
Tourism ranks among the most important <strong>and</strong> best develop<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>dustries <strong>in</strong> the Metropolitan<br />
Area <strong>and</strong> Pomeranian region. Visitors are encouraged by the unmatched values<br />
of the natural environment <strong>and</strong> the multi-cultural heritage of the region – legacy of the<br />
local population <strong>and</strong> newcomers who settled <strong>and</strong> stayed here for generations. The tourist<br />
values translate to dynamic development of the tourist <strong>in</strong>frastructure. The Gdańsk<br />
Metropolitan Area takes pride <strong>in</strong> its exceptional offer available to both the visitors <strong>and</strong><br />
residents.<br />
The number of tourists visit<strong>in</strong>g the metropolis, especially <strong>in</strong> the summer, is the ultimate<br />
outcome of <strong>in</strong>terplay between more than just the weather conditions, or natural <strong>and</strong><br />
historic values. It is also the function of such factors as: availability of accommodation,<br />
the <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g recreational <strong>and</strong> cultural offer, accessibility of medical <strong>and</strong> spa services of<br />
the European st<strong>and</strong>ard, <strong>and</strong> the shopp<strong>in</strong>g offer. The Swedish <strong>and</strong> residents of the Kal<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>grad<br />
Circuit, for example, f<strong>in</strong>d the Gdańsk metropolis an attractive <strong>and</strong> popular place<br />
to do the shopp<strong>in</strong>g. On the other h<strong>and</strong>, many Norwegians, Germans, <strong>and</strong> British enjoy the<br />
tourist offer <strong>and</strong> the varied enterta<strong>in</strong>ment, <strong>and</strong> complement their stay reach<strong>in</strong>g for medical<br />
services, e.g. ophthalmological <strong>and</strong> dentistry cl<strong>in</strong>ics, or specialists <strong>in</strong> plastic surgery.<br />
Table 14. Visitors us<strong>in</strong>g the accommodation base <strong>in</strong> the metropolitan area, 2007 (by poviats).<br />
Poviat<br />
Visitors us<strong>in</strong>g accommodation Beds sold<br />
In total Foreigners In total To foreigners<br />
Gdańsk City 394 650 146 516 1 025 903 379 065<br />
Gdynia 110 407 30 598 252 066 72 870<br />
Sopot 159 652 37 345 602 463 94 200<br />
Poviat of Gdańsk 50 085 4344 103 230 8701<br />
Poviat of Kartuzy 38 424 2140 113 895 5316<br />
Poviat of Nowy Dwór 84 150 2495 513 799 9570<br />
Poviat of Puck 203 960 6118 1 065 415 21 817<br />
Poviat of Wejherowo 63 425 11 253 126 135 21 628<br />
TOTAL 1 104 753 240 809 3 802 906 613 167<br />
Source: Own study based on the data of the Institute of Tourism.<br />
Tourist flow <strong>in</strong> the Metropolis is also generated by ports. Every year over 100 cruisers call<br />
at the ports of Gdańsk <strong>and</strong> Gdynia with about 100 thous<strong>and</strong>s tourists on board.<br />
Many foreign tourists are the passengers of ferries operat<strong>in</strong>g between metropolis<br />
<strong>and</strong> Swedish ports, come for one day shopp<strong>in</strong>g or they are <strong>in</strong> transit.<br />
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Consider<strong>in</strong>g the average daily spend<strong>in</strong>g of foreign tourists while <strong>in</strong> Pol<strong>and</strong>, which the<br />
Institute of Tourism <strong>in</strong> Warsaw estimates to oscillate around USD 92, one can deduce that<br />
the <strong>in</strong>come the metropolis earned on the visitors stay<strong>in</strong>g overnight st<strong>and</strong>s at about USD<br />
56.4 million. The ‘one-day’ visitors left another sum, at least comparable to the figure.<br />
Table 15. The accommodation base <strong>in</strong> the Metropolitan Area, 2007.<br />
Poviat<br />
No. of<br />
sites<br />
No. of all-season<br />
sites<br />
Source: Own study based on the data of the Institute of Tourism.<br />
No. of beds<br />
The cruisers moor<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Gdańsk <strong>and</strong> Gdynia br<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> tourists <strong>in</strong> tens of thous<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
No. of all-season<br />
beds<br />
Municipality of<br />
Gdańsk<br />
84 60 10 242 5885<br />
Municipality of<br />
Gdynia<br />
24 20 2493 1790<br />
Municipality of Sopot 33 29 3866 2872<br />
Poviat of Gdańsk 16 11 1216 689<br />
Poviat of Kartuzy 35 15 2340 915<br />
Poviat of Nowy Dwór 81 14 9714 1223<br />
Poviat of Puck 169 57 16 995 5989<br />
Poviat of Wejherowo 20 15 1380 1139<br />
TOTAL 462 221 48 246 20 502<br />
Photo: Port of Gdańsk Authority<br />
Atlas of the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area
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