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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Agritourism
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The author of the article presents the current topic regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on agritourism. In the first part, the international and Polish literature is reviewed in terms of the impact of the pandemic and its consequences in the area of agritourism. In the further part of the work, the author presents the materials and methods used in the study. The results of the research, along with descriptions and explanations, are developed in the third part of the article. The last part of the work presents the conclusions of the research, confirming the thesis. The aim of the article is to show the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the agritourism area in five provinces. The diagnostic survey method was used and the questionnaire was sent via social media. The most important conclusion is that the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on agritourism, causing changes both in the financial issue and in the forms of marketing used to improve business operations.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17951/b.2022.77.0.45-54
Date of publication: 2022-06-20 11:10:06
Date of submission: 2022-05-04 09:41:24
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