REASONS TO GO SURVEY Nature and forest tourism in the light of questionnaire surveys The results of a survey carried out among tourists in the Tri-City as part of the project Attractive Hardwoods prepared by Tomasz Tobis, Ph D. Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Gdańsk Time and location of the survey: VII IX 2017 Gdańsk-Sopot-Gdynia Method: questionnaire filled in by the respondent The research sample size: 132 people 1
Table 1 Structure of the research sample sex Women 55,6% Men 44,4% age Under 36 years 38,9% 36-55 years 46,8% above 55 years 14,3% Place of permanent stay Outside Poland 23,6% Pomorskie region 61,4% In Poland, outside Pomorskie 15,0% 2
Customs and preferences related to the tourist trips Fig. 1 Do you like to get to know new places? 64,30% 31,80% 3,10% 0,80% zdecydowanie definitely yes tak raczej rather yes tak raczej rather not nie zdecydowanie definitely not nie Fig. 2 Do you like to get to know new places? (according to age) 69,40% 66,10% 50,00% 32,20% 33,30% 28,60% 11,10% 2,00% 1,70% 5,60% 0% 0,00% zdecydowanie definitely yes tak raczej rather tak yes rather raczej not nie zdecydowanie definitely not nie do 35 lat 36-55 lat powyżej 55 lat up to 35 36-55 above 55 3
Fig. 3 How often it happens to travel outside your place of residence to rest and go sightseeing? 32,60% 39,50% 17,80% 9,30% 0,80% bardzo very often często, even nawet each często often - około about raz one w sporadycznie occasionally - kilka około about raz one w roku time w never ogóle weekend kilka trazy w or few miesiącu times per month time miesiącu per month razy few w times rokua year per year Fig. 4 How often it happens to travel outside your place of residence to rest and go sightseeing? (according to age) 35,60% 34,70% 42,90% 42,40% 33,30% 22,20% 22,20% 16,70% 16,30% 13,60% 8,50% 6,10% 5,60% 0% 0% bardzo very often często często often sporadycznie occasionally około one time raz w per roku year w never ogóle up do to 35 35 lat 36-55 lat powyżej above 55 55 lat 4
Fig. 5 How often it happens to travel outside your place of residence to rest and go sightseeing? (according to the place of permanent stay) turyści: tourists mieszkający poza Polską z Regionu Pomorskiego spoza Regionu Outside Poland Pomorskie region Outside Pomorskie 37,20% 41,00% 40,00% 36,80% 36,80% 26,70% 21,10% 30,00% 3,30% 12,80% 5,30% 7,70% 0% 1,30% 0% bardzo very often często często often sporadycznie occasionally około one raz time w per roku year w never ogóle Fig. 6 When you travel in order to rest it is most often for you to look for accommodation in: 53,90% 19,50% 14,10% 5,50% 0,80% 5,50% resort/ hotel agrotourism summer house camping hunter s house other 5
Fig. 7 When you travel in order to rest it is most often for you to look for accommodation in: (according to the place of permanent stay): tourists turyści: Outside mieszkający Poland poza Polską Pomorskie z Regionu Pomorskiego region Outside spoza Regionu Pomorskie 76,70% 45,50% 47,40% 24,70% 21,10% 16,90% 15,80% 6,70% 6,70% 10,00% 3,90% 5,30% resort/ ośrodek wyp./hotel kwatera agrotourism agroturystyczna domek house camping letniskowy camping Fig. 8 Would you like to visit Pomorskie region outside the summer season? 49,20% 34,40% 14,10% 2,30% zdecydowanie definitely yes tak raczej rather tak yes rather raczej nie not zdecydowanie definitely not nie 6
Fig. 9 Let us talk about the Tricity agglomeration. In which of the following places in this region would you like to visit in the autumn winter season? 36,40% 31,00% 26,90% 20,20% 22,50% 13,40% 9,30% Mierzeja Vistula Spit Sobieszewo Wyspa Półwysep Hel Peninsula Helski Other pozostałe places Jezioro Wdzydze Wdzydze Lake szczyt Wieżyca None żadne of z Wiślana Sobieszewska miejsca powyższych Island in the Kashubian Summit them Szwajcarii Kaszubskiej Switzerland 7
Recreation in forest areas Fig. 10 Let s now talk about resting. Do you enjoy spending your free time in the woods? 41,10% 40,30% 15,50% 2,30% zdecydowanie definitely yes tak raczej rather takyes raczej rather nienot zdecydowanie definitely nie not Fig. 11 Let s now talk about resting. Do you enjoy spending your free time in the woods? (according to age) tourists Turyści: up do to 35 35 lat 36-55 - lat powyżej above 55 55 lat 55,60% 39,60% 37,30% 45,80% 40,70% 27,80% 12,50% 20,30% 11,10% 5,60% 2,10% 1,70% zdecydowanie definitely yes tak raczej rather yes tak rather raczej not nie zdecydowanie definitely not nie 8
Fig. 12 Let s now talk about resting. Do you enjoy spending your free time in the woods? (according to the place of permanent stay): tourists Turyści: Outside mieszkający Poland poza Polską Pomorskie z Regionu Pomorskiego region spoza Outside Regionu Pomorskie 46,20% 47,40% 41,40% 39,70% 36,80% 34,50% 20,70% 15,80% 11,50% 3,40% 2,60% 0% zdecydowanie definitely yes tak rather raczej yes tak rather raczej not nie zdecydowanie definitely not nie Fig. 13 Did you ever Czy słyszał(a) hear about Pan(i) organized o organizowanych in the forest w obszarze area festivals: leśnym festiwalach Blues in the Forest Ranger Blues w Leśniczówce Station or lub Jazz Jazz in w Forest: Lesie? 71,30% 13,20% 14,70% nie słyszałem(am) trudno powiedzieć - nie pamiętam słyszałem(am) (o co najmniej jednym z tych festiwali) Never heard Difficult to say I have heard on one do not remember of this festivals 9
Fig. 14 Have you ever heard that on the Pomeranian Forests there is located the highest peak of the Polish lowlands with the viewing platform? 46% 54% yes tak no nie Fig. 15 Have you ever visited any of the following reserves: Stare Modrzewie Nature Reserve, Beka Nature Reserve, Jar Raduni Nature Reserve, Widowo Nature Reserve, Pełcznica Nature Reserve, Kurze Grzędy Nature Reserve, Żurawie Błota Nature Reserve, Ptasi Raj Nature Reserve, Kąty Rybackie Nature Reserve 49,2% 50,8% tak yes no nie 10
FIg. 16 Have you ever visited any of the following reserves: Stare Modrzewie Nature Reserve, Beka Nature Reserve, Jar Raduni Nature Reserve, Widowo Nature Reserve, Pełcznica Nature Reserve, Kurze Grzędy Nature Reserve, Żurawie Błota Nature Reserve, Ptasi Raj Nature Reserve, Kąty Rybackie Nature Reserve (according to age) no nie yes tak 46,80% 53,20% 57,10% 42,90% 38,90% 61,10% Up do to 35 35 lat 36-55 - 55 lat Above powyżej 55 55 lat Fig. 17 Have you ever visited any of the following reserves: Stare Modrzewie Nature Reserve, Beka Nature Reserve, Jar Raduni Nature Reserve, Widowo Nature Reserve, Pełcznica Nature Reserve, Kurze Grzędy Nature Reserve, Żurawie Błota Nature Reserve, Ptasi Raj Nature Reserve, Kąty Rybackie Nature Reserve (according to the place of permanent stay): nie no yes tak 77,80% 56,60% 56,60% 43,40% 44,40% 22,20% Outside mieszkający Poland poza Polską z Regionu Pomorskie Pomorskiego region Outside spoza Pomorskie Regionu 11
Fig. 18 Do you know the idea of the Forest Promotion Complexes? 21% 79% nie no yes tak Fig. 19 Have you ever had an opportunity to visit the Forest Education Centre and/ or the educational path within the complex of the Forest Promotional Forest Elbląg-Żuławskie or the Forest Promotional Complex Lasy Oliwsko - Darzlubskie? 80,80% 19,20% no nie tak yes 12
Fig. 20 Have you ever visited the State Forests Game Breeding Centre? 3% 97% no nie yes tak Fig. 21 Have you ever had the opportunity to observe the wildlife using the observation towers? 31% 69% no nie yes tak 13
The most important conclusions The vast majority of surveyed tourists declare their readiness to visit the Pomeranian (Pomorskie) Region outside the summer season. When asked about such readiness, 49,2% of respondents have had answered "definitely yes", and 34,4% - "rather yes" (83,6% in total); The coastal areas would be particularly popular in the autumn and winter season - according to the respondents' declarations - (Vistula Spit 36,4%, Sobieszewo Island 31,0%, Hel Peninsula 26,9%), whereas less attractive locations are located in Kashubian inland (Lake Wdzydze 13,4%, other places in Kashubian Switzerland 20,2%); Over four fifths of respondents (81,4%) declare that they like spending their free time in the forest (41,1% - definitely yes, 40,3% - rather yes); Attractions of the forested areas of the Pomeranian Region are known to the public to a different extent - only 14,7% of those asked have heard of at least one of the two "forest" music festivals (Blues in Forest Ranger Station, Jazz in the Forest); Half of the respondents (50.8%) visited at least one of the nine listed forest reserves; Finally, 19,2% answered yes to the question: Did you have the opportunity to visit the Forest Education Centre or didactic path within the educational facilities in the Forest Promotional Complexes of the Elbląg-Żuławy Forests or the Forest Promotional Complex Lasy Oliwsko Darzlubskie. This study Reasons to go was created as part of the "Attractive Hardwoods" project - Best practise in tourism development, marketing and sustainable management of Attractive Hardwoods co-financed under the Interreg South Baltic Programe 2014-2020. The contents of this study are the sole responsibility of the author and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union, the Managing Authority or the Joint Secretariat of the Interreg South Baltic Programme 2014-2020. 14