Polish-Lithuanian Tourist Cross-Border Functional Area – a new concept for the development of a cross-border tourist destination
Litewsko-Polski Turystyczny Transgraniczny Obszar Funkcjonalny – nowe narzędzie rozwoju transgranicznej destynacji turystycznej
Tomasz STUDZIENIECKI
Gdynia Maritime University
Faculty of Management and Quality Science
ORCID 0000-0002-1272-0908
email: t.studzieniecki@wznj.umg.edu.pl
Andrzej JAKUBOWSKI
Maria Curie-Skłodowska University
Institute of Social and Economic Geography and Spatial Management
ORCID 0000-0003-2368-7426
email: andrzej.jakubowski@mail.umcs.pl
Joanna KUROWSKA-PYSZ
WSB University
The Research Institute on Territorial and Inter-Organizational Cooperation
ORCID 0000-0002-3967-9263
email: jkurowska@wsb.edu.pl
Abstract: The development of tourist function in cross-border areas requires appropriate instruments supporting cross-border cooperation. One such instrument is the Cross-Border Functional Area (CBFA). This paper presents pioneering works leading to the creation of the Tourist Cross-Border Functional Area (TCBFA) in the Lithuanian – Polish borderland. Its main aim is to answer the question whether the CBFA instrument is applicable in the development of cross-border tourist destinations, and if so, to what extent. An additional goal is to identify the attributes of a TCBFA on the example of the Lithuanian – Polish borderland. The study debates the relevance of the CBFA in the development of a cross-border tourist destination. It shows that establishing a flexible destination management structure enables the intensification of cooperation between key stakeholders across the border, the implementation of cross-border projects and the promotion of tourist products.
Key words: cross-border functional area, cross-border cooperation, destination, tourism, European Union, Lithuanian – Polish borderland
Zalecany sposób cytowania / Cite as: Studzieniecki T. i in., 2023, Polish-Lithuanian Tourist Cross-Border Functional Area – a new concept for the development of a cross-border tourist destination, Prace i Studia Geograficzne, 68.1, Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa, 65–82, DOI: 10.48128/pisg/2023-68.1-04
Wpłynęło: 19.10.2022
Zaakceptowano: 21.06.2023