The impact of transport and telecommunication infrastructures on the tourism competitiveness of regions

Abstract

In the article were described the selected elements of tourism development, which are transport and telecommunication infrastructures. The aim of the study was to examine the impact of this infrastructure on the tourism competitiveness of countries in the world. Therefore, the synthetic index of competitiveness was described – The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI), which is published by the World Economic Forum (WEF). The study included the selected pillars of the TTCI index, containing information about the transport infrastructure and the teleinformatics in years 2007-2015. Furthermore, the competitiveness of the Polish sector of tourism in the international arena on the field of infrastructure was discussed. It turned out, that in the analysis period, Poland took the highest position in the pillar of telecommunication infrastructure. The lowest position, Poland took in the terms of air transport infrastructure, although a significant improvement can be seen in that area in recent years.