Abstr actThe aim of this paper is to identify factors that influence to the effective management in the sport on the example of few cities in Poland and Lithuania with large sports facilities. To achieve this purpose, Authors in the article are used the method of observation and comparative analysis of selected cities and their major sports arenas as the entities with particularly strongly influence the development of sport in these cities. The key determinants of sport management in the city include: the title sponsor for the largest sports facility as a strategic business partner in the development of sports in the city, multifunctional sports facility, the level of commercialization of sports, organizational structure dedicated to sport governance, many the international sport events in the great arena. The research and conclusions are focused on the sport management, sport services in selected Polish and Lithuanian cities, where are great sport arenas. In the case of using the results of this study in sport management in other cities, it should be judiciously use the conclusions of the study, taking into account the specifics of a particular city. The paper is a kind of review, and an attempt to show some concepts of the theoretical perception of the factors influencing the sport management in the cities with the use of large sports facilities.

The paper identifies selected determinants of attractiveness of international academic conferences as products on the contemporary international tourism market, especially on the business tourism market. To achieve this aim, methods of analysing the literature, reports, synthesis, along with passive and active observation were used. In addition, a direct survey using a research questionnaire via a website and addressed to participants on an Erasmus International Week in Kaunas was made. Some of the most important conditions of the attractiveness of the conference for participants, including transport and information accessibility as well as to the originality of the destination and the leisure program for participants, were indicated. Contemporary international academic conferences lasting a few days epitomize multiple products on tourism market. The article is empirical, but it also presents ideas for the development of conferences as attractive products in the contemporary economy of the European Union.

The aim of the article is to identify the key factors of the development of the fitness services market in Poland, taking into account the social and economic functions of the entities operating on this market. Authors were used the methods of observation and analysis, with dates and statistics from secondary sources from the world and Poland, as well as the results of the authors' own research published in other reports. The paper is listing a broad spectrum of factors influencing the development of the fitness services market, assigned to 4 groups: political and legal, economic, social, technical and technological (PEST). In summary, Authors ware pointed out that the results are related with general megatrends of the world economy as well as the specifics of the development of the Polish economy and other areas of social life for last few years. Research and inference focuses on the analysis of the overall sport activity Polish residents, the popularity of sports, the role of selected fitness clubs and operators in the development of this market. Managers of many companies operating on the market can use described in the paper examples of fitness operators in Poland. This article is a kind of review and at the same time a presentation of a concept of development of fitness services in the contemporary Polish economy.

W pracy wskazano wybrane determinanty atrakcyjności międzynarodowych konferencji naukowych jako produktów systemowych na współczesnym międzynarodowym rynku turystycznym, zwłaszcza na rynku turystyki biznesowej. Aby osiągnąć ten cel, zastosowano następujące metody: analizę literatury przedmiotu i raportów, syntezę oraz pasywną i aktywną obserwację. Wykorzystano również bezpośrednią metodę ankietową, w której posłużono się kwestionariuszem badawczym na stronie interne­towej, i skierowano ją do delegatów podczas konferencji Erasmus+ International Week w Kownie. Wskazano kilka najważniejszych warunków atrakcyjności konferencji dla uczestników, które odnoszą się do dostępności transportu i informacji, a także oryginalności miejsca docelowego i programu rekreacyjnego dla delegatów. Współczesne międzynarodowe konferencje naukowe, trwające kilka dni, są systemowymi, wielordzeniowymi produktami turystycznymi. Artykuł jest empiryczny, ale przedstawia także koncepcje rozwoju spotkań konferencyjnych jako atrakcyjnych produktów systemowych we współczesnej gospodarce Unii Europejskiej.