This study analyzes the role of residents in urban tourist destinations affected by the increase in tourist flows, which have generated various problems such as tourism, gentrification and the emergence of tourism as a threat to residents. The role of residents in tourist destinations has not been analyzed regularly during the development process of destinations. We study two cases of historic centers in European cities, with the aim of comparing tourism problems, which are common to most European urban destinations. This study was conducted by administering surveys amongst residents of these historic centers (378 in Málaga, Spain, and 380 in Gdansk, Poland). These cities show a similar demographic size and urban characteristics. This is the first comparative research on tourism-phobia and gentrification in destinations, a field of analysis that is still not studied much. We develop specific scales to measure gentrification and tourism-phobia; moreover, we study the impact of some tourist problems that affect residents (noise, dirt, occupation of public spaces, etc.), and we show the spatial distribution of tourism-phobia. The same analysis instruments are used for both cities. The results of this study show that the tourism-phobia situation is different in the analyzed destinations. It is more intense in the case of Málaga than in Gdansk. The two historic centers are especially affected by the processes of increased tourist flows and the growth of new forms of tourist accommodation. The research results show that the residents’ annoyance caused by tourism gentrification is more intense than tourism-phobia. Both case studies highlight the residents’ complaints regarding the inadequate management of problems by public stakeholders and control measures.

This study addresses the issue of inbound tourism from Germany to Poland. The analysis of the issue was made on the basis of statistical data of the Local Data Bank of the Central Statistical Office of Poland based on data on the number of German tourists and the number of overnight stays granted to them in individual voivodships.

W artykule podjęto zagadnienie wykorzystania środków finansowych z funduszy europejskich na rozwój zagospodarowania turystycznego gmin nadmorskich Pobrzeża Bałtyku w Polsce. Dokonano szczegółowej analizy absorpcji funduszy unijnych ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem tych priorytetów, które związane są z poprawą atrakcyjności turystycznej gmin nadmorskich oraz z rozwojem ich zagospodarowania turystycznego. Analizy dokonano na podstawie danych Ministerstwa Rozwoju Regionalnego dotyczących rozdziału środków finansowych z funduszy europejskich objętych finansowaniem w latach 2007–2013.

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The purpose of this article is to describe the different types of tourism undertaken by school pupils (aged 15–19) through the example of their tourism trips. Two cities were used: Słupsk and Częstochowa. Analyses of the differing forms of tourism have been made in the context of geographical, socio-economic and demographic determinants for both cities.