Micro-travel as a tourism trend among the residentsof the Siedlce Poviat, Mazowieckie Voivodeship

Abstract

The study reported here aimed at determining the degree of interest in micro-scale trips among residents of the Siedlce Poviat and the city of Siedlce participating in broadly-defined tourism. It was attempted to identify preferences related to micro-tourism, who accompanies travellers on such trips, as well as the sources from which tourists gather information about places to visit. Importance was ascribed to determining the motivations and objectives associated with micro-travelling. The study  here involved the method of diagnostic survey whose research tool was the authors' own questionnaire. It was demonstrated that trips in the surrounding area are an interesting form of activity, being fairly popular among, and eagerly undertaken by tourists. This is evidenced by the significant number of respondents who participated in this survey, thus confirming they undertake such trips. From the material collected in the course of the research, and the detailed analysis conducted, it can be inferred that micro-trips occupy an important place in the lives of tourism-oriented residents of the city of Siedlce and the Siedlce Poviat.