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Purpose. The aim of the article is to present selected conditions for the development of public-private partnerships (PPP) in Poland and factors which constitute a contribution and a hindrance to the development of this concept. Moreover, the present author attempts to describe issues related to public-private partnerships as a factor influencing the development of tourism in specific tourist destinations.

Method. The research methodology is based on the application of the Desk Research method, including the verification of data obtained from generally available secondary sources (specialist literature, the Internet - Web Research). The desktop research data were of qualitative and quantitative nature and were created as primary or secondary sources. Modern methods of data collection were utilised: CATI (phone interviews), CAPI (computer-assisted interviews) and questionnaire forms.

Findings. In general, the results of the research concern the possibility of applying the formula of public-private partnership in the development of local tourism economy. The study focuses on the examination of selected conditions which are favourable to this concept and those which act in an obstructive way.

Research and conclusion limitations. The research was of diagnostic nature. The applied methods and research techniques allow to present selected conditions for the implementation of public-private partnerships in Poland, i.e. in the tourist industry, which is a frequently underappreciated branch of economy, much like the case of public-private partnerships but for other reasons.

Practical implications. Starting cooperation and establishing relationships between entities from the public and private sectors should contribute to the propagation of the concept of public-private partnership and economic development of tourist regions by creating and expanding tourist infrastructure, and infrastructure in general. Furthermore, the tourist industry is one of the branches of economy which requires fast development. The growing demand and qualitative requirements of contemporary tourists create a necessity for modern solutions, the creation of tourist infrastructure and cooperation with organisations and entities from various sectors, the answer to which can be the concept of public-private partnerships.

Originality. One important and original issue seems to be the need to determine the relation between the representatives of the private and public sectors, especially to answer the question: what type of atmosphere prevails in their relations, that of competition or cooperation, and what is their attitude towards joint cooperation?

Type of paper: Article presenting the results of empirical research.

The importance of tourism primarily lies in it as an important source of revenue for the national budget. It contributes to the creation of gross domestic product, enables the creation of new jobs, and supports regional economic development. The tourism sector plays multiple roles because it significantly influences a number of other economic sectors, such as: transport, trade, and culture. Therefore, the tourism economy is perceived as a "flywheel" for local and regional economies. The present study is an analysis of foreign visitors and revenues from tourism within the Visegrad Four countries in the 2009–2015 period. The aim of the study is to describe the position of tourism in the Visegrad countries. Specifically, it focuses on the relationship between income and traffic within the Visegrad Four countries. The data obtained from official sites of the statistical authorities and the OECD were evaluated using Pearson's correlation coefficient. There was a presumption of the existence of a dependence between the income from tourism and the number of visitors in individual countries of the Visegrad Four. On the basis of testing, the main hypothesis cannot be verified or falsified. The statistically significant relationship between the income from tourism and the number of foreign visitors was not confirmed in one of the Visegrad Four countries, namely in the Republic of Hungary. Therefore, it is significant to manage the tourism sector in a suitable way. Tourism management and tourism policy should be perceived as priority actions and initiatives by decision-makers and authorities. Suitable directions for tourism policies and strategies should be indicated and implemented by those who are responsible for tourism development in each country. Moreover, the countries of the Visegrad Four should continue to cooperate, to exchange information on legislative changes in the field of tourism in individual countries, but mainly in promoting the Visegrad Four as a unified whole. ; Turystyka odgrywa niezwykle ważną rolę w kształtowaniu budżetu państwa, ponieważ stanowi istotne źródło jego dochodów. Sektor turystyczny przyczynia się do PKB, stwarza nowe miejsca pracy, wspiera rozwój regionalnej gospodarki. Przemysł turystyczny pełni rolę tzw. mnożnika turystycznego, ponieważ przyczynia się do rozwoju innych sektorów gospodarczych, jak między innymi transportu, handlu czy kultury. Gospodarka turystyczna w związku z tym postrzegana jest jako "koło zamachowe" lokalnej i regionalnej gospodarki. Opracowanie przedstawia wyniki badań dotyczących ruchu turystycznego i wpływów finansowych z niego wynikających w czterech krajach należących do Grupy Wyszehradzkiej w okresie 2009–2015. Celem opracowania jest przedstawienie roli turystyki w gospodarce krajów z Grupy Wyszehradzkiej, a w szczególności skupiono się na relacji ruch turystyczny – przychód. Analiza (przy użyciu wpółczynnika korelacji Pearsona) i interpretacja danych statystycznych oraz wyników badań pozwoliła na wykazanie prostej zależności między przychodami z turystyki a liczbą odwiedzających dany kraj. W trzech krajach, tj. na Słowacji, w Czechach oraz w Polsce, potwierdzono występowanie takiej zależności, natomiast takie współwystępowanie nie miało miejsca na Węgrzech. W związku z powyższym, odpowiednie zarządzanie branżą turystyczną okazuje się być istotnym zagadnieniem. Zarządzanie turystyką i polityka turystyczna powinny stanowić priorytet w działaniach decydentów i przedstawicieli władz. Odpowiednie kierunki i strategie rozwoju turystyki powinny być wskazywane i wprowadzane w życie przez osoby odpowiedzialne za jej rozwój. Ponadto kraje z Grupy Wyszehradzkiej powinny kontynuować współpracę, wymianę informacji dotyczącą zmian w przepisach prawnych w zakresie turystyki w poszczególnych krajach, ale głównie współpraca ta powinna polegać na promowaniu turystyki w krajach z Grupy Wyszehradzkiej jako wspólnej destynacji turystycznej.

Iako su zemlje Europske unije (EU) među najvažnijim turističkim destinacijama na svijetu, njihov je razvoj funkcije turizma različit. Stoga nam se čini interesantnim usporediti razinu razvoja funkcije turizma u zemljama EU-a. U ovom se članku pokušava odrediti vrijednost sintetičke mjere razina razvoja funkcije turizma zemalja EU-a, uzimajući u obzir osam najčešće korištenih indikatora. U istraživanju se koristila Mjera opće udaljenosti (MOU) prema M. Walesiaku gdje je normalizacija varijabli provedena za razdoblje od 2007. do 2016. godine korištenjem formule temeljene na medijanu. Empirijsko istraživanje provedeno je za prosječne podatke i vremenske nizove, što je omogućilo usporedbu promjena u vremenskoj dimenziji analiziranih pojava. Na osnovu rezultata autori su rangirali zemlje EU-a prema stupnjevima razvoja funkcije turizma i klasifi cirali ih u tri skupine. Prema razini razvoja 2016. godine vodila je Malta. Srednje visok stupanj razvoja funkcije turizma zabilježen je u skupini zapadno-europskih zemalja dok su na srednje niskom stupnju razvoja bile srednjoeuropske i skandinavske zemlje te neke u Zapadnoj Europi. Dobiveni bi rezultati mogli poslužiti kao osnova za ispravnije upravljanje turizmom u zemljama EU-a i kompetentnije odlučivanje o alokaciji europskih sredstava. ; European Union countries are the most signifi cant tourist destinations around the world. However, the level of development of tourist function is not the same in all European Union countries. It seems interesting to compare the level of tourist function development of European Union countries. The article attempts to determine the value of the synthetic measure of levels of development of the tourist function of European Union countries, taking into consideration the eight most frequently utilised indicators. The study applies M. Walesiak's General Distance Measure (GDM), where the normalisation of variables was undertaken during 2007-2016 with the application of a median-based formula. The empirical research was conducted, using the dynamic approach (for cross-sectional and tidal data) thus, enabling the comparison of changes observed in the analysed phenomenon tidally. The research findings enabled the authors to rank EU countries in terms of their tourist function development levels and to classify them into three groups. In 2016, the leader regarding the level of development of tourist function was Malta. The majority of Western European countries have medium-high levels of development of in tourist function, whereas the group of countries with medium-low levels included countries from East-Central Europe, Scandinavian countries and several Western Europe countries. The obtained results can lay the foundation for the proper management of tourism in EU countries and for proper decision-making regarding the allocation of EU funds.