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Purpose. The aim of this article is to present the contribution of the "Folia Turistica" journal to the promotion of sightseeing knowledge.

Method. On the basis of content analysis, articles related to sightseeing were selected which, considering their content, were qualified into four thematic groups: theory and methodology of country lore, sightseeing value, objects and sightseeing routes, and others (biograms of prominent figures related to touring and reviews of sightseeing publications).

Findings. The review article presents topics related to sightseeing published in 30 articles. The topics discussed in the articles are described, indicating their importance for the development of local lore.

Research and conclusions limitations. The research is limited to the content of 49 issues of" Folia Turistica" journal.

Practical implications. The article may be helpful for tourism activists, researchers and academic teachers conducting classes in the field of tourism and for students of tourist educational fields.

Originality. Original work, based on the inventory of the journal's content.

Type of paper. Review article.

Purpose. The aim of this article is to present the contribution of the "Folia Turistica" journal to the promotion of sightseeing knowledge.

Method. On the basis of content analysis, articles related to sightseeing were selected which, considering their content, were qualified into four thematic groups: theory and methodology of country lore, sightseeing value, objects and sightseeing routes, and others (biograms of prominent figures related to touring and reviews of sightseeing publications).

Findings. The review article presents topics related to sightseeing published in 30 articles. The topics discussed in the articles are described, indicating their importance for the development of local lore.

Research and conclusions limitations. The research is limited to the content of 49 issues of" Folia Turistica" journal.

Practical implications. The article may be helpful for tourism activists, researchers and academic teachers conducting classes in the field of tourism and for students of tourist educational fields.

Originality. Original work, based on the inventory of the journal's content.

Type of paper. Review article.

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Purpose. The main objective of the article is to diagnose the job market from the point of view ofsupply and demand for travel guide and tour leader services as well as to establish the dominant forms of employment, intensity of orders, forms of job search, status of employers as well as the amount of earnings.

Method. In the research, the method of diagnostic survey was used; the questionnaire was supplied to the respondents via the Internet, with the option of filling it out on-line (CAWI) as well as by conducting telephone interviews with employers (CATI).

Findings. The study proved that the travel guide and tour leader job market is unstable due to its seasonal nature, relatively low earnings and a constantly changing economic situation. The deregulation of occupations did not lead to a change in principles of cooperation between on the one hand, the tour operators one the one hand and the travel guides and tour leaders on the other; it did not exert influence on the costs of their employment or on the prices of tourist services.

Research and conclusions limitations. The research was conducted on a representative sample of tourist guides and tour leaders as well as tour operators.

Practical implications. The results of research may be of use to tour operators, organisations grouping travel guides and tour leaders as well as tourist administrations at central and regional levels.

Originality. A complex study of the tourist guide and tour leader job market is innovative and has never been conducted on such a scale in Poland.

Type of paper. The article presents the results of empirical research on the supply and demand of urban, field and mountain guides as well as tour leaders.

Purpose. The aim of this article is to shed light on the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) as a site of cultural heritage and a tourist attraction. Moreover, it presents the recent development of tourism in Chernobyl and sketches the perspectives on the future of the CEZ. Method. To determine the character of the change process of the CEZ into a tourist attraction, the combination of content analysis and participant observation was used. Findings. The article, according to the authors' knowledge, is the first in Poland to provide such a description of the development of tourism in the CEZ although, there have already been some publications considering this topic. Research and conclusion limitations. Exhaustive description of the problem complexity of of intersections between tourism development and cultural dissonances exceeds the possibilities of this article. Therefore, the case study of the CEZ needs further and broader exploration on the basis of statistical data as well as of data gathered by means of qualitative methods. Practical implications. The analysis provides potential avenues of enquiry adopting the perspective that the transformation of the dissonant heritage sites is caused to great measure by uncontrolled (or slightly controlled) tourism development. Simultaneously, it shows how a tourist may modify the image of the site and offer new, positive possibilities for local economic growth. Originality. For the first time in academic, this article scholarship raises the problem of the CEZ as a tourist attraction: it presents statistical data which prove the growing popularity of this site and describe the variety of tourist offer. Type of paper. The paper is based on the empirical research.