Purpose This study aims to measure the effect on prices through the differing characteristics and attributes of hotels. Design/methodology/approach A hedonic price model (HPM) was adopted to estimate the impact of various site and situational factors on hotel prices in Warsaw, Poland. To better...

Public involvement in tourism industry is seldom criticized (Jeffries, 2001, 280). The crucial question which is discussed in economic literature regarding tourism market is not whether the intervention is necessary but what shape should it have. Tourism en block is promoted as a panacea for all...

Purpose – Since January 1, 2014 licenses needed to execute a tour guide profession in Poland (with exception of mountain tour guiding) have been abandoned. This study attempts to examine whether paucity of regulation affected prices and quality of service at the tour guiding market.Methodology...