Andrzej Stasiak
Articles
The contribution of amber to heritage tourism development
Geographia Polonica (2023) vol. 96, iss. 3, pp. 339-360 | 
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doi: https://doi.org/10.7163/GPol.0259
Abstract
This article explores the relationship between amber and heritage tourism, utilizing Poland as an illustrative context. Amber, a form of fossilized resin, holds significant importance across a multitude of fields, such as science, culture, and economy, having been used as a material by artists, craftsmen, and jewelers for centuries. Today, amber draws visitors to locations where it is found and to institutions that display amber collections, such as museums and galleries. Furthermore, it is an essential component of various events, including exhibitions,fairs, and amber fishing competitions. Amber also forms the foundation of many tourist routes, such as the renowned Amber Route. Owing to its deep ties with cultural heritage, amber is considered a central attraction within amber-based heritage tourism. This paper examines the current contribution of amber to the development of heritage tourism. The authors conducted a literature analysis, online source queries, evaluations ofinstitutions (e.g., museums), and personal observations to address the topic. The article is divided into eight sections, each highlighting different aspects of the investigated subject, ultimately suggesting an adaptation of Timothy and Boyd’s (2003) model to illustrate the development of amber-based heritage tourism.
Keywords: Amber, heritage, heritage tourism, Poland, Baltic amber
[waldemar.cudny@geo.uni.lodz.pl], Institute of Urban Geography, Tourism Studies, and Geoinformation, Faculty of Geographical Sciences University of Lodz, Kopcińskiego 31, 90-142 Łódź: Poland
[joanna.paprzycka@edu.uni.lodz.pl], Doctoral School of Social Sciences University of Lodz Matejki 21/23, 90-237 Łódź: Poland
[andrzej.stasiak@geo.uni.lodz.pl], Institute of Urban Geography, Tourism Studies, and Geoinformation, Faculty of Geographical Sciences University of Lodz, Kopcińskiego 31, 90-142 Łódź: Poland
[bogdan.wlodarczyk@geo.uni.lodz.pl], Institute of Urban Geography, Tourism Studies, and Geoinformation, Faculty of Geographical Sciences University of Lodz Kopcińskiego 31, 90-142 Łódź: Poland
Exploring memorable gastronomic experiences: Automatic topic modelling of TripAdvisor reviews
Geographia Polonica (2023) vol. 96, iss. 3, pp. 381-399 | Full text
doi: https://doi.org//10.7163/GPol.0261
Abstract
The article aims to identify memorable gastronomic experiences reported online and verify their relationships with the type of cuisine served and restaurant location. This study used text mining, LDA, Pearson’s chi-squaredtest and sentiment analysis. All 48,378 English reviews posted by TripAdvisor users concerning 155 restaurants in Krakow were scraped. Eight features that characterise MGEs were identified (service/staff, atmosphere,cuisine/food (taste), drinks, local specialities, location/setting, price & value and table booking). There are statistically significant differences in the frequency of the topic experiences depending on the location of restaurants in the city.
Keywords: food tourism, culinary experiences, Krakow, restaurant management, Latent Dirichlet Allocation, sentiment analysis
[marek.nowacki@poznan.merito.pl], WSB Merito University in Poznań Powstańców Wielkopolskich 5, 61-895 Poznań: Poland
[andrzej.stasiak@geo.uni.lodz.pl], Institute of Urban Geography, Tourism Studies, and Geoinformation, Faculty of Geographical Sciences University of Lodz, Kopcińskiego 31, 90-142 Łódź: Poland
[agnieszka.niezgoda@ue.poznan.pl], Department of International Economics Poznań University of Economics and Business Aleja Niepodległości 10, 61-875 Poznań: Poland