Abstract:

During the COVID-19 pandemic that has continued in Europe and worldwide since 2020, the structure of people visiting Polish health resorts has changed. As a result of the partial or complete closure of spa and health resorts facilities, tourists have become the main people visiting the resorts. As a result of the restriction of accommodation and catering services and the closure of borders, the tourists visiting Polish health resorts were mainly residents of nearby towns and regions who did not have to stay overnight. The period of the pandemic has become a specific test of the quality and scope of the functional offer of public spaces accompanying spa infrastructure facilities. In order to find out which of the infrastructure elements located in the area of selected resorts were the greatest attraction for tourists, a query was conducted on the Instagram and Flickr social networks publishing photos of their users. At the same time, it was verified which of the attractions attracted tourists, despite the prevailing pandemic.