Abstract:

In connection with the development of modern information and communication technologies, the question arises of the importance of the Internet as a source of tourist information. Nowadays, there is public internet. Devices that allow you to use the Internet, such as laptops, smartphones or tablets, are also widely available. More and more spatial information systems, mobile guides and audioguides are used. More and more tourist information is available on the websites of regions, towns or specific attractions. Many places can be visited in an interactive way. This article is a continuation of the presentation of research aimed at showing the opinion of young people on the use of modern and traditional sources of information in tourism. The main research problems addressed in this study focused on whether young people in the surrounding digital reality will use the tourist information available on the Internet? What tourist information tools on the Internet do they use most often? How often do they acquire sightseeing knowledge from the Internet? Do they use other sources of sightseeing information besides the Internet? The study was conducted using the diagnostic survey method in the form of a direct survey. 824 people aged 16-19, students from the area of the Tri-City agglomeration (Gdańsk, Gdynia, Sopot) were surveyed. On the basis of the conducted research, it can be unequivocally stated that the surveyed group uses Internet sources of tourist information. They do it often - at least once a week. This is their primary source of knowledge while traveling.