Istota turystyki biznesowej, stan i czynniki jej rozwoju na przykładzie Wrocławia

The objective of this paper was to explain the concept of business tourism, characterize its current status in Poland with particular emphasis on Wrocław, as well as indicate major factors responsible for its development in this town. Due to an extensive scope of the discussed problems, the paper was divided into four separate parts. In the first part, the article presents a theoretical approach towards analysis of business tourism. The second part characterizes business tourism development in Poland, with main focus on Wrocław. It provides a comparative analysis based on statistical data. The third part, following the concept developed by J. Swarbrooke and S. Horner, offers the discussion of the leading determinants affecting business tourism development in Wrocław. On their basis, in part four, recommendations for entities developing business tourism in Wrocław were presented. Key words: business tourism, condition and development determinants of business tourism