Wykorzystanie funduszy unijnych jako czynnika rozwoju sektora turystycznego

The aim of the article is to show how to use European funds as a factor of tourism sector development. Tourism is one of the most prosperous branch of economy that becames an important stimulant of an economic growth in many european regions. The EU- cohesion policy exists in funding domestic, regional and transborder programms of tourism development stimulation in the EU regions. Beneficjaries of these programms are usually territorial goverments, trade organisations, associations, foundations, universities and enterpreneurs. An effective use of european funds make a chance of economic activation of tourism reception areas. Therefore, in all programms co-financing by the EU- funds, that are coverage in Poland, there are included projects of tourism sector development support