1 Primary research in Poland, The Jizera Mountains, PL

Implementation period: 01/02/2022–30/06/2022

Primary research, where the aim will be to compare the tourism services before and after the pandemic. The Jizera Mountains region will be divided into 10 parts in Poland, each part being assigned to a three-member group of students, which will collect data about accommodation, catering and transport in the assigned area. These data will be statistically processed and published. The whole data collection procedure will be followed: defining the research goal, creating a questionnaire, testing the questionnaires in the preliminary research, data collection plan, data evaluation and interpretation of the results.

Direct target groups

Service providers and employees working in tourism in Poland in the Jizera Mountains • Students of the Wrocław University of Economics and Business, Filia Jeleni Góra: 35

Selection/outreach: A precisely defined area of the Jizera Mountains in Poland territory. The goal is to collect more than 1000 responses.

Dissemination/promotion

The results of the primary research will be promoted by: • project website • conference • IC in the examined Czech-Polish territory • Dolnośląska Izba Gospodarcza. • Urząd Marszałkowski Województwa Dolnośląskiego Departament Wydział Turystyki

Role of the applicant and project partners

The research will take place in parallel on both sides of the border and the same procedure will be followed, for a possible comparison of the research results. The researcher will carry out research in the Czech Republic and is responsible for the entire course of the research. The partner will carry out the research on the territory of Poland and is responsible for the entire course of the research. The research will be coordinated throughout the activity online.

2 Primary research in the Czech Republic, The Jizera Mountains, CZ

Implementation period: 01/05/2022–31/10/2022

Primary research, where the aim will be to compare the tourism services before and after the pandemic. The Jizera Mountains will be divided into 10 parts in the Czech Republic, each part being assigned to a three-member group of students, which will collect data about accommodation, catering and transport in the assigned area. These data will be statistically processed and published. The whole data collection procedure will be followed: defining the research goal, creating a questionnaire, testing the questionnaires in the preliminary research, data collection plan, data evaluation and interpretation of the results.

Direct target groups

Service providers and employees working in tourism in the CZ in the Jizera Mountains. • Students of the Faculty of Economics, Technical University of Liberec: 35

Selection/outreach: A precisely defined area of the Jizera Mountains in the Czech territory. The goal is to collect more than 1000 responses.

Dissemination/promotion

The results of the primary research will be promoted by: • project website • conference • IC in the examined Czech-Polish territory • Regional Chamber of Commerce Liberec • Department of Tourism of the Liberec Region

Role of the applicant and project partners

The research will take place in parallel on both sides of the border and the same procedure will be followed, for a possible comparison of the research results. The researcher will carry out research in the Czech Republic and is responsible for the entire course of the research. The research will be coordinated throughout the activity online.