Record number of tourists visited Małopolska voivodship in 2016

A record 14.9 million people visited the Małopolska voivodship last year – about a million more than in 2015, according to a tourism study presented on Monday. The increase is largely due to the World Youth Day event that took place in July in Kraków. "These results can be a source of pride and satisfaction for all of us (...). Since 2009. The number of visitors to our region has been growing steadily," said province board member Leszek Zegzda. Of the 14.9 million visitors to the Małopolska voivodship, more than 3.2 million were from abroad. It is estimated that income from tourism amounted to almost PLN 13 billion last year. On average, Polish visitors spent PLN 730 per person, and foreign tourists – PLN 1,415 per person.