Tourism boost Kraków's GDP

Tourism accounts for as much as 10 percent of Kraków's GDP, which is some PLN 4.5 billion, according to estimates announced on Thursday by the Tourism and Promotion Commission of the Kraków City Council (Ko­mi­sja Pro­mo­cji i Tu­ry­sty­ki Rady Mia­sta Kra­ko­wa).

In 2014, there were some 15,500 companies operating in the tourism sector, of which 31.5 percent were transport companies, 21.8 percent specialized in the catering business, 20.7 percent operated in the handicraft and retail sales segment and 7.3 percent were travel agencies, according to the report "The Tourism Industry in Kraków".

There are estimated 38,000 people working in the tourism sector, with the average salary at around PLN 3,000 gross, which was lower than the average salaries in the private sector by about PLN 1,000.