Development conditioning of rafting on Dunajec River as a new tourist product in the Pieniny region

Abstract

Traditional rafting has been developing on Dunajec River for over a thousand years. In the mid-1800s,it became a unique attraction on the European and worldwide scale. Recently, a significant competitionhas been established involving a white water rafting promoted by companies. Even though thewhite water rafting has been developing in this area for over a decade, it continuous to encounter bothorganizational and legislative obstacles. They result from a lack of integrated concept of actions anda socio-economic policy of the local government and non-governmental bodies, as well as involvedinstitutions and companies. It is clear that an institution is needed to co-ordinate the industry, becausethe existing regulations fail to support a dynamic development of rafting companies in the region.