Działalność regionalnych organizacji turystycznych (ROT-ÓW) i ich wpływ na rozwój turystyki w regionie na przykładzie podkarpackiej regionalnej organizacji turystycznej (PROT)

The paper covers the subject concerning activity of regional tourist organizations (RTOs) in Poland by example of initiatives taken up by the Podkarpacka Regional Tourist Organization (PRTO). The authors of the paper want to focus Readers’ attention on what possibilities of regional development occur thanks to development of tourist economy of the region. The authors used desk research technique with the analysis of the existing data, as well as the analysis of the content of various sources (literature of the subject, scientific journals, legal acts, electronic sources) and case study based on one of regional tourist organizations - the Podkarpacka Regional Tourist Organization (PRTO) by interviewing its representatives