Economic and Legal Significance of the Polish Tourist Voucher for the Tourism Economy in Poland: Comparison of European Solutions to Stimulate Tourist Demand

The article aims to answer the question: What impact did the Polish Tourist Voucher have on the tourism economy during the COVID-19 pandemic and the recovery period that followed? It also aims to compare the solutions chosen in Poland with solutions from selected European Union countries that were intended to support tourist demand in a similar way during or immediately after the COVID-19 pandemic; attempts to estimate the volume of tourist movement and value of tourist expenditure generated by the introduction of the Polish Tourist Voucher; and estimates the size of the multiplier effect. It also examines the relationship between the use of the voucher and domestic tourist movement, finding a significant relationship between the use of the tourist voucher and the level of tourist movement.