Editing Economy of Poland (section)

===Tourism===
{{main|Tourism in Poland}}
After acceding to the EU in 2004, tourism grew in Poland. Most tourist attractions in Poland are connected with natural environment, historic sites, and cultural events. They draw millions of tourists every year from all around the world. According to Tourist Institute's data, Poland was visited by 15.7 million tourists in 2006, and by 15 million tourists in 2007,<ref name=it>[http://www.intur.com.pl/warsztat.htm Information about tourism in Poland (in Polish).] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130416150135/http://www.intur.com.pl/warsztat.htm |date=16 April 2013 }} Source: Instytut Turystyki, 2008.</ref> out of the total number of 66.2 million foreign visitors.<ref name="intur.com-przyjazd">{{cite web | url=http://www.intur.com.pl/przyjazd.htm | title=Przyjazdy do Polski (Foreign visits to Poland) | publisher=Instytut Turystyki | work=Statistics | year=2008 | access-date=31 December 2012 | author=GUS | language=pl | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121225182832/http://www.intur.com.pl/przyjazd.htm | archive-date=25 December 2012 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref> In 2016 the number of arrivals to Poland amounted to 80.5 million. 17.5 million of this number are arrivals considered for tourism purposes (with at least one night's stay), making it the 16th most visited country in the world.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.indexmundi.com/facts/indicators/ST.INT.ARVL/rankings |title=International tourism, number of arrivals - Country Ranking |access-date=2017-10-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106140327/http://www.indexmundi.com/facts/indicators/ST.INT.ARVL/rankings |archive-date=6 November 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> The most popular cities are [[Kraków]], [[Warsaw]], [[Gdańsk]], [[Wrocław]], [[Łódź]], [[Poznań]], [[Szczecin]], [[Lublin]], [[Toruń]], [[Sopot]], [[Zakopane]], and the [[Wieliczka Salt Mine]]. The best recreational destinations include Poland's [[Masurian Lake District]], [[Baltic Sea]] coast, [[Tatra Mountains]] (the highest mountain range of the [[Carpathian Mountains|Carpathians]]), [[Sudetes]], and [[Białowieża Forest]]. Poland's main tourist offers consist of sightseeing within cities and out-of-town [[Monument|historical monuments]], [[Business travel|business trips]], qualified tourism, [[Agritourism|agrotourism]], [[Hiking|mountain hiking]] (trekking), and [[climbing]] among others.