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Subscription Vacations. The Subscription Economy in the Tourism Market: The Case Study of Poland

Quaestiones Geographicae
Volume 44 (2025): Issue 4 (December 2025)
By: Ewa Markiewicz and  Justyna Ziobrowska-Sztuczka  
Open Access
|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/quageo-2025-0043 | Journal eISSN: 2081-6383 | Journal ISSN: 2082-2103
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Language: English
Page range: 57 - 72
Submitted on: Feb 10, 2025
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Published on: Dec 31, 2025
Published by: Adam Mickiewicz University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
subscription economy,
business model,
trends in consumer behaviour,
tourism market,
tourism product
Related subjects:
Geosciences,
Geography

© 2025 Ewa Markiewicz, Justyna Ziobrowska-Sztuczka, published by Adam Mickiewicz University
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