摘要：The aim of the article is to verify the thesis that the social media as a source of information and promotion affect an economic success of a tourist destination. Path modelling allowes to prove that although the social media do not directly influence an economic success of a destination, their role reveales in an indirect effect by an organization of a tourist’s stay. Therefore a function of the social media becomes important in such aspects as the length of a stay, a place of accommodation, the number of persons accompanying in a travel and the use of a tour guide services. The biggest influence on the organization of a stay has the first variable that is the length of a stay. To conclude, a well planned offer of products will decide about the duration of a stay, thus guests expenses which will translate into an economic success of a destination.
关键词：social media; path modelling; accommodation; companionship; tour guide services.
