Bytom has yet to become a popular tourist destination in Poland, so the limited number of hotels in Bytom is still adequate for the number of city visitors. Although it boasts a 900 year-old history, most of people who look for accommodation in Bytom arrive there on business. Traditionally Bytom was a powerful mining centre and today it still plays the role of an important city in the Katowice conurbation. As a result, the typical guest of a hotel in Bytom is often someone who has business in Katowice.