 During interwar period, as well as after WWII, tourist ships have been plying between Bydgoszcz and Nakło nad Notecia.After a decline in the 1970s and 1980s, the importance of the Vistula-Oder waterway has risen again since the 1990s.Some towns such as Santok, Nakło nad Notecią or Bydgoszcz have started to build tourist infrastructure focusing on the canal theme.