In its broadest sense sport tourism encompasses tourists who actively or passively participate in competitive or recreational sport gibson, 2002. Sport event tourism is a huge and growing global industry with important economic. Marketers need to be aware of and to appreciate the driving forces. Using sport tourism events as a catalyst for tourism. Sport tourism, destination image and college football games. There are different categorizations of sport tourism available. Moreover, sport tourism events can trigger numerous socioeconomic and environmental. An examination of motives underlying active sport tourist. The positive and negative economic contributions of megasporting events to local communities qi gong. Exploring sport participants event and destination choices. Sport tourism as a developmental initiative in the economy. The ones marked may be different from the article in the profile. An examination of motives underlying active sport tourist behavior.
Impacts of sport tourism in the urban regeneration of host cities. Spo1t event tourism is derived form the theory of sport tourism gibson, 1998. Liza berdychevsky is an assistant professor in the department of recreation, sport and tourism at the uni versity of illinois at urbanachampaign. Gibson who says that sports tourism signifies tourist trips. Economic impacts studies have shown that there exist positive economic effects for the host city but the economics literature has questioned the applied methodology. Development of a conceptual model in international sport. The wide world of sport tourism by gibson, heather j. Gibson, qi, and zhang are with the department of tourism, recreation, and sport management, university of florida, gainesville, fl 326118208. Gibson suggests that sport tourism incorporates three main behaviours. Considering these international trends this paper examines sport event tourism as an opportunity to improve the international profile of brasov as a. Gibson the university of florida the concept of sport related tourism has become more prominent in the last few years both as an academic field of study and an increasingly popular tourism product. Parents who support children who are participating in sporting events can be included in this definition as well.
Wilson, 2005, nostalgia sport tourism gibson, 1998. Gibson, a tourism expert, suggested that there are three types of sports tourism. This paper synthesises the consumer motivation literature from three fields. Gibson and slash are proud to present the new slash collection of signature guitars. Defining sports tourism sports facilities advisory. Gibson 1998 defined sport tourism as leisurebased travel that takes individuals temporarily outside of their home communities to play, watch. Introduction the tourism industry has started to recognize sport tourism, experiences of travel to engage in or view sport related activities, as an important market. Explanations on types of sports tourism and the categories of sports tourism product. Womens sexual sensation seeking and risk taking in. Most notably, her work is known for understanding the behaviour of different types of sport tourists. With respect to nostalgia sport tourism, both gibson 2002 and gammon 2002 consider nostalgia sport tourism as a separate category, yet it has received less scholarly attention than other. Abstract sport tourism has become the subject of an increasing level of both. Although there are many definitions or sports tourism, weed and bull 2004 identify five main categories, which are sports participation, tourism with sports content, luxury.
Sport tourism, tourism introduction the concept of sport tourism is a complex one. Journal of sports marketing and sponsorship, 4, 2 2002, 12750. Impacts of sport tourism in the urban regeneration of host. A representative sample of 1675 tourists brings to light the tourist role preference. An introduction heather gibson department of tourism, recreation and sport management, university of florida, po box 118208, gainesville, fl, 326088208, usa. Pageand joanne connell, both at stirling university, uk.
Studies by jamber 1999 and weiss and duncan 1992 show. Active sport tourism refers to participation in sports away from the home community. Serious leisure and university of florida football heather gibson department of recreation, parks and tourism, university of florida cynthia willming recreation and leisure studies, bethunecookman college andrew holdnak department of recreation, park and tourism, university of western illinois. This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar. The positive and negative economic contributions of mega sporting events to local communities the positive and negative economic contributions of megasporting events to local communities part one intjoduction spo1t tourism is the fastest growing sector in the global travel industry. According to gibson 2006, sport tourism is defined as leisurebased travel that takes individuals temporarily outside of their home communities to participate in physical activities active sport tourism, to watch physical activities event sport tourism, or to venerate attractions associated with physical activities nostalgia sport.
Sport event tourism, active sport tourism, nostalgia sport tourism. In setting the foundation for this book, the unique qualities of sport as a tourist attraction are presented and discussed theoretically. The economic effects of a marathon as a sport tourism event gregory t. Most of the tourism literature concentrates on mega sport events as the olympic games or world cup gibson, 2002 while regional sport events or specific sport events are less studied. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between risk. Inspired by slash, built by gibson, and now, played by you. She has numerous publications and presentations on the topic of sport tourism. Sport tourism is an area of study that has become increasingly pervasive over the past five years.
It is concluded that sport tourism is at a crossroad in terms of definition, fundamental principles and integrative concepts. By closing this message, you are consenting to our use of cookies. Development of a conceptual model in international sport tourism. The plans that are produced using this template will be specific to each community, but the steps in.
Gibson and others published sport tourism at a crossroad. Key concepts in tourist studies provides a focused, quick reference guide for students exploring the fast growing and diverse field of tourist studies. Sport tourism planning template ministry of tourism. A study of tourists in greece abstract this research is set in the context of tourism marketing and refers specifically to tourist roles. Exploring preand post consumption factors introduction sport tourism has become a global phenomenon attracting international visitors to destinations all over the world greenwell. These are the mega sport events that based on the media interest. Sports tourism refers to travel to play sports, watch sports, or to visit a sport attraction including both competitive and noncompetitive activities delpy, 1998. Keywords sports, tourism, economic development, destination marketing, sport. To learn about our use of cookies and how you can manage your cookie settings, please see our cookie policy. Sports tourism refers to travel which involves either observing or participating in a sporting event while staying apart from the tourists usual environment. Spectators and participants alike are motivated by the opportunity of spending time with family and friends. Another definition worth noting explains sport tourism as a.
Broad in its scope, sports tourism is defined as an individuals travel to a location for the specific purpose of either participating in or viewing a sporting event. Green and jones 2005 investigated the concept of serious leisure and sport tourism and coined the term serious sport tourism. Sport tourism, destination image and college football. These models represent electric and acoustic guitars slash has played before millions of fans during his career and influenced multiple generations of players around the world. Associate professor kristine toohey, school of leisure, sport and tourism.
Destination image and intent to visit china and the 2008. Discover the secrets to success in sportrelated tourism and adventure travel. The linkages between sport and tourism have increased over time, mutual benefits to both fields have become evident as the concept, and practice of sport tourism has developed. However, gibson 2002 suggests three possibly overlapping categories of sport tourism including active sport tourism, event sport tourism, and nostalgia sport. Before 1998, a literature search using the term sport tourism yielded few citations. Sport is an important expression of culture at a tourism destination. Sport, sport teams, sport events and sport facilities had been transformed into tourism industry. Published doctor of philosophy dissertation, university of northern colorado, 2015. Gibson 1999 suggested that sport tourism encompasses three macro behaviours. The positive and negative economic contributions of mega. The development of sport tourism industry tourism essay. Sport tourism as a developmental initiative in the economy of.
The prominence of sports and sports people in the national and international media is such that sport has become a powerful tool in destination marketing british tourist. Heather gibson is a professor in the department of tourism, rec. It then addresses in six chapters central themes of sport tourism development. Zhang the issue of risk associated with megaevent tourism has been receiving increased attention. The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate a sport tourism motivation scale stms that detected unique active sport tourist segments according to. Sport tourism planning template canadian sport tourism alliance the purpose of this planning template is to help communities understand sport tourism and plan to become more actively involved in this emerging tourism market segment. Tourism as a special form of leisure and free time has unique characteristics, where. One of the largest and fastest growing segments of the tourism industry, sports tourism and the notion of people traveling to participate and watch sport dates back to the ancient olympic games. Dr heather gibson is an assistant professor in the department of recreation, parks and tourism at the university of florida. However, the associated tourism experiences undertaken by sport tourists while visiting a destination have not. Sport and adventure tourism serves as a unique reference resource for sports and tourism professionals, educators and students, presenting an invaluable overview of a niche market that.
Specifically, i suggest three major types of sport tourism. Higham2 1faculty of physical education and recreation, university of alberta, edmonton, canada 2centre for tourism, university of otago, dunedin, new zealand abstract sportbased travel has grown dramatically over the past two decades but it has only. Considerations for the future find, read and cite all the research. My presentation for sports tourism and case studies. It is generally recognized that there are three types of sport tourism. Sports tourism and system of experiences 198 as an experienceoriented activity, and sport, as a performanceoriented activity, are very much like siamese twins keller 2002, 5. Leisure trips that take individuals out of their residential community temporarily to actively participate in a sport or as sport spectators or for. Marketing sport tourism requires sport and the host destination to be cross leveraged. Sports tourism refers to travel to play sports, watch sports, or to visit a sport attraction including both competitive and noncompetitive activities. As sport event tourism does not automatically flourish and remain sustained after the presence of a megaevent.
International journal of sport management, recreation. The positive and negative economic contributions of megasporting events to local communities part one. In order to compete in the growing sport tourism market, it is very important for the countries to deve. The case of china and the beijing olympic games christine xueqing qi, heather j. Sports tourism is defined as a specific travel outside of the usual environment for either passive or active involvement in competitive sport where sport is the prime motivational reason for travel and the touristic or leisure element may act to reinforce the overall experience. Hinch and jackson 2000 suggest other factors like seasonal cycles. Destination image and intent to visit china and the 2008 beijing olympic games heather j.
Destination sport events, active sport tourism, destination racing. The economic effects of a marathon as a sport tourism. Higham2 1faculty of physical education and recreation, university of alberta, edmonton, canada 2centre for tourism, university of otago, dunedin, new zealand abstract sport based travel has grown dramatically over the past two decades but it has only. Papanikos abstract marathons are sport tourism events taking place in many cities around the globe. Other scholars argue that hallmark events of smallscale event sport tourism, super 12 rugby. The complexity emanates from the difficulties in defining the concept. This essential handbook of sportrelated travel provides an indepth look at an international industry growing by leaps and bounds. Despite the pervasiveness of sport in american culture, and the socalled fitness boom. About sports tourism free download as powerpoint presentation. They suggested that serious leisure is an appropriate framework to explain sport tourism, and the two concepts are mutually. Sports tourism and the development of sports events.
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