Research note sport tourism versus event tourism: Considerations on a necessary distinction and integration

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philipp Schlemmer ◽  
Michael Barth ◽  
Martin Schnitzer
Keyword(s):  
Research Note ◽  
Sport Tourism ◽  
Event Tourism

scholarly journals “Because We Don’t Want to Run in Smog”: Problems with the Sustainable Management of Sport Event Tourism in Protected Areas (A Case Study of National Parks in Poland and Slovakia)

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewa Malchrowicz-Mośko ◽  
Zuzana Botiková ◽  
Joanna Poczta
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
National Parks ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
Sporting Events ◽  
Sport Tourism ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
Societal Needs ◽  
Strategic Approach ◽  
Event Tourism ◽  
The Impact

The practice of active and qualified tourism in national parks in Poland and Slovakia has longstanding traditions. Primarily, these parks have been a place of individual recreational activity, as well as a place to educate and convene with nature. Recently, sport tourism, which is characterized by the participation of tourists in mass organized sporting events mainly of a competitive nature, has been gaining more popularity. Even though this activity takes place in protected areas, sports are the main priority, rather than educational goals. Natural values have the primary function of enriching emotional experiences, and exploring wildlife is not an end in itself. Running events are now at the head of the list as the most popular sporting events in Poland and in Slovakia. The authors of the article focused on protected areas in Poland and Slovakia, largely because these countries were considering organizing one of the world’s biggest sports events together: The Winter Olympic Games (2022). The purpose of the study was to recognize the attitude of Polish and Slovak national park authorities toward the organization of mass sports events in protected areas. A diagnostic survey was conducted using the method of interviews with the directors of Polish and Slovak national parks. The research results shed light on the current state of development of sports event tourism in protected areas in the two countries. The article examines the response of Polish and Slovak park authorities to the changes of the current era of shifting societal needs regarding physical development, in particular with regard to the sustainability of protected areas. Currently, there is a lack of a strategic approach toward the development of sports tourism in national parks in Poland and Slovakia. The answers given in the interviews create an image that indicates a differentiated approach to the issue of permitting the organization of sports events in the areas of national parks. It turns out that the practice in these areas is different in individual parks. The diagnosis presented in the article indicates that it is necessary to undertake interdisciplinary and international research among environmentalists, economists, sociologists, anthropologists, and physical culture specialists in order to develop methods for measuring the impact of sporting events organized in natural areas in this part of Europe.

The Exploration of New Avenues Toward Better Business Management

2020 ◽  
pp. 281-297
Author(s):  
Saba Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
New Products ◽  
Business Management ◽  
Sport Tourism ◽  
Business Meetings ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Event Tourism

Business tourism is type of tourism that involves work rather than enjoyment. It is becoming the most income-generating part of tourism. Business tourism has different types that are meetings, incentives, convention, and exhibition (MICE); congress tourism; event tourism; sport tourism; and business agencies. Meetings, incentives, convention, and exhibition is a detailed and comprehensive type of business tourism. The incentive traveling is that of business tourism that is offered by the company to their employees. Exhibitions are those types of traveling that are organized to introduced new products, services, and information to the business tourists. Convention consists of the congresses and conferences. Congresses are the larger-scale business meetings, and conferences are the smaller-scale business meetings while complexes are the combination of small exhibitions and conferences. There is a need to understand that leisure tourism is different from business tourism.

Sport tourism or event tourism: are they one and the same?

2004 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Deery ◽  
Leo Jago ◽  
Liz Fredline
Keyword(s):  
Sport Tourism ◽  
Event Tourism

scholarly journals THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FUNDAMENTALS OF SPORTS TOURISM IN THE TRAINING OF FUTURE SPECIALISTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (194) ◽  
pp. 218-221
Author(s):  
Alona Petrova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Common Ground ◽  
Academic Discipline ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Sport Tourism ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
Educational Processes ◽  
Sports Tourism ◽  
Global Tourism ◽  
Event Tourism ◽  
Training Specialists

The popularity of sports tourism among other types of leisure is growing every year as a result of promoting a healthy and active lifestyle, finding ways to motivate, self-development and challenge yourself to overcome internal fears and physical obstacles. Today there are no generally accepted common interpretations of the concepts of sports and sports and health tourism, which is the relevance of our study. There were active discussions among scientists around the world on the formation of the concept of sports tourism. Currently, sports tourism is considered in three aspects. Active sports tourism is a trip for the purpose of direct participation of tourists in sports competitions, and the tourist component plays a secondary role as an additional service. Event (passive) sports tourism is the passive participation of tourists in sports competitions as fans or observers. Cognitive sports tourism, the purpose of which is to visit excursions to sports museums, stadiums, thematic accommodation and catering establishments. Ukrainian and Russian scientists, in particular I. Zorin, V. Kvartalnov, O. Kolotukha, A. Konokh, propagate the idea that sports tourism is a separate sport, which is based on competitions on tourist routes laid in the natural environment and includes overcoming various natural obstacles with the use of special techniques and equipment. However, in the process of internationalization and globalization of tourism education it is very important to find a common ground on the educational component of training specialists in sports tourism and to form an optimal definition in three dimensions: sport, tourism and academic discipline. During our research it was found out that the training of specialists should be carried out in one of three areas: training of specialists (instructors) in sports tourism; training of sports and tourism guides; training of organizers of sports events in the context of event tourism. Currently, the direction of training specialists in the organization of sports events in the format of event tourism remains insufficiently studied in our country. Sports tourism is an integral part of global tourism and now there are two different interpretations of this concept, which are actively discussed in the scientific world: 1) sports tourism as a tourist trip to the destination to participate in sports competitions in any sport; 2) sports tourism as a separate kind of sport. In the perspective of research, the following unresolved issues still remain: the introduction of integration educational processes between the sports event industry and the ability to form tourism products in the relevant field.

National Sport Governing Bodies and Sport Tourism: Agency and Resources

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 506-520 ◽  
Author(s):  
Millicent Kennelly ◽  
Kristine Toohey
Keyword(s):  
Resource Dependence ◽  
Resource Dependence Theory ◽  
International Travel ◽  
Sport Tourism ◽  
Major Event ◽  
Finite Resource ◽  
Dependence Theory ◽  
Event Tourism ◽  
Sport Events

This paper employs agency theory and resource dependence theory to explore relationships between Australian national sport governing bodies and commercial tour operators. These relationships produce domestic and international travel packages to major sport events and can provide commercial revenue to sport governing bodies. The research identifies agency challenges inherent in the relationships and how these are managed by sport governing bodies. Findings indicate that while sport governing bodies and tour operators interact to generate revenue, the two parties have divergent attitudes toward risk, particularly risks associated with pursuit of profit. The sport governing bodies manage interaction with tour operators through control of event tickets, a perishable and finite resource. The research contributes insights into the challenges confronting sport governing bodies attempting to diversify revenue into commercial sport tourism, as well as the underexplored role of sport bodies in facilitating major event tourism.

scholarly journals Sport tourism: a comparative analysis of residents from Brazil and Hong Kong

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 180-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo Ricci Uvinha ◽  
Chung Shing Chan ◽  
Chuen Kuen Man ◽  
Lawal M. Marafa
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Sport Tourism ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
City Governments ◽  
Sport Event ◽  
Event Tourism ◽  
Sport Events ◽  
Mega Event

This paper presents a comparative analysis of residents from Brazilian cities and Hong Kong to an incentive of travelling as sport event tourists. The findings from Hong Kong (n=134) and São Paulo (n=151) reveal their different travel incentives, ability and characteristics in terms of annual and infrequent sport events. When determining interest in a sport event, excitement and safety are of paramount concern to respondents from both territories. As sport event tourism does not automatically flourish and remain sustained after the presence of a mega-event, city governments are recommended to react to the preferences of specific market.

Experiences With and Lessons Learned From Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Support Program for Older Hearing Aid Users and Their Communication Partners in the Hearing Aid Dispensing Setting

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (3S) ◽  
pp. 638-647 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janine F. J. Meijerink ◽  
Marieke Pronk ◽  
Sophia E. Kramer
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Critical Discussion ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Research Note ◽  
Support Program ◽  
Large Sample Size ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Communication Program ◽  
Communication Partners

Purpose The SUpport PRogram (SUPR) study was carried out in the context of a private academic partnership and is the first study to evaluate the long-term effects of a communication program (SUPR) for older hearing aid users and their communication partners on a large scale in a hearing aid dispensing setting. The purpose of this research note is to reflect on the lessons that we learned during the different development, implementation, and evaluation phases of the SUPR project. Procedure This research note describes the procedures that were followed during the different phases of the SUPR project and provides a critical discussion to describe the strengths and weaknesses of the approach taken. Conclusion This research note might provide researchers and intervention developers with useful insights as to how aural rehabilitation interventions, such as the SUPR, can be developed by incorporating the needs of the different stakeholders, evaluated by using a robust research design (including a large sample size and a longer term follow-up assessment), and implemented widely by collaborating with a private partner (hearing aid dispensing practice chain).

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