Douglas Michele Turco, PhD; and Kamilla Swart, EdD C H A P T E R 22 International Sport Tourism Douglas Michele Turco, PhD; and Kamilla Swart, EdD Chapter 22

Chapter Objectives Describe the components of the sport tourism industry Define key terms in sport tourism Differentiate the three main segments of the sport tourist market (continued)

Chapter Objectives (continued) Describe the economic, sociocultural, environmental, political, and legacy impacts of sport tourism Identify constraints to travel and sport tourism for persons with and without disabilities Introduce the steps and considerations for strategic sport tourism planning

Sport and Tourism Intersection

Sport Tourism Defined Sport tourism can be defined simply as travel to a destination to experience sport. It is leisure-based tourism that takes people temporarily outside their home environment to participate in or watch physical activities or venerate attractions associated with physical activities (Gibson, 1998, 49).

Tourist Defined A visitor for at least one night but not more than six months and whose main purpose of visit is other than the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited

Sport Tourism System (i. e Sport Tourism System (i.e., Interactions of the Sport Tourism Industry in the Marketplace)

Types of Sport Tourists Participatory sport tourists Event-based sport tourists Celebratory sport tourists

Sport Event Spectator Market Segments and Descriptions See table 22.2 on page 443 of International Sport Management.

Figure 22.3 Sport Tourism Consumers

Figure 22.4 Sport Tourism Suppliers

Economic Behaviors of Sport Tourists Holding all other variables constant, Tang and Turco (2001) found that for every 100 miles (160 km) a visitor group traveled, they spent on average US$26.08. First-time sport tourists spend more money than repeaters do.

Measures to Assess Residents’ Perceptions of Sport Event Social Impacts