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Sports Tourism: participants, policy and providers is an unparalleled text that explains sports tourism as a social, economic and cultural phenomenon that stems from the unique interaction of activity, people and place. Unlike other texts, it seeks to present sports tourism as a unique area that pro...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Weed, Mike
Other Authors: Bull, Chris (Chris J.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford [England] ; Burlington, MA : Elsevier/Butterworth Heinemann, ©2004.
Subjects:
Sports and tourism.
Sports et tourisme.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Hospitality, Travel & Tourism.
Sports and tourism
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The study of sports tourism
  • Tracing interest in sports tourism
  • An overview of the sport-tourism link
  • Conceptualizing the sports tourist
  • Participant profiles
  • A typology of sports tourists
  • The policy context
  • Prospects for integration
  • The market for sports tourism
  • Provision strategies
  • Sports tourism as a diversification strategy in Malta
  • Urban sports tourism : the case of Sheffield
  • Activity tourism in Wales
  • Winter skiing in the European Alps
  • The development of research and practice.

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