1st Edition

Sport Tourism People, Places, and Participation

186 Pages
by Routledge

186 Pages
by Routledge

This book offers a timely and illuminating exploration of the powerful nexus between sport, travel, and human experience. Drawing from key research published in Tourism Recreation Research, it weaves together diverse perspectives on how individuals engage with sport tourism—from personal motivations to global development impacts. Through its thoughtfully structured approach, Part I of the... Read more

Introduction

Tzung-Cheng (TC) Huan, Yangyang Jiang and Anestis K. Fotiadis

Part I: Sport Tourist Behavior, Motivation, and Inclusion

1. How does adventure sport tourism enhance well-being? A conceptual model

Susan Houge Mackenzie, Ken Hodge and Sebastian Filep

 

2. Empirical testing of destination attribute preferences of women snow-sport tourists along a trajectory of participation

Mona Mirehie and Heather Gibson

 

3. How sport tourism experience influences daily pro-environmental behaviour: the role of eco-friendly reputation and personal norm

Rei Yamashita, Yunfan Wu and Shintaro Sato

 

4. Analysing the effect of membership and perceived trust on sport events electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) intention

Mei-Ying Lai, Anestis K. Fotiadis, Amjad Abu-ElSamen and Park Beede

 

5. Travelling to compete: antecedents of individuals’ involvement in small-scale sports events

Anestis Fotiadis, Nikolaos Stylos and Chris A. Vassiliadis

 

6. Perception of legitimacy and corporate social responsibility of winter sports tourism leisure providers

Lukas Graiff, Martin Schnitzer, Robert Steiger and Mike Peters

 

7. The impact of ‘green flags’ and ‘red flags’ on the decision-making process of sports tourists

Manuel Jesús Sánchez González and Natalia López-Mosquera

 

Part II: Sport Tourism Development and Destination Planning

 

8. From Innovation to New Sport Development: A Slippery Slope?

Suzan Green and Richard Lewis

 

9. A Sport Mega-Event as a Sustainable Tourism Development Strategy

Bill Bramwell

 

10. Sport tourism and destination attractiveness: bridging gaps in research for emerging economies

Erfan Moradi and Rasool Norouzi Seyed Hossini

 

11. Sports Stadia and Arena: Realising Their Full Potential

Terry Stevens and Glyn Wootton

Biography

Tzung-Cheng (TC) Huan is Professor at National Chiayi University and Former President of Tainan University of Technology, Taiwan.

Yangyang Jiang is Professor at the Department of Entrepreneurship, Marketing and Management Systems, University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China.

Anestis K. Fotiadis is Full Professor at the Department of Management, College of Business, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, UAE.