A negative destination image is a challenge to any tourism destination. This paper aims to assess the challenges of negative destination image and its impacts on the tourism industry. The study ...employed a qualitative research method and used an interpretive research paradigm that is inductive in nature. The study used non-probability sampling which combined convenience and snowball sampling. The qualitative data were collected through face-to-face interviews. A total of seven semi-structured open-ended questions were asked during interviews ranging from 10 to 30 minutes, and the interviews were recorded using a digital audio recorder. These were done through voluntary informed consent. As part of the ethical process in the research, the research participants were provided with complete information about the research and they participated on voluntary basis. The study found that PNG's tourism products were not marketed in New Zealand. All the participants stated that they have not seen any advertisement about PNG's tourism products but what they expose to is not related to tourism promotion and marketing but news reports about crimes and murders. As a results, they have negative perception of PNG and recommended PNG Government to market its tourism products and services through sports, events and other mediums to poster and strengthen a strong positive destination image for PNG tourism in New Zealand. The study also provides a better understanding of negative destination image and its challenges.
As sunrise industries, green industries and happiness industries, the sports industry and the tourism industry have natural convergence, and the convergence of the sports and tourism industries is ...not only a new strategic support point for the sustainable development of the two industries but also an important way to drive healthy and sustainable development of related industries. We measure the efficiency of sports–tourism convergence in 31 provinces (municipalities and autonomous regions) in China from 2013 to 2019 using the benevolent cross-efficiency DEA model and the qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) method and conduct a configuration analysis of the influencing factors. The research indicates: (1) the efficiency of the development of sports–tourism convergence is low and its role in the sustainable development of the tourism and sports industries needs to be improved. (2) The efficiency of sports–tourism convergence shows spatial distribution characteristics of decreasing efficiency in the eastern region–central region–western region. (3) Industrial structure, transportation conditions, openness to the outside world, political support and their combination are the core driving factors affecting integration of sports and tourism.
Mountainous regions have disadvantages in economic development because of harsh physical and climatic conditions. However, winter tourism activities are one of the key components for supporting ...economic development in the highlands. Establishing a ski resort area supports direct and indirect employment in a region, and it stops immigration from mountainous regions to other places. This research aimed to assess the potential ski areas using a multi criteria evaluation technique in the Van region which is located in the eastern part of Türkiye. In this context, snow cover duration, sun effect, slope, slope length, elevation, population density, distance from main roads and lake visibility were used as input factors in the decision making process. Each factor was standardized using a fuzzy technique based on existing well-known ski centers in Türkiye. The weight of inputs was defined by applying a survey to the professional skiers. The most important factors were detected as transportation opportunities and snow covers whereas, the least important factors were elevation and population density. Additionally, lake visibility was very important to make a difference from other existing facilities in the region. Therefore, it was included as constraints and lake visible areas were extracted at the final stage of the research. Potential ski areas were mapped in three levels as professional, intermediate and beginner skiers. One of the suitable areas was selected as a sample projection and for the 3D simulation of the ski investment area. Potential costs and benefits were discussed. It was found that a ski tourism area investment can be amortized in 3 years in the region.
For a variety of political, climatic, ecological, security-related and other reasons, the Russian summer resort of Sochi by the Black Sea would seem a most unlikely candidate for the Olympic Winter ...Games. Despite this, the Games will be held there in February 2014, and the Russian leaders regard the Games as a highly prestigious project underlining Russias return to a status of great power in the contemporary world. This book conducts a thorough inventory of the contexts, characteristics and.
Liu, Z.-M.; Li, H., and Cao, Q.-R., 2020. Grey prediction and development path of the fusion of marine sports and tourism. In: Qiu, Y.; Zhu, H., and Fang, X. (eds.), Current Advancements in Marine ...and Coastal Research for Technological and Sociological Applications. Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue No. 107, pp. 153-156. Coconut Creek (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208. As one belt, one road strategy is being promoted and implemented; especially the development of Maritime Silk Road, the current marine economy represented by the marine tourism industry has made considerable progress. Compared with the rapid development of marine tourism economy, sports tourism industry has also made remarkable progress in recent years, but the integration of the two is still insufficient. Based on this, this paper first analyzes the integration of marine sports tourism. Secondly, the paper studies the grey scale calculation of marine sports tourism from the perspective of experience economy. Finally, it gives the development idea of marine physical education tourism based on the experience economy of the background of the whole area.
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 produces its own unique issues, concerns and controversies. The text tackles these issues from three viewpoints:
participants: examining the profiles, motivations and behaviour patterns of sports tourists to create a typology of participants
policy: analyses the response by policy makers to this phenomenon and the problems of achieving integration between two sectors with historically different cultures
providers: their motivations, aims, objectives and strategies
Illustrated by international case studies in each chapter, and with four extended case study chapters, Sports Tourism: participants, policy and providers examines this area using real life experiences and concrete evidence.
Context; Tracing interest in sports tourism; An overview of the sport-tourism link: Participants - Conceptualising the sports tourist; Participant profiles; A typology of sports tourists: Policy - The policy context; Prospects for integration: Providers -The market for sports tourism; Provision strategies: Case studies - 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
"'Sports Tourism: Participants, Policy, and Providers' is an excellent resource for the in-depth exploration of the emerging field of sports tourism... the authors' use of international examples to support their assertions and discussions make this a book that will be valuable to people of all nationalities." - Sarah E. Hardin, Southeast Missouri State University, USA
Few forces in contemporary society influence the fortunes of tourism destinations more immediately than sport. From football fans to kayaking, Sports Tourism Destinations: issues, opportunities and ...analysis examines the planning, development and management of sport tourism destinations. With contributions from international experts, this book looks at the dramatic effects sports tourism has on the economy and future of tourism destinations. Divided into four parts, the book systematically covers:Sports tourism destination analysis: applies principles of destination resource analysis to the study of sport tourism destinationsDestination planning and development: illustrates the mutually beneficial links between sport, tourism and destination planning.Destination marketing and management: explores theoretical and applied aspects of sport tourism destination marketing and managementSport tourism impacts and environments: identifies and discusses critical issues of sustainable development at sport tourism destinationsPractical case studies in each chapter illustrate and highlight the links between sport tourism theory and practice, making this book a vital resource for lecturers and students alike.
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 produces its own unique issues, concerns and controversies. Illustrated by international case studies in each chapter, and with four extended case study chapters, this book examines this area using real life experiences and concrete evidence.
