SPORTSKI TURIZAM I NJEGOVI UCINCI NA TURISTICKE DESTINACIJE - PRIMJER ISTRE/SPORTS TOURISM AND ITS IMPACT ON TOURISM DESTINATIONS - THE CASE OF ISTRIA

This paper is based on the assumption that sports tourism, as a type of special interest tourism, creates certain benefits to destinations when introduced in the development plans. The benefits are especially present during the shoulder season since sports tourism helps in overcoming the problems of...

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Published in:Acta turistica 2008-06, Vol.20 (1), p.67
Main Author: Skoric, Sanela
Format: Article
Language:Croatian
Subjects:
Economic impact
Sports
Studies
Tourism
Tourist attractions
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Summary:This paper is based on the assumption that sports tourism, as a type of special interest tourism, creates certain benefits to destinations when introduced in the development plans. The benefits are especially present during the shoulder season since sports tourism helps in overcoming the problems of seasonality. However, these are not the only possible benefits of this type of tourism. Other benefits, like impacts on the tourists' motivation, on increasing the tourists' expenditure, improving the diversity and quality of the tourism offer, etc. should also be considered. These assumptions were tested in the case of development of sports tourism in Istria, Croatia's most developed tourism region. The research confirmed the initial statements and assumptions on the importance of sports tourism during the shoulder season since it showed that the motive of sport and physical recreation was more present during the shoulder than the main season. This also indicates the existence of other positive economic effects. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0353-4316
1848-6061