Analyzing Sports Tourism: Key Facts, Statistics, and Future Trends

This report provides a comprehensive overview of sports tourism, defining it as travel involving participation in or observation of sporting events, with a focus on ecological and social consciousness. It identifies key providers like Steppes Travel, G Adventures, and Responsible Travel, which offer sustainable tourism packages. The report discusses future trends, including facility models, ROI considerations, and accessibility. A SWOT analysis highlights the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats associated with sports tourism, particularly the impact of economic crises and pandemics. The target customer profile is identified as sports enthusiasts interested in active participation and social interaction. The report also showcases Costa Rica and Kenya as prime sports tourism destinations, known for their natural beauty and sustainability practices. The conclusion emphasizes the bright future of the sports tourism industry, contingent on overcoming potential threats and adapting to changing customer preferences.

KEY FACTS, STATISTICS AND
IMPACTS
Sports tourism is the appeal to the ecological
and social conscious individuals. It is known
to be involved in the travel to pristine and
protected areas. This is type of tourism in
which the flora , fauna and cultural heritage of
the main attractions are protected. This is how
it helps in the visitors to develop personal
growths and learn new ways of living on the
planet.
UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD OF TOURISM
KEY PROVIDERS
There are organization which are indulged in the
Sports tourism practices in which they take the initiative to offer the
individual's tourism packages with the support of sustainability
practices.
Steppes Travel :
This company offers tailor-made trips, luxury.
Holidays and also safaris in many destination like, Gabon,
Grenadines, Mauritius, Mexico and also the North Pole.
G Adventures :
It is a company which offers a mix of award-
winning tours that embraces authentic accommodations and local
transportation. Its trips include Serengeti, Zanzibar, Sri Lanka, New
Zealand and other USA's national parks.
Responsible Travel :
It is also a company in UK that offers Sports
tourism , it offers the customers to destinations with all the different
types of content such as Central America, Pacific Ocean islands and
other major European and USA hot spots.
CUSTOMER PROFILE
For this type of tourism which involves high risk and activity. The main
target market for this organization are the sports events fans which have
interest in the participation of the sports. It can be said that the basic
motives of such type of traveler consumers which love the people have an
affiliation rapport that have social interactions and cooperative spirit that
have the main characteristics of the sports contests which are not
necessarily the primary focus of the interest. The market segment of this
type tourism involves customers which are fans of different forms of
activities that are involved in this type of tourism.
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DESTINATION, ACTIVITIES, SUB-TYPES
Costa Rica is the country which undoubtedly is associated with Sports tourism , it is the country
which has made a name for itself regarding the destination and also its well protected natural
beauty. As this country has one-fourth rainforest, breathtaking volcanoes a pristine beach. All this
provides great addition to the biodiversity of the country. This is one of the most suited for Sports
tourism because of the sustainability practices and eco-friendly travels which is part of the
accommodations in this place. This place has plenty of destinations where the tourists would like
to travel. Kenya is one of the most prime destination which is present in Africa. It is known for its
safari due to the grasslands full of animals such as giraffes, lions, and rhinos.
REFERENCES
Books and Journals
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Daries, N., Cristobal-Fransi, E. and Ferrer-Rosell, B.,
2021. Implementation of website marketing strategies
in sports tourism: Analysis of the online presence and
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González-García, R.J., and et.al., 2018. Perception
of residents about the impact of sports tourism on the
community: Analysis and scale-validation. Journal of
Physical Education and Sport. 18(1). pp.149-156.
CONCLUSION
From the above poster which is about the sport tourism it can be said that
future of this industry is considered to be very bright. The only thing
which can be the reason for holding it back is the potential threat of a
pandemic. There are people which are very casual in the participation that
is considered to be the declining for some sport in the long term.
INTRODUCTION
Tourism is the social, cultural and economic
phenomenon which entails the movement of
the people from different places of the world
for personal or professional purpose. There
are different types of tourism, Sports tourism
it is the type of travel which involves either
observing or participating in the sporting
event. This type of tourism is basically
visiting the nature but it involves physical
activities. It is considered to be responsible
travel to the natural areas of the world.
FUTURE TRENDS
Facility Model :
This is the model which is the next generation of
sports facilities that is planning and designing.
ROI :
Companies which are investing into this type of
events and tourism practices.
Access for all :
As there is more and more growth of this type of
tourism in the organization it is becoming more
and more accessible to the customers.
SWOT ANALYSIS
Strengths :Increasing trends of the sports tourism
and the customer interest into this activity
Weaknesses :and the financial crisis which occurs
due economical misshapenness like Covid-19 can
stop it completely.
Opportunities :The growth of the communities of
sports
Threats :the time and money factor for the
customers