This paper presents a comparative analysis of residents from Brazilian cities and Hong Kong
to an incentive of travelling as sport event tourists. The findings from Hong Kong (n= 134) …

Tourism destination marketing is today of highly importance in the tourism industry as there
is an increasing competition between destinations. The main objective is to develop the best …

Sports events assume a major importance in tourism. This relevance results particularly from
the fact that there are numerous disciplines that can be practiced and nowadays tourists are …

Sporting activities are becoming more and more important aspects of the leisure industry
(Varaldo 2002, Zagnoli, Radicchi 2008a). In particular participation and attendance at sports …

Sport event tourism is a huge and growing global industry with important economic
implications for both the sport, the event and the impact of travel and tourism related benefits …

Kostas Alexandris, PhD, is an associate professor in the School of Physical Education and
Sports Sciences at Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, Greece. His research interests …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to present a moderated model of sport tourism as an
economic development generator from a destination marketing perspective. The model …

Purpose Sports tourism has gained much attention in recent decades due to its socio-
economic and environmental impact on destinations. This study at first examines travel …

Sport tourism is a growing segment of the travel market. Recent research has suggested that
communities might not always be supportive of sports venues because in many instances …

Sports tourism has become a major tourist draw in recent decades. People are increasingly
in favour of hosting such activities, given the many benefits it can bring to the community …