Essays about: "sport tourist"

Found 5 essays containing the words sport tourist.

  1. 1. To create multifunctional riverscapes : the example of Älvkarleby in the Nedre Dalälven River, Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Xuan Ye; [2022]
    Keywords : river space; municipal nature reserve; ecological restoration; landscape planning; fish migration passage; human recreation;

    Abstract : The natural environment and ecological services of rivers and the needs and expansion of human activities using rivers causes conflicting interests. Human survival is inseparable from the dependence on the natural environment, but at the same time, the continuous demand for natural resources has also caused an irreversible impact. READ MORE

  3. 2. A Better Version of Yourself: Sweat, Smiles and Muay Thai Tourism

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Max Yasmine Gonen; [2019]
    Keywords : transformation; Muay Thai; self-improvement; tourism; Thailand; masculinity; sweat; experience economy; performance ethnography; MACA; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : This ethnographic study investigates the functions of BestFighter Muay Thai and Mixed Martial Arts training camp in Koh Samui, Thailand, as a successful actor in a booming self-improvement economy. In this thesis I explore the entanglements with locality and power which enable what satisfied participants refer to as augmented experiences of self-improvement. READ MORE

  4. 3. Tourism in Football: Exploring Motivational Factors and Typologies of Groundhoppers : An example of a German Groundhopper Online Community

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Turismvetenskap

    Author : Christian Bauer; [2018]
    Keywords : Groundhopping; Serious Leisure; Sport Tourism; Tourist Motivation; Football.;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to examine the motivational factors and to explore possible typologies of groundhoppers. Groundhopping as a special form of sports tourism which has grown rapidly over the last couple of decades. READ MORE

  5. 4. Expectations of Sport Event Tourism Experiences

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

    Author : Xiaoqian Zhou; [2015]
    Keywords : sport event tourism; tourism experiences; expectation; past experiences; sport event tourists; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Purpose: This research aims to study potential tourists’ expectations of sport event tourism experiences and discuss whether having past sport event tourism experiences influence tourists’ expectations for future trip experiences. Methods: This research combines a literature study, a qualitative study and a quantitative study. READ MORE

  6. 5. Gothenburg´s Image as a Tourism Destination

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate Business School

    Author : Nan Chen; Hsin Hsin Pan; [2007-07-19T08:03:16Z]
    Keywords : destination image; Gothenburg; typical tourists; sport tourists; importance-performance analysis; image attributes; image branding;

    Abstract : Destination images are critical to the success of tourism destinations, because they influence both the decision-making behaviour of potential tourists and satisfaction levels regarding the tourist experience. Gothenburg should possess a prominent destination image and distinctive brand in order to gain success in the international market and in today’s increasingly tough global competition. READ MORE