Sports, Adventure & Recreational Tourism

Sports Tourism is defined as any activity in which people are attracted to a particular centre as an event participant, an event spectator, or to attend sports attractions and business meetings. Sports Tourism is one the fastest growing industries in the world. It is also, however, one of the least talked about. Tourism has been and will continue to be one of the biggest and most profitable industries in the world. Obviously sports are a very important aspect to society in many different ways. Culturally, economically, and socially, the role sports play in today''s society is immeasurable. In other words, tourism and sport are key cultural elements of today''s world and have significant impact on modern society and International Tourism. The WTO has also carried out a new study aimed at providing a more complete analysis of the role that sports tourism and sports in general among the products offered in Latin America by European tour operators and tourism websites. It embraces aspects of the relationship between sport and tourism, with clear links to work on consumption of experiences within behavioural research. This book provides readers with an introduction to tourism, sport, adventure, recreation and sports tourism. Select analysis of some adventure sports has been done in order to elaborate upon trends in international sport, adventure, recreation and travel.