Sport Tourism

The book draws upon theories and concepts from sociology and anthropology (the socio-cultural perspective), sport and tourism studies, and business studies and discuss how they might be applied to the study of sport tourism.

Part 1: Theoretical Overview 1. Overview Heather Gibson P art 2: Understanding Sport Tourism: Socio-cultural perspectives 2. Constraints Ed Jackson and Tom Hinch 3. Serious Leisure I an Jones and Chris Green 4. Nostalgia Sean Gammon and Sheranne Fairely Part 2: Sport and Tourist Studies: Theories and paradigms 5. Tourist Roles Heather Gibson 6. The Place of Sport Tourism in Destination Branding Laurence Chalip 7. Seasonality/Attractions Framework James Higham 8. Host and Guest Relations Elizabeth Fredline 9. Globalization Mike Silk and John Amis Part 3: Business Studies: Concepts and paradigms 10. Marketing Tracey Harrison-Hill and Laurence Chalip 11. Service Quality Des Thwaites and Simon Chadwick 12. Economics Trevor Mules and Larry Dwyer 13. Policy and Planning Mike Weed 14. (Destination) Management Marg Deery and Leo Jago Part 4: Bringing It All Together 15. Conclusions and Way Forward Heather Gibson