Douglas Michele Turco and researchers at the University of Guyana and DeSales University studied the consumer behaviours of tourists to the 2007 Cricket World Cup in Guyana.
Cricket World Cup visitor groups spent (on average) $US 1 902 for lodging, $US 934 for food and beverage, and $US 439 for retail shopping in Guyana. Additional spending included stadium purchases ($US 248), local transportation ($US 379) and other ($US 475). Cricket World Cup visitors in Guyana averaged three persons in group size and stayed 7.65 nights. Daily per person visitor spending averaged $US 191. By comparison, daily average per person spending for the 2003 Cricket World Cup in South Africa was $US 190.
Full results of the study may be requested via electronic mail: douglasmicheleturco@gmail.com.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Friday, May 2, 2008
Sport tourism is a multi-billion extension of the sport and tourism industries. Turco, Riley, and Swart (2001) identified three segments of sport tourism (1) Participatory sport tourism, (2) event sport tourism, and (3) celebratory sport tourism. Here are a few questions under each segment to stimulate discussion.
(1) Participatory sport tourism: Millions of people travel annually to particiapte in leisure and competitive sport. What are the environmental, economic, and social-cultural costs and benefits to communities hosting sport participants? How are they measured?
(2) Event sport tourism: Competition is high as cities vie to host sport events, wagering millions of dollars to stage an Olympic Games, World Cup, Super Bowl or America’s Cup. Are these events worth the investment?
(3) Celebratory sport tourism: Halls of fame, sport museums, stadia, and other places of remembrance are visited by sport tourists. To what extent does a celebratory sport tourism attraction stimulate participatory and/or event sport tourism? Are celebratory sport tourists more/less likely to be participatory and/or event sport tourists?
(1) Participatory sport tourism: Millions of people travel annually to particiapte in leisure and competitive sport. What are the environmental, economic, and social-cultural costs and benefits to communities hosting sport participants? How are they measured?
(2) Event sport tourism: Competition is high as cities vie to host sport events, wagering millions of dollars to stage an Olympic Games, World Cup, Super Bowl or America’s Cup. Are these events worth the investment?
(3) Celebratory sport tourism: Halls of fame, sport museums, stadia, and other places of remembrance are visited by sport tourists. To what extent does a celebratory sport tourism attraction stimulate participatory and/or event sport tourism? Are celebratory sport tourists more/less likely to be participatory and/or event sport tourists?
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