Naslov
Influence of Sport Tourism on Sustainable Tourism Development in Eastern Croatia

Autori
Krajinović, Vanja ; Ferjanić Hodak, Danijela

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Proceedings of 10th FEB Zagreb International Odyssey Conference on Economics and Business / Šimurina, Jurica ; Načinović Braje, Ivana ; Pavić, Ivana - Zagreb : Ekonomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2019, 784-799

Skup
10th International Odyssey Conference on Economics and Business

Mjesto i datum
Opatija, Hrvatska, 12.06.2019. - 15.06.2019

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
sport tourism ; sustainable tourism development ; sport tourism destinations ; sport activities ; Eastern Croatia

Sažetak
Sport tourism destinations attract tourists by engaging dominantly natural resources in the process of creating tourism experience. Contemporary trends on sport tourism market suggest that there is a growing need to include tourists in adventurous activities and to enrich the demand side of sport tourism market. Such competitive environment provides numerous opportunities for creating high quality sport tourism products and govern destination strategies towards sustainable development. Eastern Croatia has numerous natural potentials and preconditions for development of sustainable sport tourism destinations. Additionally, there is a potential in built resources that provide added value to sport tourism product and enable larger opportunities for engaging available infrastructure in development of sport tourism destinations. Objectives of the paper are therefore focused on defining the stage of sport tourism development in Eastern Croatia and analyzing the existing natural and built tourism resources that might be engaged more intensively in creation of sport tourism destinations within that area. The contribution of this paper is seen in the overview of the scientific literature in the field of sustainable sport tourism development, as well as in the analysis of tourism resources engaged in the process of creating sport tourism products in the area of Eastern Croatia.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

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