Research note:The economic attractiveness of runners: are they 'healthy' tourists?

• Autores: Stephen W. Litvin
• Localización: Tourism economics: the business and finance of tourism and recreation, ISSN 1354-8166, Vol. 13, Nº. 3, 2007, págs. 481-486
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This research note takes a brief empirical look at the expenditure patterns and tourist behaviours of road-race tourists to Charleston, South Carolina during the city�s annual Cooper River Bridge Run, which last year attracted more than 45,000 participants. The findings suggest that runners/walkers are less than ideal tourists for the community. The note concludes with suggestions to tourism officials in other communities that may be considering the addition of a road race to their annual events calendar.