Playing, watching and participating: identifying the role of spert in Canadian domestic travel

• Wayne W. Smith ^[2] ; Barbara Carmichael ^[1] ; Caulum Canally ^[1]
  1. [1] Wilfrid Laurier University

     Wilfrid Laurier University

     Canadá

     
  2. [2] College of Charleston

     College of Charleston

     Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Tourism review international, ISSN 1544-2721, Vol. 10, Nº 4, 2006, págs. 217-226
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The purpose of this article is to investigate and analyze the characteristics of domestic tourists in Canada who either participated in sports or attended sporting events. Secondary data analysis using a subset of the 2000 Canadian Travel Survey (CTS) person trip file was used in this study.

    These data were analyzed in an exploratory attempt to test out a conceptualization of sport tourism and develop a typology of sport-related tourists based on their activities profiles. Cluster analysis revealed four types of sport-related tourists: the 'Focused Sport Tourist,' the 'VFR Sport Tourist,' the 'Urban Vacationist,' and the 'Outdoor Vacationist.'These groups were found to be diverse in relation to their demographic, activity, and trip characteristic profiles. However, there is significant overlap between the group characteristics when they are applied to the conceptual model. It is recommended that future studies explore the varying profiles of these sport-related tourists.