Tourism
Sport and Adventure Tourism
Simon Hudson, PhD Editor
The Haworth Hospitality Press® An Imprint of The Haworth Press, Inc. New York • London • Oxford
© 2003 by The Haworth Hospitality Press, an imprint of The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilm, and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Printed in the United States of America. The Haworth Press, Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580. Cover design by Jennifer M. Gaska. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Sport and adventure tourism / edited by Simon Hudson. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index (p. ). ISBN 0-7890-1275-8 (alk. paper)—ISBN 0-7890-1276-6 (alk. paper) 1. Sports and tourism. I. Hudson, Simon. G155.A1 S627 2002 338.4'791—dc21 2001051686
CONTENTS
About the Editor Contributors Foreword Don Schumacher Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. An Introduction to Sport and Adventure Tourism Lisa Delpy Neirotti Defining Sport Tourism Sport Tourism: The Supply Side A Profile of the Sport Tourism Industry Adventure Tourism The Future of Sport Tourism Summary Chapter 2. Historical Perspectives of Sport Tourism John Zauhar Introduction Greece: The Foundation The Persian Empire: The Soil and the Soul The Etruscans: Causal Influence Rome: The Aristocratic Expression Byzantium: A Glittering Civilization The Crusades: Picturesque and Eventful The Islamic Scene: Resources of the Earth Europe: The Recovery The Renaissance Period The English Enchantment: Knowledge to Reason xvii xxi 1 2 3 13 14 17 21 27 27 27 29 30 30 32 32 33 34 35 36 ix xi xv
The Eighteenth Century: Dominated by War The Nineteenth Century: The Stepping-Stones Mega Interests of the Twentieth Century Conclusion Chapter 3. Sport Event Tourism: Planning, Development, and Marketing Donald
Simon Hudson, PhD Editor
The Haworth Hospitality Press® An Imprint of The Haworth Press, Inc. New York • London • Oxford
© 2003 by The Haworth Hospitality Press, an imprint of The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilm, and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Printed in the United States of America. The Haworth Press, Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580. Cover design by Jennifer M. Gaska. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Sport and adventure tourism / edited by Simon Hudson. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index (p. ). ISBN 0-7890-1275-8 (alk. paper)—ISBN 0-7890-1276-6 (alk. paper) 1. Sports and tourism. I. Hudson, Simon. G155.A1 S627 2002 338.4'791—dc21 2001051686
CONTENTS
About the Editor Contributors Foreword Don Schumacher Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. An Introduction to Sport and Adventure Tourism Lisa Delpy Neirotti Defining Sport Tourism Sport Tourism: The Supply Side A Profile of the Sport Tourism Industry Adventure Tourism The Future of Sport Tourism Summary Chapter 2. Historical Perspectives of Sport Tourism John Zauhar Introduction Greece: The Foundation The Persian Empire: The Soil and the Soul The Etruscans: Causal Influence Rome: The Aristocratic Expression Byzantium: A Glittering Civilization The Crusades: Picturesque and Eventful The Islamic Scene: Resources of the Earth Europe: The Recovery The Renaissance Period The English Enchantment: Knowledge to Reason xvii xxi 1 2 3 13 14 17 21 27 27 27 29 30 30 32 32 33 34 35 36 ix xi xv
The Eighteenth Century: Dominated by War The Nineteenth Century: The Stepping-Stones Mega Interests of the Twentieth Century Conclusion Chapter 3. Sport Event Tourism: Planning, Development, and Marketing Donald