Czech Republic: Sport Tourism Development. Between Tradition and New Trends

Irena Slepičková () and Pavel Slepička ()
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Irena Slepičková: Charles University
Pavel Slepička: Charles University

A chapter in Small Scale Sport Tourism Events and Local Sustainable Development, 2021, pp 93-112 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Sport tourism within the Czech Republic has deep roots and a relatively long tradition. There are no special statistical data on sport tourism but the tourism represents important part of Czech economy with almost 3% contribution to GDP. Sport and tourism are included separately in important stat documents and legislation. Nevertheless, official documents deal with topics important for sustainability of sport and tourism. After 1990, new opportunities for private enterprise led to the emergence of business in sport and tourism. It has helped a lot to develop sport tourism and give offer to many new participants. The cycling and running belong to most popular sport tourism activities. The Mattoni ½ Marathon in Ústí nad Labem was analysed as an example of sport tourism and route races development. The run is highly professionalised, organised by for-profit agency and supported by municipal and regional authorities. This race attracts mainly participants with a higher socio-economic status in the productive age of 30–50 years. The education level and the reasons for taking part in the race indicate that most respondents consciously reflect on their own life. This run with fast-growing popularity is more attended by non-resident than local people.

Keywords: Commercialisation of Sport Tourism; Half Marathon; SES of Road Races Runners (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-62919-9_6

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