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Question: Sports Tourism Demand in England: Economic and Physical Activity Tradeoffs
Answer: Tourism contributed 9% of the GDP of the UK economy, with a value to England of £91.7bn
in 2016 and day trips accounting for £53.5 bn of this. Tourist Day visitors are trips of greater
than 3 hours duration away from the home environment to engage in leisure, recreational and
social purposes. Activity tourism is a rapidly growing segment of this market, and refers to
either sports tourism (Weed, 2006), or adventure tourism (Beedie & Hudson, 2003). Activity
tourism is now viewed as a central component of current UK policy as outdoor recreation is
perceived to be more likely to contribute to achieving health and well-being outcomes for the
nation than traditional sports, which have been the focus of existing physical activity policy
(Department for Culture, Media & Sport, 2015). The aim of this paper is to evaluate the role
that outdoor sport activities play in Tourist Day visitor activity to inform both economic and
physical activity policy outcomes. The research question addressed is:
Does activity tourism within Tourist Day visits contribute to achieving both economic and
physical activity policy outcomes?
(Source: , 10 Oct 2021)
Source Link: http://www.easm.net/download/Sports-Tourism-Demand-in-England-Economic-and-Physical-Activity-Tradeoffs.pdf