ABSTRACT

Gibson (1998) identified nostalgia sport tourism as one of three types of sport tourism (along with active sport tourism and event sport tourism). She defined nostalgia sport tourists as those who travel to visit sport museums, halls of fame, and stadia, or who participate in themed cruises. Note that the elements identified as being the focus of

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significant artifacts that are linked in some manner to the culture or heritage of one or many sports or events. In other words, nostalgia sport tourism has been linked to the cultural heritage of sport.