ABSTRACT
Throughout this book it has been maintained that the unique phenomenon of sports tourism arises from the interaction of activity, people and place. The participation chapters, particularly Chapter 3, ‘Conceptualizing the sports tourist’, discussed how activities, people and places contribute to the experiences of sports tourists. Such experiences, and the participation profiles discussed in chapter four, led to the development of a Sports Tourism Participation Model in Chapter 5 (see Figure 5.5). As noted in the previous chapter, this participation model is a useful tool in examining the provision strategies of sports tourism providers, as it assists in segmenting the sports tourism market and identifying key issues, such as the role of sports tourism in the holiday decision-making process.
