<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This article focuses on the issues of organized tourism, more specifically, on children’s summer camps, in which Czech children spend free time during their holidays. T he purpose of this paper is to present results of a pilot study on children’s participation in summer camps. On the basis of the research carried out in the form of a face-to-face survey conducted with a sample of 479 pupils – grades five and seven, selected criteria, which characterize these camps, were analysed in relation to the choice of the camps and children’s participation in them. T he results show that the majority of school children participate in summer children’s camps. T he most popular camps are overnight camps and sports camps run by the organizations which children attend during the school year.</p></abstract>

This article focuses on the issues of organized tourism, more specifically, on children’s summer camps, in which Czech children spend free time during their holidays. T he purpose of this paper is to present results of a pilot study on children’s participation in summer camps. On the basis of the research carried out in the form of a face-to-face survey conducted with a sample of 479 pupils – grades five and seven, selected criteria, which characterize these camps, were analysed in relation to the choice of the camps and children’s participation in them. T he results show that the majority of school children participate in summer children’s camps. T he most popular camps are overnight camps and sports camps run by the organizations which children attend during the school year.

Children’s Camps as a Tourism Product – A Case Study

Department of Leisure Studies, Faculty of Physical Culture

Czech Journal of Tourism

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This article focuses on the issues of organized tourism, more specifically, on children’s summer camps, in which Czech children spend free time during their...

Children’s Camps as a Tourism Product – A Case Study

Published Online: Jan 24, 2018

Page range: 189 - 202

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cjot-2016-0011

Keywords
Children´s Summer Camp, Overnight Camp, Junior Tourism, Family Tourism

© 2016 Halina Kotíková et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Children’s Camps as a Tourism Product – A Case Study

Published Online: Jan 24, 2018

Page range: 189 - 202

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cjot-2016-0011

KeywordsChildren´s Summer Camp, Overnight Camp, Junior Tourism, Family Tourism

© 2016 Halina Kotíková et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Children´s Summer Camp, Overnight Camp, Junior Tourism, Family Tourism