<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold><italic>Introduction</italic></bold>. Despite the fact that sport tourism plays an important role in upland destinations, as a field of research it is still characterised by a knowledge deficit.<bold><italic>Material and methods</italic></bold>. Active winter sport tourists at two upland destinations were compared in terms of socio-demographic variables, the importance of destination choice criteria, and travel behaviour in order to give recommendations to destination management organisations.<bold><italic>Conclusions</italic></bold>. There were significant differences between tourists at the two destinations. Consequently, advantages may be gained from the development of destination-specific marketing strategies.</abstract>

Introduction. Despite the fact that sport tourism plays an important role in upland destinations, as a field of research it is still characterised by a knowledge deficit.Material and methods. Active winter sport tourists at two upland destinations were compared in terms of socio-demographic variables, the importance of destination choice criteria, and travel behaviour in order to give recommendations to destination management organisations.Conclusions. There were significant differences between tourists at the two destinations. Consequently, advantages may be gained from the development of destination-specific marketing strategies.

Destination Choice In German Winter Sport Tourism: Empirical Findings

Leipzig University, Faculty of Sport Science, Department of Sport Psychology and Sport Pedagogy

Polish Journal of Sport and Tourism

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Introduction. Despite the fact that sport tourism plays an important role in upland destinations, as a field of research it is still characterised by a...

Destination Choice In German Winter Sport Tourism: Empirical Findings

Published Online: Oct 29, 2015

Page range: 114 - 117

Received: Oct 01, 2014

Accepted: Jun 22, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pjst-2015-0019

Keywords
winter sport tourism, upland destinations, destination choice

© 2015 Alexander Hodeck et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This chapter is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Public License.

Destination Choice In German Winter Sport Tourism: Empirical Findings

Published Online: Oct 29, 2015

Page range: 114 - 117

Received: Oct 01, 2014

Accepted: Jun 22, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pjst-2015-0019

Keywordswinter sport tourism, upland destinations, destination choice

© 2015 Alexander Hodeck et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This chapter is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Public License.

Keywords
winter sport tourism, upland destinations, destination choice