Sports, or more correctly, Sport Tourism refers to travel

Travel

Travel is the movement of people or objects between relatively distant geographical locations. 'Travel' can also include relatively short stays between successive movements.-Etymology:...

 which involves either viewing or participating in a sporting event staying apart from their usual environment. Sport Tourism is the fastest growing sector in the global travel industry and equates to $600 Billion a year.

Classification of Sport Tourism

There are several classifications on sport tourism. Gammon and Robinsom suggested that the sports tourism are defined as Hard Sports Tourism and Soft Sports Tourism, while Gibson suggested that there are three types of sports tourism included Sports Event Tourism, Celebrity and Nostalgia Sport Tourism and Active Sport Tourism.

Hard and soft Sport Tourism

Hard definition of sport tourism refers to the quantity of people participating at a competitive sport events. Normally these kinds of events are the motivation that attract visitors visits the events. Olympic Games

Olympic Games

The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...

, FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...

, F1 Grand Prix and regional events such as NASCAR

NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...

 Sprint Cup Series could be described as Hard Sports Tourism.

Soft definition are relatively the tourists travel for participating on recreational sporting, or signing up for an leisure interests. Hiking

Hiking

Hiking is an outdoor activity which consists of walking in natural environments, often in mountainous or other scenic terrain. People often hike on hiking trails. It is such a popular activity that there are numerous hiking organizations worldwide. The health benefits of different types of hiking...

, Skiing

Skiing

Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....

 and Canoeing can be described as the Soft Sports Tourism.

Sport Events Tourism

Sport event tourism refers to the visitors who visit the city with the purpose of watching the events. A good example of this would be during the Olympics. Each Olympic host city receives an immense amount of tourism.

Celebrity and Nostalgia Sport Tourism

Celebrity and Nostalgia Sport Tourism involves in two areas including visits to the sports halls of fame and venue and meeting famous sports personalities in a vacation basis.

Active Sport Tourism

Active Sport Tourism refers to those who participate in the sports or events.

External links

• http://www.sporttourismexpo.com - The Global Market Place for Sport Tourism
• Sports Travel Company in India
• Sports Tours Australia