Descriptive Analysis of Sports Tourists in Spain

Abstract

Sports tourism is a decisive factor in geographical mobility for leisure purposes. These activities entail certain acts and consequences inherent in their execution, which are worthy of study from the perspective of sustainable and reasonable tourism. Previous studies tried to show the characteristics of this type of tourist but did not provide relevant information to offer the necessary services to provide, to understand their patterns of habits, and to be able to act correctly. This paper aims to study the profi le of the sports tourism consumer. Data provided by the National Institute of Statistics for the year 2019 was analyzed, taking a sample of 1496 people for statistical analysis. From these statistical analyses, key information on consumer profi les can be gleaned. Findings showed that people with Spanish nationality predominate, with a higher proportion of men than of women. Both sexes show that they are over 40 years of age, with higher education, mostly married, cohabitation with a partner with children at home, with permanent employment contracts and certain patterns of behavior such as the use of their private car, and staying mainly in hotels or aparthotels. Therefore, from the point of view of sustainable tourism, it is vital to draw up profi les and patterns of consumers of this tourism, to evaluate and study its ecological, environmental, and social impact, as well as taking the appropriate measures to balance the balance between sports tourism and sustainability.

Gender Differences in Adventure Tourists Who Practice Kayaking in Extremadura

“…Omar and collaborators showed that women give more importance to accommodation services when choosing a destination than men do [68], although a study of kayaking tourists in Poland showed that men place greater importance on accommodation than women [69]. Other research focusing on Spanish sports tourists found differences in distributions according to the type of accommodation chosen when analyzing gender [70]. By contrast, it has been shown that gender differences do not exist when it comes to the choice of shared accommodation [71].…”

El Perfil del Empresario de Turismo Activo y Deportes de Aventura en Extremadura

“…Por su parte, el sector del empleo de estas empresas de turismo activo estará marcado, cada vez más, por su alta estacionalidad (Carrasco Jiménez, 2020). Con todos estos condicionantes y, coincidiendo con los empresarios de nuestro estudio, se persigue que la promoción del turismo activo esté condicionada a que los servicios y experiencias ofertadas sean de calidad y sostenibles en todo momento (Cánovas Pereda, 2018;Rojo-Ramos et al, 2020), siendo necesario el apoyo y respaldo de las diferentes instituciones y decretos reguladores para ello.…”