Motives for participation in active sport tourism – participants of holiday windsurfing camps

Abstract

Active sport tourism involves travelling in order to participate in different forms of movement recreation; engagement in physical activity is the primary aim of active sport tourism. Each and every decision regarding holiday, weekend or one-day trips is made based on several motives of different strength; it is the interaction between the motives that generates the ultimate behaviour of an individual. The aim of the study was to determine the motives behind the decision of holiday windsurfing camp participants to become engaged in this particular form of active sport tourism.Seventy-three participants of windsurfing camps in Jastarnia (Hel Peninsula at the Polish seaside) entered the study, which was carried out in the form of a diagnostic survey. The research tool was an anonymous questionnaire.The survey revealed considerable diversity regarding the types of active sport tourism undertaken by windsurfing camp participants in the year preceding data collection. The motives for participation in active sport tourism were also very different both among women and men. Nevertheless, social factors turned out to be of the greatest importance while making a decision about becoming involved in active sport tourism.Our study demonstrated that gender dimorphism had only been seen regarding the physical activity motive. Female respondents mentioned this particular motive for participation in the windsurfing camp more often than men.

Motivations for participation in active sports tourism: a cross-national study

“…Moreover, Indians traditionally understand success by acquiring knowledge rather than sports (Funk and Brunn, 2007). On the other hand, according to this study's results, Polish active sports tourists seem to be motivated by TE rather than by the need for self-development (Cholewa et al, 2018;Tomik et al, 2014Tomik et al, , 2017.…”

“…Moreover, travel, a social behavior that allows people to explore new places, impacts their physical and psychological health (Zhang, 2020). Several studies have stated that social factors are some of the leading causes of AST participation (Cholewa et al, 2018;Tomik et al, 2014;Reynolds and Hritz, 2012). Some other studies have recognized social needs as being one of the prime reasons to be involved in AST; however, it is not of the highest importance (Dolinting et al, 2013;Papadimitriou and Gibson, 2008).…”

“…Some other studies have recognized social needs as being one of the prime reasons to be involved in AST; however, it is not of the highest importance (Dolinting et al, 2013;Papadimitriou and Gibson, 2008). Tomik et al (2014) suggested that the opportunity for socializing along with health and activity are among the strongest motivations for participants of holiday windsurfing camps. Cholewa et al (2018) supported the finding regarding the importance of socialization while investigating students of tourism and recreation degree course motives for AST participation.…”

Analisis Potensi Pariwisata Olahraga Berbasis Sumber Daya Alam Di Kab. Karimun Provinsi Kep. Riau

“…Terdapat dua tipe wisatawan yang terlibat dalam olahraga pariwisata yaitu pasif yang berkungjung karena ingin mendapatkan pengalaman baru, sedangkan aktif berkujung karena tertarik dengan lingkungan yang ditawarkan dan memasukannya kedalam kunjungan rutin. (Tomik, Gorska, Staszkiewicz, & Polechonski, 2014). Selain menawarkan kompetisi dan suguhan pemandangan alam, reward pertandingan menjadi salah satu faktor yang menarik bagi wisatawan.…”

Strengthening Students’ Health in the Process of Sports and Health Tourism Engagement

“…Tourism has a large number of definitions [25,26,27], one of which is defined as a component of recreation, its active form, for relaxation, entertainment, health improvement, knowledge of nature, culture and life of the population, other areas, etc. [28,29]. Another definition of tourism is a form of education of physical and mental abilities of a human being through the increase of knowledge of country studies and home science, history, geography, culturology provided in the process of travel; through the formation of a system of physical activities, general physical training, knowledge, skills and abilities to survive in natural conditions, overcome natural obstacles, etc.…”