The economic value of the Trans Baviaans mountain biking event in the Baviaanskloof Mega-Reserve, Eastern Cape, South Africa: A travel cost analysis using count data models

Preez, Mario Du; Lee, Deborah Ellen

doi:10.1016/j.jort.2016.07.003

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“…Several winter and summer mountain sports were investigated by researchers based worldwide [59][60][61], and their papers focus on a wide range of subjects, i.e., sport tourism events and their economic impact [62,63], climate change and winter sports [64,65] or health aspects of sports activities in mountain regions, such as high altitude illness [66][67][68][69][70][71], thrombosis and pulmonary embolism [72], hand injuries [73,74] or facial traumas [75,76]. Moreover, some studies list many sports activities that can be practiced in mountain areas in winter and summer, such as mountaineering, climbing, downhill skiing, alpine skiing, ski mountaineering, hiking, cross-country biking, mountain racing, paragliding, canyoning and snowboarding [75,[77][78][79][80][81][82][83][84][85].…”

Section: Mountain Tourism and Sportsmentioning

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Sustainability and Mountain Tourism: The Millennial’s Perspective

2017

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Abstract:Evidence from several studies illustrates the different points of view through which sustainability and mountains have been studied over the years. Nowadays, interest in Millennials is increasing but no research has compared Millennials and sustainability in the mountain context. This study aims at defining sustainability with reference to Millennial perception of both winter and summer mountain sports. By analysing data gathered from a sample of 2292 Millennials (Piedmont area), the authors confirm their high degree of sensitivity towards sustainable issues and, above all, discover that there are differences in the sustainable perception Millennials have of both mountain winter and summer sports. More specifically, Millennial perception is deeply influenced by the place where they are used to living-mountains or cities-and by their gender. From a managerial point of view, results have direct implications on the administrators of mountain institutions who can implement appropriate initiatives in order to correctly sensitise Millennials towards mountain sports. Moreover, from a theoretical perspective, the study opens a new scenario on two important topics linked to sustainability, namely Millennials and mountain sports.

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Section: Mountain Tourism and Sportsmentioning

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Sustainability and Mountain Tourism: The Millennial’s Perspective

2017

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“…As a tourist activity, mountain biking originated and developed in the USA in the 1980s, and it spread throughout the world to places as far from one another as France ( Saint-Martin, Savre, & Terret, 2012 ), New Zealand ( Cessford, 1995 ) or Australia ( Goeft & Alder, 2001 ). Initially, academic interest focused on analyses of the participants of medium and large-scale events in places like the United States ( Morey, Buchanan, & Waldman, 2002 ; Symmonds et al, 2000 ), South Africa (Cape Town) ( Bordelon & Ferreira, 2019 ; Du Preez & Lee, 2016 ; Kruger, 2014 ) and Canada ( Freeman & Thomlinson, 2014 ; Getz & McConnell, 2014 ; Kulczycki & Halpenny, 2014 ). Currently, an interest has been displayed in analyzing the participants of smaller events ( Kulczycki & Halpenny, 2014 ), given the potential benefits for host regions, such as local economic development with lower investment into infrastructure, the contribution to environmental sustainability, and less acute seasonality at specific destinations ( Buning, Cole, & McNamee, 2016 ; Freeman & Thomlinson, 2014).…”

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Ibiza dances to the rhythm of pedals: The motivations of mountain biking tourists competing in sporting events

Rejón‐Guardia

Alemany-Hormaeche

García-Sastre

2020

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Renowned worldwide for its nightlife, Ibiza has been diversifying its portfolio of tourism products by actively committing to sports tourism. The primary objective of this study is to explore the profile of the mountain bikers participating in the 2016 IBIZA BTT, a medium-sized international sporting event, taking place in the Balearic Islands, Spain. The study addresses the analysis of visitor motivations. A sample of participants ( n = 499) was segmented using cluster analysis to explore the differences between segments in terms of sociodemographic and behavioral variables. A factor analysis revealed four motivational dimensions: physiological-sensory, utilitarian purposes, hedonic and previous experience. The average values indicated that route signage, good weather, and the cost of the trip were the main motivations. The cluster analysis resulted in three groups of cyclists: multipurpose seekers, utility-prestige and sensory seekers. In order to refine the group profiles, they were crossed with socio-economic and behavioral variables.

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“…A nivel internacional, países como Portugal, Australia, República Checa, Sur África, el ciclismo de montaña es considerado como un medio para el desarrollo sostenible de las zonas rurales, ayuda a la creación de políticas destinadas a administrar los sitios como destinos turísticos, (Boori et al, 2015;Du Preez y Lee, 2016;Hardiman y Burgin 2011;Kastenholz et al, 2012). Este hecho, se convierte en un factor motivante para la provincia, generó nuevos emprendimientos en el área del turismo, facilitó el aprovechamiento de la infraestructura local, uso de la red hotelera, trasporte beneficiando el sector empresarial y la industria turística, asi mismo, realizar investigaciones futuras que justifiquen este tipo de necesidad que contribuyan con el desarrollo sostenible de la ciudad de Ibarra.…”

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Ciclismo de Montaña como Motor del Desarrollo Sostenible del Turismo Local en Ecuador

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El objetivo principal de la investigación fue establecer los beneficios del ciclismo de montaña turístico para el desarrollo local sostenible en la ciudad de Ibarra de Ecuador. El tipo de investigación fue descriptiva y los instrumentos empleados fueron registro de campo mediante encuestas. El cuestionario dirigido a una muestra de 126 participantes de los 420 asistentes en la Vuelta al Imbabura del año 2015. La validación del método se realizó mediante el juicio de expertos seleccionados con el coeficiente de Conocimiento (Kc) y la confiabilidad interna mediante el coeficiente de Alfa de Cronbach del programa SPSS. Como resultado, se evidenció beneficios económicos, sociales, ambientales que influyeron en el desarrollo de la ciudad como uno de los destinos turísticos de Ecuador. Se concluyó que el ciclismo de montaña promovió los principios basados en la sustentabilidad favoreciendo el desarrollo local mediante actividades relacionadas con el turismo que genera este deporte.

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The economic value of the Trans Baviaans mountain biking event in the Baviaanskloof Mega-Reserve, Eastern Cape, South Africa: A travel cost analysis using count data models

Cited by 20 publications

References 29 publications

Sustainability and Mountain Tourism: The Millennial’s Perspective

Sustainability and Mountain Tourism: The Millennial’s Perspective

Ibiza dances to the rhythm of pedals: The motivations of mountain biking tourists competing in sporting events

Ciclismo de Montaña como Motor del Desarrollo Sostenible del Turismo Local en Ecuador

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