Sports Tourism: participants, policy and providers is an unparalleled text that explains sports tourism as a social, economic and cultural phenomenon that stems from the unique interaction of activity, people and place. Unlike other texts, it seeks to present sports tourism as a unique area that produces its own unique issues, concerns and controversies. Illustrated by international case studies in each chapter, and with four extended case study chapters, this book examines this area using real life experiences and concrete evidence.

Part 1 Context; Chapter 1 Tracing interest in sports tourism; Chapter 2 An overview of the sport-tourism link; Part 2 Participants; Chapter 3 Conceptualizing the sports tourist; Chapter 4 Participant profiles; Chapter 5 A typology of sports tourists; Part 3 Policy; Chapter 6 The policy context; Chapter 7 Prospects for integration; Part 4 Providers; Chapter 8 The market for sports tourism; Chapter 9 Provision strategies; Part 5 Case Studies; Chapter 10 Sports tourism as a diversification strategy in Malta; Chapter 11 Urban sports tourism: the case of Sheffield; Chapter 12 Activity tourism in Wales; Chapter 13 Winter skiing in the European Alpsepilogue Epilogue: the development of research and practice;