Heritage, Sport and Tourism - Sporting Pasts Tourist Futures

Informationen zum Autor Sean Gammon, Gregory Ramshaw Klappentext This fascinating book provides the first comprehensive resource on sport heritage as a tourist attraction. Using theoretical and applied studies from researchers in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand, this book finds that the sporting past is a key component in tourism's future. Zusammenfassung This fascinating book provides the first comprehensive resource on sport heritage as a tourist attraction. Using theoretical and applied studies from researchers in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand, this book finds that the sporting past is a key component in tourism’s future. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. Sporting Pasts – Tourist Futures. More than just Nostalgia? Exploring the Heritage/Sport Tourism Nexus. The Spectacle of the Past: Leveraging History in Fenway Park and Camden Yards. Heritage Tourism and Canadian Junior Hockey: Consumption in Space over Consumption of Place Sports Memorabilia: Collecting Places, Artefacts and Experiences. Sport, Nostalgia and the British and Irish Lions: From Players on Tour to Tourism Phenomenon. Expanding the Conceptualization of Nostalgia Sport Tourism: Lessons Learned from the Fans Left Behind after Sport Franchise Relocation. Stadia Tours and the Power of Backstage. The Sustainability of Sports Heritage Attractions: Lessons from the Australian Football League Hall of Fame Olympic Opportunity: Realising the Value of Sports Heritage for Tourism in the UK. Conclusion. The Future of Sports Heritage.

Product details

• Authors: Sean (University of Luton Gammon, Sean Ramshaw Gammon
• Assisted by: Sean Gammon (Editor), Gammon Sean (Editor), Gregory Ramshaw (Editor), Ramshaw Gregory (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.11.2007
• EAN: 9780415442480
• ISBN: 978-0-415-44248-0
• No. of pages: 166
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > General, dictionaries, handbooks, yearbooks, history; Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; SPORTS & RECREATION / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Sports & outdoor recreation, Sport: general, Social and cultural history, Tourism industry, Hospitality, sports, leisure and tourism industries