Sport tourism: a comparative analysis of residents from Brazil and Hong Kong

Authors

  • Ricardo Ricci Uvinha University of São Paulo http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2936-9453
  • Chung Shing Chan The Chinese University of Hong Kong http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3847-3781
  • Chuen Kuen Man The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Lawal M. Marafa Centre for Environmental Policy and Resource Management (CEPRM)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7784/rbtur.v12i1.1374

Keywords:

Brazil. Hong Kong. Sport tourism. Sports mega-events. Sport event tourism. Sport event tourists.

Abstract

This paper presents a comparative analysis of residents from Brazilian cities and Hong Kong to an incentive of travelling as sport event tourists. The findings from Hong Kong (n=134) and São Paulo (n=151) reveal their different travel incentives, ability and characteristics in terms of annual and infrequent sport events. When determining interest in a sport event, excitement and safety are of paramount concern to respondents from both territories. As sport event tourism does not automatically flourish and remain sustained after the presence of a mega-event, city governments are recommended to react to the preferences of specific market.

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Author Biographies

Ricardo Ricci Uvinha, University of São Paulo

Associate Professor of the Graduate Program in Tourism, School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of São Paulo USP, Brazil. PhD in Tourism and Leisure from USP and a Post doctorate in Leisure Studies from Griffith University, Australia, he is currently leader of the Interdisciplinary Group of Leisure Studies/University of São Paulo Brazil

Chung Shing Chan, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Research Assistant Professor at the Department of Geography and Resource Management, at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His doctoral research investigates the potential of green resources for city branding in Hong Kong. His teaching and research interests include place branding and marketing, sustainable tourism and eco-tourism

Chuen Kuen Man, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

holder of a Master’s Degree in Sustainable Tourism at the Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His main research interests include tourism perception and sport event tourism

Lawal M. Marafa, Centre for Environmental Policy and Resource Management (CEPRM)

Associate professor at the Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His teaching and research interests cover leisure and ecotourism, tourism and environment, recreation planning and management

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Published

2018-03-20

How to Cite

Uvinha, R. R., Chan, C. S., Man, C. K., & Marafa, L. M. (2018). Sport tourism: a comparative analysis of residents from Brazil and Hong Kong. Revista Brasileira De Pesquisa Em Turismo, 12(1), 180–206. https://doi.org/10.7784/rbtur.v12i1.1374

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2018): janeiro/abril

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Articles

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