Studied by 10 people
leisure
leisure refers to free time or activities that are done for enjoyment, relaxation, and personal satisfaction
sport
activities involving physical exertion with established rules
tourism
travelling, where the individual stays at least one night at a hotel (maximum for 6 months)
changing patterns of leisure
we have more free time than our parents and/or grandparents
technological changes (improvements in transportation and information)
changing work styles (freelance)
legal regulations (numbers of leaves and days)
we are richer, so we can allow ourselves to not work all the time
political changes in the world (we can move freely)
purpose of leisure time
to reduce stress (important for mental health and increased productivity)
to discover (cultural and personal development)
to follow our passions
in the past it was important to rest physically (as most jobs required that strength)
people in less developed countries
may have more leisure time due to unemployment
they might have to relax more physically than mental
touristic activities influences
(cost, duration, destination)
space travel vs local travel
30 day trip vs city break (usually 2-3 days)
long-distance vs short-distance
sporting activities influences
(cost, popularity, site)
running vs racing
basketball/football vs Gaelic football/cheese rolling
golfing vs speed-walking
personal factors
affluence (rich people can do more sports)
gender (women will not have the same opportunities in certain sports)
stage in lifecycle (people will not be able to start certain sports at some point in your life)
personality (aggressive people will not be welcome in contact sports)
place of residence (in certain areas you are less likely to have some opportunities)
package tourism
everything is pre-prepared; you have to do whatever is chosen
example (study case)
China
they prefer to travel than do sports (increase in tourism)
reasons: technological advancements, tradition, long working hours, extra free days and national holidays
touristic hotspot
a place that is visited more and attractive more than others
touristic resources
anything that tourists are interested in
primary - without intention, ex. historic sites, geographic attractions
secondary - with intention, ex. hotels, museums, amusement parks
ex. Venice - primary: canals, churches, bridges, old town, theater ; secondary: gondola, hotels, museums, pizzerias
what is more important?
Las Vegas is a hotspot based solely on secondary touristic resources
Energylandia is a hotspot based on solely on secondary touristic resources
Grand Canyon is a hotspot and is a primary touristic resource
Kolorowe Jeziorka are a touristic hotspot and are a primary resource
human and physical factors
human factors are important in accessibility (ex. skiing resorts)
physical factors determine whether humans will interfere
human and physical factors can sometimes interfere (ex. catastrophes, wars)
sphere of influence
(actually two-dimensional)
variations:
popularity of facilities
public transport
state borders
natural obstacles (ex. mountains)
lack of infrastructure (ex. roads)
quantity of the kind of facility
type of events (ex. local vs national)
examples
ex. Paris sphere size and variations:
international size (people come there from all over the world)
type of events influence whether there are more or less people visiting
ex. Singapore sphere size and variation:
international size, but smaller than Paris
varies based on location (more people coming from Asia)
varies on season because of the weather
is it possible to change the sphere of influence?
to increase (ex. ads, new attractions, better transport)
to decrease (ex. border controls, expensive tickets, opinions)
sports league
a group of sports clubs which play each other over a period for a championship
NBA - National Basketball Association
30 teams
divided into two conferences
divided into 3 divisions (5 teams each)
8 teams from each conference fight for the championship
more teams on the east side of the USA (maybe because there is more people, more attractive when getting players, need of fans and sponsors)
requirements
content of teams: highly skilled (in sports) people, from different countries
teams are organized in an area, need sponsorship, trainers, substitute players, etc.
source of money: merchandise, tickets, streaming, sponsors
average price of NBA tickets between 85 and 95 $
average salary of NBA players is around 10 million $
reason of support
feeling of community
emotional connection
social/family pressure
feeling of winning
support of a player
costs and benefits of temporary sites of leisure
Coachella
Burning Man
Glastonbury Festival
