OPTIONS - sports leisure and tourism

Leisure

Any freely chosen activity or experience that takes place in non-work time.

Recreation

A leisure-time activity undertaken voluntarily and for enjoyment, including individual pursuits, organized outings, and non-paid sports.

Resort

A settlement where the primary function is tourism, often including a hotel complex.

Sport

A physical activity involving a set of rules or customs, which may be competitive.

Tourism

Travel away from home for at least one night for the purpose of leisure, excluding day-trippers.

Carrying capacity

The maximum number of visitors/participants that a site/event can satisfy at one time, distinguishing between environmental and perceptual carrying capacity.

Hotspot

An area of intense leisure activities that attracts an above-average number of visitors.

Primary Tourist Resources

The main tourist attractions, such as climate, scenery, historic buildings, and indigenous cultures.

Secondary Tourist Resources

Supportive resources for tourism like airports, hotels, and transport networks.

Niche tourism

A form of tourism that caters to small numbers of tourists, including various types such as adventure and ecotourism.

Adventure tourism

A niche tourism type where tourists travel to remote or physically challenging environments, often at a high cost.

Extreme environment tourism

Tourism involving dangerous landscapes and difficult climates, often undertaken by high earners.

Movie location tourism

Tourism that takes place in areas where popular movies have been shot.

Heritage tourism

Travel to experience places, artefacts, historic sites, or indigenous cultures.

Mass tourism

Tourism that caters to a large number of people, including packaged tours.

Unsustainable tourism

Tourism that does not consider the livelihood and culture of the local population and fails to protect the environment.