TOURISM EXPENDITURE FOR SPORT ACTIVITIES: THE CASE OF MONTENEGRO

The tourists’ spending is considered as one of the most important variables in the economic analysis of a destination’s tourism industry. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine what type of sport activities influence better sport tourists’ spending in Montenegro. Working on the sample of...

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Main Authors: Tatjana Stanovcic, Sanja Pekovic, Aleksandar Celebic, Olivera Simovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Montenegrin Sports Academy and Faculty for Sport and Physical Education 2015-05-01
Series:Sport Mont
Online Access:http://www.sportmont.ucg.ac.me/clanci/SportMont_43-44-45_p239-244.pdf
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author Tatjana Stanovcic
Sanja Pekovic
Aleksandar Celebic
Olivera Simovic
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description The tourists’ spending is considered as one of the most important variables in the economic analysis of a destination’s tourism industry. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine what type of sport activities influence better sport tourists’ spending in Montenegro. Working on the sample of 197 tourist, our findings indicate that mountain related sport activities such as mountaineering, mountinbiking, rafting and kayaking influence positively sport tourists’ spending during their stay in Montenegro more than water beach sport activities. The contribution of this research is providing several possible directions for both destination and sport managers to improve existing sport activities related to mountain sport as well as to significantly improve beach sport activities in order increase the value and amounts generated by sport activities.
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spelling doaj.art-9b9c0cf877b14198b88077ef8fa354492022-12-21T22:38:31ZengMontenegrin Sports Academy and Faculty for Sport and Physical EducationSport Mont1451-74852337-03512015-05-01XIII43-44-45239244TOURISM EXPENDITURE FOR SPORT ACTIVITIES: THE CASE OF MONTENEGROTatjana Stanovcic0 Sanja Pekovic1 Aleksandar Celebic2 Olivera Simovic3University of Montenegro, Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management (Montenegro)University of Montenegro, Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management (Montenegro)University of Montenegro, Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management (Montenegro)University of Montenegro, Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management (Montenegro)The tourists’ spending is considered as one of the most important variables in the economic analysis of a destination’s tourism industry. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine what type of sport activities influence better sport tourists’ spending in Montenegro. Working on the sample of 197 tourist, our findings indicate that mountain related sport activities such as mountaineering, mountinbiking, rafting and kayaking influence positively sport tourists’ spending during their stay in Montenegro more than water beach sport activities. The contribution of this research is providing several possible directions for both destination and sport managers to improve existing sport activities related to mountain sport as well as to significantly improve beach sport activities in order increase the value and amounts generated by sport activities.http://www.sportmont.ucg.ac.me/clanci/SportMont_43-44-45_p239-244.pdf
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title_full TOURISM EXPENDITURE FOR SPORT ACTIVITIES: THE CASE OF MONTENEGRO
title_fullStr TOURISM EXPENDITURE FOR SPORT ACTIVITIES: THE CASE OF MONTENEGRO
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title_short TOURISM EXPENDITURE FOR SPORT ACTIVITIES: THE CASE OF MONTENEGRO
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