Authors:	Preuss, Holger Heiden, Iris an der Alfs, Christian Schubert, Mathias
Title:	Active sport tourism consumption by German private households
Online publication date:	9-May-2022
Year of first publication:	2021
Language:	english
Abstract:	Recent studies on the economic dimensions of sports and physical activity in Germany have revealed that sport-related tourism is one of the important contributors to private household consumption. Due to a lack of representative and large-scale data sets, this topic has never been displayed in detail before. By using computer assisted telephone and web interviews, we collected a total data set of n=19,396 persons living in Germany. The expenditures for active sport tourism were isolated, which is understood as travelling to take part in different sporting activities. Data are provided on the overall spending of German households for sport trips, with skiing (€ 3.4 bn) and scuba diving (€ 2.2 bn) being the sports with the highest consumption. We differentiate 71 types of sport and provide data on the most important 20 types. German households undertake 28 million trips each year and spend on average € 460 for each trip. This adds up to € 12.8 bn, which is a significant contribution to the economic dimension of sport. Austria, the Netherlands and Spain are the most important destinations for German households regarding active sport trips. The paper provides useful data to shed further light on the active sport tourism market.
DDC:	330 Wirtschaft 330 Economics 796 Sport 796 Athletic and outdoor sports and games
Institution:	Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Department:	FB 02 Sozialwiss., Medien u. Sport
Place:	Mainz
ROR:	https://ror.org/023b0x485
DOI:	http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-6503
Version:	Published version
Publication type:	Zeitschriftenaufsatz
License:	CC BY
Information on rights of use:	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Journal:	Current issues in sport science 6
Pages or article number:	003
Publisher:	University of Innsbruck, Department of Sport Science
Publisher place:	Innsbruck
Issue date:	2021
ISSN:	2414-6641
Publisher URL:	https://doi.org/10.36950/2021ciss003
Publisher DOI:	10.36950/2021ciss003
Appears in collections:	JGU-Publikationen