Sport Tourism

Do you like active sports and travelling? Are you interested in organising events? Then register for the Sport Tourism exchange course offered at HAN University of Applied Sciences.

Sport tourism events
Have you ever wondered how travel and leisure activities such as snowboarding or diving are organised? Would you like to know more about the development of sport tourism products? This is exactly what you will learn during the Sport Tourism exchange course. Discover the potential gain for cities, regions and countries and learn about the broader perspective of sports and tourism and the organisation of active sporting events such as the Olympics, the World Cup and other outdoor events.

Adventure event package
During the Sport Tourism exchange course you will study and analyse issues related to sport tourism and translate your findings into advice for organisations active in the field of sport tourism. You will develop a professional multiple-day adventure event package focused on the specific characteristics of a region in the Netherlands or abroad.

Topics

Part 1 : Sport Tourism Theory & Literature
Part 2 : Project management in Sport Tourism
Part 3 : Cross-border Tourism Research
Part 4 : Sport & Adventure

  • Leisure activities
  • Trends and development
  • Sport-related activities and sport emotions
  • Intercultural communication and attraction theory
  • Players in the field
  • Developing strategy and tourism policies
  • Research methods
  • Sport tourism concepts
  • Sport tourism events
  • Risk management
  • Implementing sport tourism plans
  • Sport tourism experience and emotion marketing

Note
Additional costs will be incurred during this minor related to various external activities.