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Sport Tourism And Performance In Industry In Imo State
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1.5 Significance Of The Study
This
study will explore the contributions of the sports tourism in the
economic development of Nigeria an through tourism patronage. It is
intended to be of interest to policy makers, hospitality industry
operators and companies who would find the study very essential as a
guide in structuring the hospitality sector make it a contributor to
national economic development, putting all the necessary facilities in
place to enhance efficiency and also increase the level of their
contributions. This study would also be of immense benefit to students
and scholars who are interested in developing further studies on the
subject matter.
1.6 Scope Of The Study
The study focuses on the
sport tourism and the performance of the tourism industry. The study
will further examine whether sport tourism boost the profitability of
tourism industry, determine whether sport tourism contributes to the
overall performance of the tourism industry, determine whether sport
tourist patronize tourist centres in their sport destination, and
ascertain the factors that affect sport tourist patronage of tourism
centers in Imo State. The respondents for this study will be obtained
from three selected tourism centers and two hotels in Imo State.
1.7 Limitation Of The Study
In
the course of carrying out this study, the researcher experienced some
constraints, which included time constraints, financial constraints,
language barriers, and the attitude of the respondents. However, the
researcher were able to manage these just to ensure the success of this
study.
1.8 Operational Definition Of Terms
Tourism: is defined as
the entire activities of person(s) travelling to and staying in a
place(s) outside their usual environment for not more than one
consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to
the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited
(UNWTO, 2010).
Sports tourism refers to travel which involves either
observing or participating in a sporting event while staying apart from
the tourists' usual environment.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study was carried out on the examination of sport tourism and the performance of the tourism industry using Imo State as a case study. To achieve this, thee significant research objectives were formulated. The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampling techniques were employed in this study. The population size comprises of staff of the selected tourism centers and hotels in Imo State. In determining the sample size, the researcher conveniently selected 67 respondents while 60 ... Continue reading---
