Sports tourists. An analysis perspective

Abstract

The interconnection between tourism and sport is actually an evidence in the advanced societies. This relation is evident in the interest that show different organizations (publics and privates) and in the coordination of efforts to increase the policies of proceedings and to improve the ties of union between both discipline. Our contribution in these pages has diverse objectives. First, analyze in a theoretical level the contributions realized about the conceptualization and classification of sports tourism. Secondly, we try to examine the existing models analyses in the sports tourism and to propose an alternative model. Finally, we offer some figures that allow to identify the profile of the sport tourist and the trends of future for this sector