Current Situation and Prospect of Sports Tourism Research Based on CiteSpace Bibliometric Analysis

Based on CNKI database,the paper takes journal literatures with the theme of “sports tourism” as the research objects to draw knowledge map through bibliometrics method and CiteSpace software.Moreover,the paper draws knowledge map and analyses for 1,208 periodical literatures with the theme of “sports tourism” in CNKI from 2002 to 2022.The results show that the sports tourism research from 2002 to 2022 can be divided into three stages:The first is the accelerated development stage,which focuses on the industrialization development of sports tourism;The second is the rapid prosperity stage,which focuses on how to promote economic development,and constantly deepen and enrich the connotation of sports tourism industry;The third is the rising stage of fluctuation,which begins to explore new development opportunities of sports tourism from multiple perspectives.Based on keywords co-occurrence analysis and cluster analysis,the research hotspots and changes of sports tourism in China are obtained.Five key research hotspots and three main directions are extracted to provide reference for the development of sports tourism research hotspots in the future.

Research Frontiers and Visualization Analysis of Sports Tourism Based on CiteSpace

By using literature content analysis method,the knowledge map was made via CiteSpace software,with the core literature of China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) as the data source,and the following conclusions were drawn.(1) The development course of sports tourism research can be divided roughly into 4 stages:initial germination stage,preliminary development stage,high-speed development stage and stable development stage.(2) The National Social Science Foundation,the Sports Research Project of the State General Administration of Sport,and the Soft Science Research Plan of Henan Province were the main sources of funds for sports tourism research,while the national and provincial funds were dominant.(3) Among the published journals of sports tourism,the publication types had unbalanced distribution,with more literatures published in sports journals and less in tourism journals.(4) In terms of authors of sports tourism articles,there were mainly three core teams led by Yu Sumei,Liu Shaoying and Lu Yuanzhao.Sports Tourism Market Characteristics and Product Development written by scholar Wang Degen had the strongest intensity of academic influence with the highest cited frequency.(5) In terms of research institutions of sports tourism,Henan University was an important institution for publishing sports tourism literature,but academic research links on sports tourism among institutions had not been established.(6) At present,the key research directions of sports tourism include sports tourism economy,sports tourism development,sports tourism industry development,etc.

An integrated spatial planning of the mountainous landscapes for ski sports in a case area at the eastern Türkiye

Mountainous regions have disadvantages in economic development because of harsh physical and climatic conditions.However,winter tourism activities are one of the key components for supporting economic development in the highlands.Establishing a ski resort area supports direct and indirect employment in a region,and it stops immigration from mountainous regions to other places.This research aimed to assess the potential ski areas using a multi criteria evaluation technique in the Van region which is located in the eastern part of Türkiye.In this context,snow cover duration,sun effect,slope,slope length,elevation,population density,distance from main roads and lake visibility were used as input factors in the decision making process.Each factor was standardized using a fuzzy technique based on existing well-known ski centers in Türkiye.The weight of inputs was defined by applying a survey to the professional skiers.The most important factors were detected as transportation opportunities and snow covers whereas,the least important factors were elevation and population density.Additionally,lake visibility was very important to make a difference from other existing facilities in the region.Therefore,it was included as constraints and lake visible areas were extracted at the final stage of the research.Potential ski areas were mapped in three levels as professional,intermediate and beginner skiers.One of the suitable areas was selected as a sample projection and for the 3D simulation of the ski investment area.Potential costs and benefits were discussed.It was found that a ski tourism area investment can be amortized in 3 years in the region.

A Study of Sports Hospitality at the Rugby World Cup 2019 for a Tourism Experience Product: A Consideration from the Viewpoint of Eliminating Overtourism in Spectator Sports

In this research project,we focus on sports hospitality at the Rugby World Cup 2019 as a practical example of the qualitative pursuit of sports tourism in the Japanese tourism industry.STH Japan K.K.,Japan’s first company specializing in sports hospitality,hosted the first mega sports event held in Japan.A similar spectator service will next be implemented at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.Sports hospitality is a new way to enjoy watching sports by adding a meal and entertainment before and after the match to the event ticket.Positioning and using sports hospitality as a tourism experience product,we can use qualitatively designed creative and effective methods that professional human resources could provide to tourists.This research project provides an overview of tourism experience products,looks at their economic effects at the Rugby World Cup 2019,and the sales results of the sports hospitality at the event.I conducted an observation survey at the Rugby World Cup 2019 Scotland vs.Samoa match held at Misaki Park Stadium(Kobe,Hyogo)on September 30,2019 focusing only on tourism products in that framework.I also conducted a qualitative survey on March 18,2020 in a semi-structured interview format with STH Japan K.K.senior advisors.The research results revealed the possibility of eliminating overtourism in spectator sports and the lack of sports hospitality spaces in Japan.Usually,when watching a sports match where many spectators gather,the uniform start and end times cause crowding and overtourism.The conventional challenge has been to create tourism products that reduce congestion and provide an enjoyable tourism experience.Sports hospitality is effective for relieving the stress caused by overtourism in spectator sports.In order to solve the shortage of sports hospitality spaces,one issue to consider is the deregulation by the government.

Mathematical Statistics and Spatial Aggregation Characteristics Analysis of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Resources in the Yellow River Basin Based on POI Data

As a priority of China’s regional development strategy in recent years, promoting the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin is one of the important tasks to boost the country’s economy and also the key to the development strategy in the central region at this stage. High-quality development of the Yellow River Basin based on the perspective of culture, sports, and tourism integration is significant for the regional ecological protection and economic revitalization. In order to measure the development of culture, sports, and tourism resources in the basin, the study applied the CRITIC model in Mathematical Statistics, the fuzzy comprehensive evaluation model, and the entropy weight TOPSIS analysis model. The results indicated that the development of the three resources in the basin varies from region to region, among which Shaanxi, Shandong, and Henan provinces have developed outstandingly while western provinces in China haven’t. In addition, this study identified the spatial geographic extent and analyzed the POI (points of interest) of culture, sports, tourism, and mixed resource based on the data analysis to explore the spatial distribution characteristics and trend of changes in the Yellow River Basin. The study also made suggestions for the development of culture, sports, and tourism resources in the basin from different perspectives based on the developed theoretical model, aiming to promote high-quality development of the area.

A GPS-Based Digital Dynamics Study of the Rugby World Cup 2019 Spectators

This study’s dynamic survey of spectators at the HRS(Hanazono Rugby Stadium)in HOC(Higashi Osaka City)during the 2019 RWC(Rugby World Cup)tournament used location information big data to analyze nine items,including spectator attributes-60 min or more stay in HOC(excluding residents),more than 15 min stay in the HRS on match days(besides,the days before and after the match).To compare spectators,visitors to HOC during the matches were added to the target group.The results show that the RWC attracted a high number of male visitors aged 20,40,and 50 years,mainly from the Kinki region,whose stopovers inside and outside the region were limited to Osaka City.Stopovers in tourist areas unrelated to the RWC were few,partly because it was possible to undertake a day trip solely to watch the game without any stopovers.