3 ECTS (one week) 

DURATION

 

COURSE FEE

600 EUR

Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, IBAN: HR1323600001101496052, SWIFT: ZABAHR2X, Reference number: 215, Purpose/Description of payment: SUMMER 2022, NAME & SURNAME

MINIMUM NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS

15

THE COURSE OBJECTIVE

The objective of the course is to explain to students the role and importance of sports and sports activities in tourism so that they can design and develop an appropriate project proposal that will offer a compelling sport-tourism experience to tourists. 

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Sport & Tourism
  • Sport Events
  • Experience Economy in Sports Tourism
  • Business Models for Sports Tourism
  • Designing Innovative Sport Tourism Product

 

PLANNED SCHEDULE

 Day Hours  Topic/Activities 

 Day 1

 5 hours

Welcome

Introductory presentation of the course (objectives, methods, and schedule of activities).

Definition of sport and sport recreation.

Tourism and sport in the Republic of Croatia.

Definition, principles and functions of sports management.

Financing sports.

Consultancy work.

Day 2

 5 hours

Field work (Opatija/Ičići/Mošćenička draga, Liburnia Riviera Hotels).

The relationship between sport and tourism.

Sports activities in tourism.

Presentation of the project assignment.

Consultancy work.

Day 3

 10 hours

Field work (Medulin, Istria)

Types of sports tourism and sports tourists.

Experience economy in sports tourism.

Business models for sports tourism.

Management of sports facilities.

Sport event management.

Consultancy work.

Day 4

 5 hours

The impacts of sports tourism (economic and others).

Sport (&) tourism, development and regeneration.

Writing your story: Project assignments.

Consultancy work.

Day 5

 5 hours

Writing your story: Project assignments.

Consultancy work.

Final exam.

Students' presentations.

 

MANNER OF INSTRUCTION

  • Lectures in the classroom
  • Fieldwork
  • Guided and independent learning by discovery

COURSE HOLDER

Marko Perić, Ph.D., Full Professor, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Croatia

 

Lecturers

Nicholas Wise, Ph.D., Assistant Professor (Course co-holder) (Arizona State University), USA

Sanela Škorić, Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology, Zagreb, Croatia

Vanja Vitezić, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Croatia

Alex Crevar, travel journalist, tourism consultant, regular contributor to The New York Times, National Geographic Travel, Lonely Planet, and Adventure Cyclist magazine, USA

Igor Radiković, Head of Sport, Entertainment & Activity Liburnia Riviera Hotels, Croatia

Andrea Petrić, Sport & Entertainment Manager, Arena Hospitality Group, Croatia

 

Contact

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