{"id":14214,"date":"2018-10-01T11:42:06","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T08:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/why-n.gr\/the-contribution-of-sport-events-to-the-development-of-greek-tourist-destinations\/"},"modified":"2018-10-01T11:52:27","modified_gmt":"2018-10-01T08:52:27","slug":"the-contribution-of-sport-events-to-the-development-of-greek-tourist-destinations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/why-n.gr\/en\/the-contribution-of-sport-events-to-the-development-of-greek-tourist-destinations\/","title":{"rendered":"The contribution of sport events to the development of Greek tourist destinations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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International research project examines the socio-economic impact of the Epidavros Triathlon<\/strong>,<\/p>\n

Epidavros Triathlon is a two days regional sports event taking place in Ancient Epidaurus. The main race of the event is the endurance category, an extreme triathlon with\u00a0 2k sea swimming, 95k biking on the surrounding mountains and 21k trail running. In September 2018 almost 400 athletes took part, a lot of them bringing with them their families and children.<\/p>\n

In the course of an innovative international partnership the event organizer whynot more than events, Heilbronn University\/GER (Prof. Dr. Sebastian Kaiser-Jovy) as well\u00a0University of Novi Sad, Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Science\/SRB (Prof. Dr. Miroslav Vujicic) have come together for an applied\u00a0research project, supported by the Municipality of Epidaurus and the Peloponnese Region.
\nThe research team led by Prof. Dr. Sebastian Kaiser-Jovy (Heilbronn University\/GER) asked the athletes as well as the persons accompanying them about their perception of the location and the event as well as about their travel and consumer behaviour.<\/p>\n

The findings suggest that a medium-size regional sport event not only can be a significant economic stimulus of which the local community may benefit directly and indirectly\u00a0in various ways. Being appropriately integrated into the destination-marketing strategy\u00a0and given the support and the involvement of the local community and the various\u00a0stakeholders it can also significantly contribute to prosperity and sustainable development\u00a0of a touristic destination. According to the research the Epidavros Triathlon generated\u00a0a direct turnover of approx. 150.000 EUR on the race weekend, and this is only the\u00a0so called \u201cprimary impulse\u201d, excluding multiplier effects (future investments) as well as\u00a0all indirect\/long-term and marketing effects. Not least, it brought almost 1.000 people\u00a0(athletes and visitors) to Epidaurus who wouldn\u2019t have been there without the event,\u00a0which led to a full use of hotel capacity and thus also raised interest in the regions various\u00a0cultural and historic spots. A presentation of the detailed research results is planned to take place soon in Epidaurus.<\/p>\n

The research project is part of a long-term and vital collaboration between the municipality of Epidaurus and the Faculty of Business and Engineering of Heilbronn University\/GER (Prof. Kaiser-Jovy) on the socio-economic and tourism impacts of sports and culture\u00a0events, seeking to examine alternative modes of sustainable touristic, economic\u00a0and cultural development for Epidaurus and the wider Argolis region. This includes\u00a0seeking new ways to expand its touristic period by developing unique sports activities around its well-known historic monuments.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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