The Impact Analysis of Sport Tourism, A Case: Buriram Province

Abstract

Abstract   

            This academic article aimed to 1) study the current situation of sport tourism, 2) analyze the impact of sport tourism, and 3) offer the guideline of sport tourism management, case: Buriram province. This article was documentary research that analyzed through the cause-and-effect analysis and collected the relevant data in the period of three months from January – March 2021. The research result presented that sport tourism had longer existed since the past sport competition events. Each sporting event affected tourism because the tourists had to travel to watch the game. The spending of tourists also increased during the events took place and in recent years. After that, the tourism revenue also increased when comparing with the same period of a prior year before holding the events. However, if the host area had continuously increased tourists and revenue in the years after the events took place, it meant the tourism economy of that area had a long-term benefit from hosting sport events. Nevertheless, even it had a positive effect on economic system in the hosting area, but a thing that the host must be aware of was the social aspect because when the number of tourists had been increasing, it might affect the disadvantage of tourists from local people that needed to be strict prevention approach as well as allowing them to participate in their occupation. Besides, in the environmental aspect, it also needed a plan to handle the pollution and waste that will occur after the sport events were held.

Keywords:  Impact, Sport Tourism, Sport Tourism Management