The Global Concept of Sports Tourism with Emphasis on Indian Perspective
The attempt to define the concept of „sports tourism‟ requires reference to the meaning of the basic terms, „tourism‟ and „sports‟. Sports tourism is an emerging field of economic growth of a nation. Sports tourism depends upon the geographical location and also related to the sociocultural heritage of a nation. There are indeed several destinations in India offering sports tourism. There are varied sports activity that one can indulge during vacation. Distinguished adventure sports: mountaineering, rock-climbing, scuba diving, water rafting, kayaking, canoeing, sailing, surfing, water scooting. The present article critically discussed the various aspects and scope of global sports tourism as well as sports tourism of India and the future scope of sports tourism in India