An analysis of the "European City of Sports" project and its impact on the development of tourist activity: The example of selected Slovakian cities

• Authors: Daniela Matušíková , Milena Švedová , Tünde Dzurov Vargová , Patrycja Żegleń
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The paper presents the issue of sports activity development in the context of the European City of Sports project in selected Slovakian cities: Košice, Banská Bystrica and Nitra. It is an analytical overview aiming at the development of these cities for tourism through the organisation of international sporting events. Using several methods, especially comparison, the authors analyse certain activities and other sports-related issues. The events and activities not only contributed to the development of sport but also supported tourism in the region. A review of the literature on the subject demonstrates the importance and basic assumptions of the European City of Sports as a popular project. The comparative analysis has enabled the authors to present its results in each of the three Slovakian cities.

Keywords

EN

European City of Sports; Košice; Banská Bystrica; Nitra; sports tourism

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Łódzki. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
• Journal: Turyzm
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 30
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 61-70

Dates

published

2020-06-01

Contributors

author

Daniela Matušíková

• University of Prešov in Prešov, Faculty of Management, Department of Tourism and Hotel Management

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6141-7454

author

Milena Švedová

• University of Prešov in Prešov, Faculty of Management, Department of Tourism and Hotel Management

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1686-2476

author

Tünde Dzurov Vargová

• University of Prešov in Prešov, Faculty of Management, Department of Tourism and Hotel Management

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6167-2359

author

Patrycja Żegleń

• University of Rzeszów, Institute of Economics and Finance

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6815-6488

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Identifiers

DOI

10.18778/0867-5856.30.1.18