Evaluating investment in sport facilities and its role in promoting sport tourism programs in Egypt | ||
| The Scientific Journal of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Alexandria University | ||
| Article 1, Volume 19, Issue 2, December 2022, Pages 1-15 PDF (750.95 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/thalexu.2022.143840.1085 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Bassam Nour Hassan Mohammed* 1; Hala Hilaly2; Asmaa Abd Elraouf3 | ||
| 1tourism studies department, faculty of tourism and hotels, Minia university, Minia | ||
| 2faculty of tourism and hotels, Alexandria university | ||
| 3Faculty of tourism and hotels, Minia University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Investment in sports facilities aims to increase and to employ its capital in sports activities, allowing beneficial exchange between investors and various sports institutions where investor invests his money and sports institutions invest its physical and human capabilities necessary for sports activities (player, administrative, public). On this basis, interest is recently directed to the expansion of the sports investment base through youth and sports facilities as well as the increase of the economic return through investment of youth, in addition to sports institutions all over the Arab Republic of Egypt, such as, stadiums - halls - swimming pools - open playgrounds - centers youth - Civic Education Centers - Fitness facilities – Athletic hotels - units of sports medicine. This study aims to evaluate sports investment in sports facilities and its role in promoting sports tourism programmers in Egypt. The study analyzed the secondary data related to sport and tourism investment (from the official tourism and sports authorities) and primary data depending on questionnaire analysis. The study administered (162) questionnaires. The questionnaires were distributed to expert specialists in the sport and tourism sectors in the official authorities. The results of this research identified the obstacles that impede sports investment in Egypt and increase the volume of sports tourism, for example. Moreover, the study reached some requirements needed to maximize the role of investment in sports facilities to promote sports tourism programs in Egypt. The research concluded that the country should develop a comprehensive strategy for sports tourism programs. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| investment; sport investment; sport tourism; sport facilities | ||
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