Designing sport and recreation programming: Towards enhancing customers' participation in tourism industry

Programme planning and management are essential elements in assuring the success of leisure services for people of all ages and backgrounds. One of the hallmarks of good programming in sport and recreation is the extent to which how well an organization manages its resources and organizes activitie...

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Main Author: Lim, Khong Chiu
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2005
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Online Access:http://repo.uum.edu.my/275/1/DESIGNING_SPORT_AND_RECREATION_PROGRAMMING_-_TOWARDS_ENHANCING....pdf
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Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia
Language: English
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Summary:Programme planning and management are essential elements in assuring the success of leisure services for people of all ages and backgrounds. One of the hallmarks of good programming in sport and recreation is the extent to which how well an organization manages its resources and organizes activities to meet the wants and needs of different people and different groups. In this paper, I will examine the fundamental thrust of sport and recreation related to management planning by focusing on a related programming models. Thus, an approach to sport and recreational programming model adapted from the available literature will be emphasized. Apart from understanding the programming model, there is a need to better understand the application of marketing strategies for sport and recreation programmes that provided by the tourism industry which can be regarded as triggers and anchors of the engagement process. I will also outline of the issues and challenges in programming sport arid recreational activities. Finally, the suggestions towards enhancing customers‘ participation in sport and recreational activities in tourism industry will be discussed.