Those individuals who travel to participate in sporting events
comprise the active sport tourism category. These
participatory events can take on a wide variety of forms in a
wide variety of sports. Golf, kayaking, tennis, fishing, snow-
mobiling and surfing are just a few examples of the sports that
people travel to participate in. One researcher has gone one
step further and subdivides this type of sport tourism into
“Activity participants” and “Hobbyists”. Activity participants
are those individuals who are amateur participants who travel
to take part in competitions in their chosen sport, while
Hobbyists are those individuals
travel as a form of leisure.