The benefits that the destination can profit from by developing cycling tourism can be
identified with regard to the following aspects: (1) equal or greater tourism expenditure
by cycling tourists compared to other tourist groups; (2) generating the demand (and
developing the supply) for specific products and services in the destination; (3) using
the services of local providers and increasing the financial influx to the local economy1
;
(4) minimum ecological impact on the destination of this type of transport and reducing
traffic flows; (5) using or repurposing existing and insufficiently used, run-down or
outdated infrastructure; (6) improving the destination image and attracting new or
different visitors: (7) increasing the activity of the local residents and other benefits for
the community that come from a more active lifestyle, among other things (Sustrans
1999, 3).