Sport Tourism : Development and promotions of Finnish cricket
Chaulagain, Madhu Kumar; Maskey, Amrit (2013)
Chaulagain, Madhu Kumar
Maskey, Amrit
Laurea-ammattikorkeakoulu
2013
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2013112518189
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2013112518189
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The aim of this bachelor’s thesis is to provide adequate information about Finnish sport tourism, where research and observation were carried out by case study ‘Cricket’. The purpose of the survey was to understand the potential of the cricket in Finland and the consumer’s point of view on it. The research includes statistical figures and development projects took place in the past and the performance of the Cricket in tourism business inside Finland. This can be the very first step in a continuing process to develop and integrated cricket with other sports in Finland, where researchers have tried to emphasis on sport tourism and how this particular sport can affect travellers’ behavior. As an assessment Finnish cricket, cricket club and the role of Finnish national cricket association has been written down. Developmental and promotional plans have also been taken into account.
The first section of the research consists of what sport tourism is, what are event sports and how they influence the behavior of public. Definition of cricket, its brief history and types of games are presented with figures where people can easily understand how cricket field looks like and how the actual cricket pitch is shaped and the formation of the players. The author of present thesis are quite sure that the definition of each terms are highly important in order to know about the games in depth, knowing the differences between games, rules and regulation. To some extent, brief introduction on equipment and kits are given. Then introducing history of Finnish cricket, when it was started follows the research, how people found it is an interesting game. Finnish national team selection criteria, responsibilities of a player, responsibilities of Finnish Cricket Association and how a club can be registered are being described further. Finding the strengths and weaknesses of FCA, explaining how a webpage plays a vital role in promotion and getting attention of public, improvement suggestions and how webpage can be upgraded in future are being carried out.
The first section of the research consists of what sport tourism is, what are event sports and how they influence the behavior of public. Definition of cricket, its brief history and types of games are presented with figures where people can easily understand how cricket field looks like and how the actual cricket pitch is shaped and the formation of the players. The author of present thesis are quite sure that the definition of each terms are highly important in order to know about the games in depth, knowing the differences between games, rules and regulation. To some extent, brief introduction on equipment and kits are given. Then introducing history of Finnish cricket, when it was started follows the research, how people found it is an interesting game. Finnish national team selection criteria, responsibilities of a player, responsibilities of Finnish Cricket Association and how a club can be registered are being described further. Finding the strengths and weaknesses of FCA, explaining how a webpage plays a vital role in promotion and getting attention of public, improvement suggestions and how webpage can be upgraded in future are being carried out.