It's getting tight in the Alps - challenges and implications of the e-mountain bike boom for sustainable tourism management

Moesch, Christian; Christen, Samuel; Ströbel, Tim (2022). It's getting tight in the Alps - challenges and implications of the e-mountain bike boom for sustainable tourism management. International journal of sport management and marketing IJSMM, 22(1/2), pp. 73-95. Inderscience Enterprises Limited 10.1504/IJSMM.2022.10045433

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This study analyses the challenges and implications of technological development in mountain-bike sports for Alpine tourism destinations. We investigate the motivations of e-mountain bikers in tourism destinations and derive implications for tourism managers to handle dynamic technological developments in a sustainable manner. A mixed-method design including qualitative in-depth interviews with relevant actors and a quantitative survey with 175 e-mountain bikers was applied. The e-bike boom offers potential and challenges for sustainable tourism management in Alpine destinations. Tourism managers must develop diverse, participatory, and nature-friendly concepts as well as collaborations with nearby destinations and recreational areas to control the flow of tourists within ecologically sensitive areas.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Sport Science (ISPW)
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Sport Science (ISPW) > Sport Sociology and Management

UniBE Contributor:

Moesch, Christian

Subjects:

700 Arts > 790 Sports, games & entertainment

ISSN:

1475-8962

Publisher:

Inderscience Enterprises Limited

Language:

English

Submitter:

Edith Desideria Imthurn

Date Deposited:

04 Apr 2022 13:26

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 16:11

Publisher DOI:

10.1504/IJSMM.2022.10045433

Uncontrolled Keywords:

e-bike; e-mountain biking; e-MTB; mountain biking; MTB; technological development; tourism trends; sustainable tourism management; responsibility; people planet profit; destination management; destination management organisation; DMO; destination marketing; Alpine destination.

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/166151

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/166151

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