Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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Assistant Professor, Department of Tourism Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran
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Master of Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Financial Sciences, Management and Entrepreneurship, University of Kashan.
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Assistant Professor, Department of Sport Management, Faculty of Sport Sciences and Health, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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Ph.D. student, Department of Sport Management, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
10.22098/rsmm.2025.14612.1323
Abstract
Sports tourism is defined as one of the key types of tourism that has been implemented in different countries. One of the main goals of countries is the development of sustainable sports tourism in the regions providing this type of tourism. That's why it is necessary to identify and analyze the effective factors in this area. Hence, this study aims maily to identify the effective factors developing sustainable sports tourism in Ardabil province, which is done using a mixed method through the Concurrent Nested approach. In this regard, in the first step, using the qualitative method of systematic review, the required information and data were collected to extract "thematic axes" to conduct semi-structured interviews. Then, in the second phase, effective factors are identified using the thematic analysis method. According to research findings, among 115 related research, 16 qualified research were investigated and 100 related indicators were extracted. To be more detailed, in the second phase of research, 72 basic themes, 24 organizing themes, and 6 global themes were extracted, which all are considered effective factors developing sustainable sports tourism in Ardabil. According to results, it can be pointed out that the effective elements in the development of sustainable sports tourism make the residents and businesses providing sports tourism services can gain the advantages of special economic pros and create innovation and competitive advantages in sports tourism destinations.
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