A decade of injury monitoring in the New Zealand adventure tourism sector: A summary risk analysis

T.A. Bentley, S.J. Page

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Abstract

Adventure tourism safety has received relatively little research attention despite the level of risk inherent in many adventure activities. In New Zealand, an absence of surveillance or monitoring of injury in the adventure sector has had important implications for the management of tourist safety. A series of studies conducted by the authors between 1996 and 2006 have sought to address this knowledge gap, with the aim of identifying the extent and nature of adventure tourism injury using a range of primary and secondary data sources. The paper reports on findings from a summary risk analysis of these studies, including evidence for the scale of the adventure tourism injury problem, and ranking of degree of risk for a range of factors for safety in adventure tourism participation. A conceptual model to assist risk management in the adventure sector is presented, and implications of findings for management and the adventure sector are discussed. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)857-869
Number of pages13
JournalTourism Management
Volume29
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2008

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