Children’s Camps as a Tourism Product – A Case Study

This article focuses on the issues of organized tourism, more specifically, on children’s summer camps, in which Czech children spend free time during their holidays. T he purpose of this paper is to present results of a pilot study on children’s participation in summer camps. On the basis of the re...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kotíková Halina, Schwartzhoffová Eva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2016-12-01
Series:Czech Journal of Tourism: Journal of Masaryk University
Subjects:
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z32
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/cjot-2016-0011
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Summary:This article focuses on the issues of organized tourism, more specifically, on children’s summer camps, in which Czech children spend free time during their holidays. T he purpose of this paper is to present results of a pilot study on children’s participation in summer camps. On the basis of the research carried out in the form of a face-to-face survey conducted with a sample of 479 pupils – grades five and seven, selected criteria, which characterize these camps, were analysed in relation to the choice of the camps and children’s participation in them. T he results show that the majority of school children participate in summer children’s camps. T he most popular camps are overnight camps and sports camps run by the organizations which children attend during the school year.
ISSN:1805-3580