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Hunting tourism

Hunting tourism. Markéta Kalábová University of E conomics in Prague marketa.kalabova @ vse.cz. Hunting tourism. specific form of tourism i n Czech literature : references to its classification among some of the forms Petrů (2007) considers hunting tourism as a specific form of tourism

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Hunting tourism

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  1. Huntingtourism Markéta Kalábová University ofEconomics in Prague marketa.kalabova@vse.cz

  2. Hunting tourism • specific form of tourism • in Czech literature: • references to its classification among some of the forms • Petrů (2007) considers hunting tourism as a specific form of tourism • The Explanatory Dictionary (Zelenka 2014) considers hunting tourism as an outdoor recreational activity outside buildings • toolof game protection andthe use of natural resources, which is crucial especially for rural regions (CIC 2008) • special form of eco-tourism (FACE 2004)

  3. Specificsof hunting tourism • limitedby amount of game • annual hunting plan (number of growth) • relativelyhigh revenues can be generated by few clients • negative public opinion • highimportance of sustainability („If it is sustainable it maintains and promotes biodiversity, if it is not, it is a violation of international conventions.“) • travellingwith guns

  4. Approaches of hunting in EU countries • CentralEuropean hunting system • (Belgium, CzechRepublic, Luxembourg, Hungary, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia) • ScandinavianWildlife Management system • (Finland, Denmark, theBalticStates, Sweden) • Anglo-Saxonsystemof hunting • (Ireland, UK) • Latin systemof hunting • (France, Italy, Cyprus, Malta, Portugal, Greece, Spain)

  5. Advantagesof hunting tourism • conservationofecosystem – regulationofoverpopulatedwildlife; • substitutionof potentially destructive land use with wildlife management as a form of environmentallyfriendlyland use; • incomegeneration and employment in poor and disadvantaged areas; • directbenefits for the rural population – monetary, nutrition, jobs; • economicand wise use of habitats which are not well suited for agriculture and conventional tourism; • buildingawareness amongst the local population regarding the value of wildlife which is otherwise onlyregarded as harmful, a nuisance and a cost; • lessnegative impacts on the environment in comparison with other forms of tourism; • lesspoaching through the concerted efforts of all who are interested in the revenues generated by huntingtourism.

  6. Growthof game

  7. Growthof game

  8. Hunting tourism in the Czech Republic Number of issued hunting licenses in 2010 - 2015 Number of issued hunting licenses 2010 – 2015 in regions

  9. Huntingtourism in theCzechRepublic Hunting licenses by nationality and validity period

  10. Huntingtourism in theCzechRepublic • expenditureofforeignhunters • 1522 euro per stay (70 % huntof game) • → 3,7x more than regular tourist in the Czech Republic • → 3,2x more than regular tourist in European Union in outbound tourism • German hunter – 2414 euro • Austrian hunter – 1 196 euro

  11. Thankyouforyourattention • marketa.kalabova@vse.cz • Questions?

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