Bicycle tourism is defined as “any activities, whether cycling or non-cycling, that are undertaken by those who are on vacation for longer than 24 hours or one night, and for whom the bicycle is an integral part of this trip” (Ritchie 1998: 569). Day excursions centered around the bicycle are often included in research (Weston et al. 2012).
The bicycle has been used for recreation since the 1890s, but its popularity declined after the advent of the car. Over the last decades, and even more so since the COVID-19 pandemic, cycling for various purposes – daily activities, recreation, tourism – has regained popularity. It has become well established, particularly in Western but also some Asian countries. Bicycle tourism generally enjoys high participation in countries where bicycles are frequently used for daily transport and with appropriate infrastructure (Weston et al. 2012).
Many destinations have set up routes and networks for various types of cycling. A wide spectrum of subproducts...
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Eijgelaar, E., Peeters, P. (2022). Bicycle Tourism. In: Jafari, J., Xiao, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Tourism. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01669-6_240-2
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