ELEMENTS OF SAFETY IN PARAGLIDING

Authors

  • Janez Mekinc Faculty for tourism studies - Turistica, University of Primorska
  • Katarina Mušič Faculty for tourism studies - Turistica, University of Primorska

Abstract

Paragliding is an opportunity for tourism development, depending on what position the sport has place in the local community, the restrictions for paragliders and the safety components of the region. The paper explores the phenomenon of paragliding and safety elements in the Upper Soča region, one of ten best paragliding sites in the world (Placestoseeinyourlifetime, 2015). The purpose of the research is to analyse the safety elements, the development and the risk of paragliding.

The goals of the research are to propose solutions in order to improve the safety conditions for paragliding and to make suggestions on the further development of paragliding within the framework of tourism in the Upper Soča destination. According to the interviewees, paragliding is becoming safer from year to year. This is also supported with the ever-growing numbers of pilots, and on the other hand, the number of accidents that do not follow the same trend. The identified causes for the accidents are human errors or weather conditions. The statistical data confirmed the paragliding in the Upper Soča region, with its unique geographical location, has a positive impact on local tourism and its development. The results of the study are useful for paragliders, local tourism stakeholders, researchers of sport tourism, as well to municipalities in the Upper Soča region.

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07-06-2016

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Mekinc, J., & Mušič, K. (2016). ELEMENTS OF SAFETY IN PARAGLIDING. Annales Kinesiologiae, 7(1), 67–80. Retrieved from https://ojs.zrs-kp.si/index.php/AK/article/view/97

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