TYPES OF RECREATION

AND PUBLIC PARKS

Commercial Recreation
Private Membership
Voluntary
University/Campus Recreation
Military Recreation
Employee Recreation
Therapeutic Recreation
Urban
Rural
Sports
Adventure

 The provision of recreationrelated products or services by

private enterprise for a fee, with
the long-term intent of being
profitable.

Needs, wants,
and demands

Markets

Exchange,
transactions,
and relationships

Products

Value,
satisfaction,
and quality

 CR

began with the invention of money by

the Sumerians in Babylon.

Most

early travel was based on war or

business

Romans

held 175 holidays per year, and

developed better roads for travel

1841,

Thomas Cook invented "travelers

checks" and was first travel agent.

Commercial Recreation
The provision of recreation-related products
or services by private enterprise for a fee,
with the long-term intent of being profitable.

Commercialized Public Recreation

The provision of selected recreation-related
products or services by a governmental or
nonprofit organization in a commercial
manner, with much or all of the costs covered
by fees, charges or other non-tax
revenues.
Ext. National Park, museum

Entrepreneurial Recreation

The actions of a recreation-related

organization that searches for trends and
changes in its environment, then
brings together and manages resources to
exploit those changes as an opportunity

Entrepreneur

One who takes responsibility for

creating innovation of any kind within an
organization

 The

Travel Industry
The Hospitality Industry
The Local Commercial
Recreation Industry
The Facilitators

Primary function is the

movement of people and the
provision of travel-related
services.
Includes airlines, rental cars,
bus lines, roads, cruise lines,
travel & tour companies.

Primary function is the

provision of accommodations,
food and beverage, and related
amenities.
This includes hotels, motels,
restaurants, resorts,
campgrounds, recreation
communities, taverns, & night
clubs.

Primary function is the

provision of retail products and
entertainment;
including sporting goods,
theme/amusement/water parks,
movie theaters,
sport/fitness/health clubs, golf
courses and country clubs.

Facilitators of many types support

the three main industries.
1. travel agencies support hospitality
2. wholesalers support local
commercial recreation
3. convention/visitors bureaus support
hospitality and local commercial
recreation

On-site participation and/or purchase

Travel from
Recollection

Provide, maintain or regulate infrastructure

(roads, utilities etc.)
Promote tourism and commercial
development
Provide public facilities for the use of
commercial products/services (lakes)
Provide low-cost introductory programs
Encourage joint ventures/partnerships with
commercial enterprises (ski areas)

Public Recreation

vs.

Private
Recreation

free or low cost

philosophy

profit motive

social welfare

service origin

market driven

tax supported

financial base

private capital

government
based

authority

entrepreneur

service focus

restricted by
ability to pay

non-restrictive