Recreation Industry Overview

Recreation is a pastime, diversion, exercise or other resource for relaxation and enjoyment. Recreational activities are often done for enjoyment, amusement or pleasure. Recreational activities include taking part in sporting activities and visiting museums, historical sites, zoos and parks and also witnessing spectator sports and events. Gambling except casino hotels can also be considered to be part of recreation market.

The Amusements market includes establishments involved in providing facilities for recreation, amusement, and gambling activities, and operating sports teams, clubs, or leagues, involved in playing games for recreational purposes. Establishments using transportation equipment to provide recreational and entertainment services are not included in this industry. This market includes companies offering participant games and sports facilities.

The arts industry includes establishments that operate facilities or provide services for cultural, entertainment and recreational interests such as producing live performances or events, and preserving and exhibiting objects of historical interests of patrons. This industry is further classified as follows – i) Museums, Historical Sites, Zoos, And Parks; ii) Independent Artists, Writers, And Performers; iii) Sports And Arts Promoters and iv) Performing Arts Companies

The spectator sports market includes sports teams or clubs and independent athletes primarily involved in presenting sporting events before a paying audience. The owners of racing participants primarily involved in entering the participants into racing events or other spectator sports events and the sports trainers who are involved in providing specialized services to support participants in sports events or competitions are part of this industry. The establishments involved in operating race tracks are also included in this industry. This market includes companies offering spectator sports viewing services.

The sports market includes establishments offering spectator sports and participatory sports. Spectator sports includes teams or clubs and independent athletes primarily involved in presenting sporting events before a paying audience. The owners of racing participants primarily involved in entering the participants into racing events or other spectator sports events and the sports trainers who are involved in providing specialized services to support participants in sports events or competitions are part of this industry. The establishments involved in operating race tracks are also included in this industry. Sports market in this report is segmented into Participatory Sports and Spectator Sports.

The arts industry includes establishments that operate facilities or provide services for cultural, entertainment and recreational interests such as producing live performances or events, and preserving and exhibiting objects of historical interests of patrons. Arts market in this report is segmented into Independent Artists and Performing Art Companies, Sports and Arts Promoters And Museums, Historical Sites, Zoos, and Parks

The Amusements market includes establishments involved in providing facilities for recreation, amusement, and gambling activities, and operating sports teams, clubs, or leagues, involved in playing games for recreational purposes. It includes companies offering participant games and sports facilities. Establishments using transportation equipment to provide recreational and entertainment services are not included in this industry. Amusements market in this report is segmented into Amusement Parks and Gambling.

This segment includes Golf Courses and Country Clubs, Skiing Facilities, Marinas, Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers and Bowling Centers. Golf Courses and Country Clubs operate golf courses along with dining facilities that are generally known as country clubs. Skiing Facilities operates ski lifts and tows in downhill, cross-country, or related skiing areas. Bowling Centers operates bowling centers and often provide food and beverage services. Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers operates fitness and recreational sports facilities featuring exercise and other active physical fitness conditioning or recreational sports activities such as swimming, skating, or racquet sports.