(1.Postdoctoral Research Station of School of Business,Sichuan University,Chengdu 610065,China;2.Leisure Sports Department,Chengdu Sport University,Chengdu 610041,China) Abstract: From the economic perspective of industry convergence, the author defined the convergence of the sports in-dustry and the tourism industry, put forward the connotations of convergence of both industries in terms of basic condi-tions, resource conditions and market conditions, then explained the driving force mechanism of convergence of both in-dustries in terms of the capital universality of sports resources as well as the internal and external driving forces behind the ever increasingly advancing of the tourism consumption structure; and as for the path mechanism of convergence of both industries, from the perspective of the process of destruction of industrial value chains, the author put forward such three reconstruction means as technology, business and market convergence, such 5 typical reconstruction modes as sports lei-sure type sports tourism, game watching type sports tourism, game participating type sports tourism, landmark venue visit tourism and venue sports performance tourism; finally, the author put forward the following measures and suggestions for the converged development of the sports industry and the tourism industry: reform department rules and regulations; estab-lish policies and standards; develop competitive projects; strengthen talent cultivation. Key words: sports economy;sports industry;tourism industry;industry convergence;driving force mechanism;path mechanism |