This paper examines event tourism as a field of study and area of professional practice
updating the previous review article published in 2008. In this substantially extended review …

The study of sport event legacies has grown rapidly since 2000 across a number of
disciplines related to planning and hosting large-scale sport events. However, to date, there …

In recent years, major sporting and cultural events such as the Olympic Games have
emerged as significant elements of public policy, particularly in efforts to achieve urban …

This article reviews 'event tourism'as both professional practice and a field of academic
study. The origins and evolution of research on event tourism are pinpointed through both …

Event Studies is the only book devoted to developing knowledge and theory about planned
events. It focuses on event planning and management, outcomes, the experience of events …

Events Management is the must-have introductory text providing a complete AZ of the
principles and practices of planning, managing and staging events. The book: introduces the …

Using theory of reasoned action and social exchange theory, this study empirically tests a
model of residents' support for the 2012 Olympic Games. The model proposes that overall …

This paper focuses on the legacy of mega sport events. First, the concept of legacy is
defined before the problems of measuring and forecasting legacy are discussed …

Despite the predominant policy focus on event economic impact, event organisers and host
community residents are calling for attention to be paid to the social value of events …

The Olympic Games are expensive for host cities and cause substantial deficits for cities and
countries (in particular the Olympics in Montreal in 1976 and in Athens in 2004). Today the …