Research question For the past 20 years, the concept of event leverage has underpinned a
variety of academic research across different event settings and with diverse goals in mind …

The increase in individual sports activities is stimulating the rise of sport-related forms of
vacationing. This is further intensified by tourists seeking authentic experiences in host …

Managing Major Sports Events: Theory and Practice is a complete introduction to the
principles and practical skills that underpin the running and hosting of major sports events …

In response to the increasing debate on the relative worth of small events compared to large
events, we create a theoretical model to determine whether smaller events are more likely to …

This study draws on contingency theory to investigate whether tourism leveraging strategies
designed for mega-events are applicable to small-scale events. In-depth interviews …

Policymakers in destinations regularly struggle to identify effective ways to evaluate the
impacts of planned events. Especially problematic is the relative lack of knowledge about …

Despite the increasing use of sport events in portfolios as a tourism place-making tool,
academic research on this phenomenon is sparse within sport management. In response …

Cities and regions around the world increasingly capitalize on a series of events aimed at
optimizing their reach and outcomes. How then can a series of different events be …

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This paper adopts a managerial perspective to revisit an original case study of the “Pink
Night” festival presented by Giovanardi et al.(2014) in an earlier issue of this journal. Our in …