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 …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to identify and examine emerging trends in event and
festival research and also in the themes and topics being studied in this area …

The nature and scope of festival studies is examined by compiling and analyzing a large-
scale literature review of 423 research articles published in the English-language scholarly …

A must-have introductory text of unrivalled coverage and depth focusing on events planning
and management, the fourth edition of Events Management provides a complete A to Z of …

In this study, a model for measuring impacts of a tourist event from sustainability
perspectives and in a common monetary metric is developed. The aim is to achieve …

How can small cities make an impact in a globalizing world dominated by 'world cities' and
urban development strategies aimed at increasing agglomeration? This book addresses the …

The study of festivals and events is now an important and prolific area of tourism research
enquiry. Festivals and events have flourished in recent decades and interest in …

The role of sustainability in events and festivals is becoming increasingly important and now
features as part of the bid process for many mega-events, such as the Olympic Games …

Purpose–The research focusing on the social impacts of events on communities has
reached a level of critical mass and this paper aims to synthesise the literature, including the …

This paper draws parallels between the emergence and development of place marketing
research with the emergence of service marketing as a distinct subject area within …