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 …

Although small firms in tourism have featured on the agendas of policy-makers for several
decades, academic interest over the same period has fluctuated. Certainly the flurry of …

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

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 …

Events are increasingly a focus for destination marketing organisations because of the
tourists numbers and spending they attract. As a result, an event tourism phenomenon has …

The concept of sustainability is now integral to the lexicon of tourism and is increasingly
becoming part of the discourse of mega-events. Yet despite the success of the concept of …

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 …

Festivals and events are of enormous significance to many communities around the world.
They can have historic, religious, cultural and traditional significance, and they are also …

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The purpose of this article is to bring to light the need for develo** a critical leveraging
perspective on mega-events and propose a research agenda that extends the focus of the …