Social impacts of mega-events: A systematic narrative review and research agenda

J Mair, PM Chien, SJ Kelly… - … Advancements in Social …, 2023‏ - taylorfrancis.com
Whilst the economic costs and benefits of mega-events to host cities and countries are well
documented, the evaluation and nature of the social impacts of such events are less clear …

Destination competitiveness since 2010: research themes, approaches, and agenda

J Xu, T Au - Tourism Review, 2023‏ - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to provide a systematic review of the literature on destination
competitiveness. It explores research themes and approaches, and outlines an agenda for …

A modern synthesis

JS Page, J Connell - London: Thomson Learning, 2006‏ - api.taylorfrancis.com
Welcome to the fifth edition of Tourism: A Modern Synthesis, which has been revised to meet
the needs of the reader after extensive feedback from readers, adopters, students and …

[HTML][HTML] Leveraging accessible tourism development through mega-events, and the disability-attitude gap

MB Duignan, I Brittain, M Hansen, A Fyall, S Gerard… - Tourism …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Able-bodied, and increasingly people with disabilities, represent a key audience for mega-
events; occasions that act as crucibles where social problems endemic to host destinations …

Critical elements in accessible tourism for destination competitiveness and comparison: Principal component analysis from Oceania and South America

P Natalia, RA Clara, D Simon, G Noelia, A Barbara - Tourism Management, 2019‏ - Elsevier
This paper seeks to construct an exploratory nationally comparative tourism accessibility
measure (TAI) through develo** an objective set of metrics in the spirit and intent of the …

Develo** an integrated model for the competitiveness of sports tourism destinations

E Moradi, M Ehsani, M Saffari, RNS Hosseini - Journal of destination …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Several conceptual models have been developed in previous studies to address destination
competitiveness; Nevertheless, to our knowledge, this issue has not been examined from …

Inclusive by design: transformative services and sport-event accessibility

TJ Dickson, S Darcy, R Johns… - The Service Industries …, 2016‏ - Taylor & Francis
This paper examines the service dimensions required to be inclusive of people with access
needs within a major-sport event context. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of …

Exploring the role of social media communications in the success of professional sports leagues: An emerging market perspective

J Trivedi, S Soni, A Kishore - Journal of Promotion Management, 2020‏ - Taylor & Francis
Non-cricket sports leagues are rapidly rising in an emerging market like India. With the
advent of web 2.0, sports marketers are using social media platforms to popularize these …

Case study: Destination readiness for dementia-friendly visitor experiences: A sco** study

J Connell, SJ Page - Tourism Management, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Ageing and dementia are major societal challenges affecting many countries, with around
46.8 million people worldwide estimated to be living with dementia. These estimates …

A case of leveraging a mega-sport event for a sport participation and sport tourism legacy: a prospective longitudinal case study of whistler adaptive sports

TJ Dickson, S Darcy, C Walker - Sustainability, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Sport participation legacies are often offered as reasons to host mega-sport events, yet there
is little evidence to demonstrate the claim's legitimacy, thus we examine “What did Whistler …