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 …

Despite the significant increase of published research in sport-for-development (SFD), to
date there have been no attempts to rigorously review and synthesize scholarly …

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 …

Religion is known to influence people's perception and behaviour. This study explores the
influence of Islamic religiosity (measured on dimensions of 'Islamic Belief','Islamic Practice' …

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 …

This study investigates the influence of visitors' place attachment and emotional experience
on destination loyalty. Furthermore, religious affiliation was examined as a moderator within …

One of the central elements of tourism development is to encourage local communities'
participation as it is the core to the sustainability of tourism industry. While the literature …

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 …

The increasing popularity of festivals and events, coupled with their positive and negative
impacts on host communities, has led to a growing body of research on the social impacts of …

The survival of many sport organizations and events is highly dependent upon volunteers
(Costa, Chalip, Green, & Simes, 2006; Doherty & Carron, 2003; Green & Chalip, 2004) …