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 …

Conferences and conventions are one of the fastest growing areas of the events industry.
This is a substantially important sector yet research into many dimensions is in its infancy …

Major-religious festivals hosted in the city of Kerbala, Iraq, annually generate large
quantities of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) which negatively impacts the environment and …

Meeting, Incentive, Convention, and Exposition (MICE) industry is essential to the country as
it directly benefits entrepreneurs in the tourism sector and contributes to improving the local …

Thailand's meeting and convention industry has developed dramatically over the last
decade. Interest in the industry has grown, and competition has intensified in the …

Purpose–Events venues are incredibly diverse and yet a coherent typology fails to be
apparent in the mainstream literature. Indeed, the focus of research has predominately been …

Several factors have been shown to have a vital role in the formation of the touristic image of
a destination. Promotional tools are considered a critical factor in destination image …

Trade Fairs, throughout their long history, have always interacted with their host cities on
multiple levels. The significant contribution of trade fairs to the tourism development of their …

This research describes the spatial layout of convention facilities in Bei**g through the
application of ArcGIS analysis software. The minimum distance points index, kernel density …

Nature-based tourism can be an important source of income for regional economies but
relies on a healthy environment. Using data collected from business and non-business …