Sport tourism has received growing attention as a source of generating significant revenue
and contributing major economic benefits to host cities, regions, and countries. However …

Tourism has become an important economic sector in many parts of the world, and many
regions, states, and local areas have identified expenditures by visitors as a potential source …

Assessing the revenue generation and other economic influences of a one-time megaevent
raises unique measurement problems. This is especially true when the event is a “cultural” …

The purposes of this study are to present a conceptual framework for identifying and
understanding the long-term impacts of a mega-event on international travel to the host …

This article outlines a standardized method for assessing direct economic expenditures and
impacts associated with tourist events. The method addresses critical and often overlooked …

The purposes of this study were (1) to examine the South Korean residents' perceptions of
the impacts of the 2002 World Cup Games on their communities before and after the games …

This paper reports the results of an economic impact assessment of six major sports events
held in the UK in 1997. Major sports events are now regarded by many cities as a significant …

Abstract As the Summer Olympics are growing with larger media coverage and sponsorship,
host cities have started to attach great importance to the tourism and other likely economic …

There is intense competition to host sports mega-events as cities and countries perceive that
doing so will enhance their global image and make the destination more attractive to future …

The study of hallmark events or mega-events became an important part of tourism literature
in the 1980s. Since then, the economics of sport tourism at major sports events has become …