Since South Africa's readmission to international sport more than a decade ago, it has
increasingly used sport tourism events, and mega events in particular as a catalyst for socio …

Abstract Since South Africa's readmission to international sport more than a decade ago, it
has increasingly used sport tourism events, and mega-events in particular, as a catalyst for …

The body of literature analysing the impacts of mega-sport events has grown considerably
over recent years. The majority of academic studies have concluded that the tangible …

After the European dominance in organizing the Football World Cup, FIFA now seeks to
capture new markets by moving the sports event to other continents. In 2010, for the first time …

The significance of South Africa's hosting of the nineteenth Fédération Internationale de
Football Association (FIFA) World Cup in mid-2010 extended far beyond the fact that it would …

Mega-events are associated with significant positive implications such as enhanced
international exposure of the host, improved infrastructure, increased tourist numbers, higher …

To date, very little research has been done on African countries' attempts to participate in the
global sport mega-events enterprise. This article examines recent attempts by a selection of …

Over the past decade, South Africa has enhanced its reputation as a sports mega-event
destination. Such events are perceived by the government and its agencies as an avenue …

Mega-sport events have the capacity to deliver significant benefits-both tangible such as
additional expenditure by visitors and intangible such as the influence on a nation's pride …

Sport mega-events are a contemporary phenomenon which embody and unify global
processes in an increasingly globalised world. Whilst the sport industry has grown …