The CAT (casino tourism) and the MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions, exhibitions): Key development considerations for the convention and exhibition industry in …

G McCartney - Journal of convention & event tourism, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
In 2006, Macao became the world's leading gaming destination in terms of gaming revenue
and by mid 2008 had surpassed the gaming revenues of Las Vegas and Atlantic City …

Conventions, festivals, and tourism: Exploring the network that binds

J Mackellar - Journal of Convention & Event Tourism, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
The link between conventions and tourism has often been assumed, and to some extent has
been researched, and yet little research has been undertaken to study the relationships …

Branding destinations versus branding hotels in a gaming destination—Examining the nature and significance of co-branding effects in the case study of Macao

LDAN Dioko, SIA So - International Journal of Hospitality Management, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper considers destinations and hotels operating within a gaming destination as co-
branded experiential choice products. Specifically, it examines the overall and individual …

A normative analysis of gambling tax policy

KS Philander - UNLV Gaming Research & Review …, 2013 - digitalscholarship.unlv.edu
This article surveys the application of normative tax theory to gambling tax policy. The
analysis suggests that fixed license based taxes may be preferable to taxes on gross …

Using destination attributes to promote event travel: The case of Macau

IKA Wong - Journal of Convention & Event Tourism, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
This article explores how destination attributes serve as incentives to promote planned-
event tourism in the emerging destination of Macau, the world's gaming capital. This …

The spatial economy of North American trade fairs

H Bathelt, B Spigel - The Canadian Geographer/Le Géographe …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Through a study of trade fairs, this article illustrates that relational approaches to economic
geography are not limited to the sphere of economic and social relationships. These …

To go or not to go? Exhibition attendees' risk perception of COVID-19: Evidence from three Asian regions

ZX Chan, H Ye, J Li, LD Wei - Journal of Convention & Event …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The COVID-19 pandemic severely impacts the exhibition industry. It alters the travel
behavior of potential exhibition attendees, whose risk perceptions of COVID-19 have …

With or without you? Building a case for further MICE (meetings, incentive travel, conventions, exhibitions) development in Macao

G McCartney - Journal of Convention & Event Tourism, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Macao's gross gaming revenues have increased considerably in the past decade since
casino liberalization to more than 6 times that of the Las Vegas Strip (Nevada). Macao's …

Play the cards, roll the dice–the integration of casinos within Asian tourism destination development strategy

G McCartney - UNLV Gaming Research & Review …, 2016 - digitalscholarship.unlv.edu
New Asian casino destinations continue to emerge and expand their gambling options. The
historical rhetoric of being a panacea to economic and tourism woes continues to dominant …

Perceptions of convention attendees towards integrated resort: A case study of Macau

SIA So, M Li, X Lehto - 2011 - scholarworks.umass.edu
Gaming industry is gaining increasing attention nowadays. More and more countries plan to
legalize gambling. Casino operators invest multi millions of dollars when they open …