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 …

Purpose This study aims at developing a framework to investigate and analyze sustainable
competitiveness in tourism destinations. Design/methodology/approach This study has a …

This study focused on the stigmatisation of an emerging wellness tourism destination due to
patient travel for tourism. The concept of spatial stigma was adopted to explore how local …

Heritage tourism has become an increasingly significant component of the global tourism
industry, particularly in countries striving to diversify away from sea, sand and sun. This …

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 …

Using partial least squares-structural equation modeling, we investigated the relationship
between residents' perceptions of the sociocultural impacts of tourism development and …

In this investigation, a cluster analysis was used to separate Guimarães (Portugal) residents
into clusters according to their perceptions of the impacts of tourism development. This …

Contentiously-themed events are a growing but under-researched element of the
destination product mix. A survey of 880 adults on Australia's Gold Coast revealed diverse …

This study examines how local residents perceive major tourism events in Macao, China. A
cluster analysis revealed three clusters of residents with distinct views toward these events …

Purpose A public space is a place of significance when it fulfils the human need for social
interaction and attachment. However, the scarcity of public spaces poses a challenge to …