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Events tourism : critical insights and contemporary perspectives / Violet V. Cuffy, Fiona Bakas, Willem J.L. Coetzee

Contributor(s): Cuffy, Violet V. II [editor] | Bakas, Fiona [editor] | Coetzee, Willem J. L [editor]Material type: Text

TextSeries: (Routledge Critical Event Studies Research Series)Publication details: Oxon, UK : Routledge, c2021Description: xviii, 268 pages : illustration ; 24 cmISBN: 978-0-367-61642-7Subject(s): TOURISM | SPECIAL EVENTSLOC classification: G 155 E94 2021

Contents:

PART I Fundamental concepts 1. Events tourism: an overview PART II Contemporary perspectives 2. Events as Visitor Attractions in Destination Shopping Centres 3. Managing the event workforce: analyzing the heterogeneity of job experiences 4. User-generated events in tourism: a new must-not-miss phenomenon 5. Undocumented! Small events of rural hinterlands, South Africa 6. Entrepreneurship development and Slow Food events 7. Riding wanderlust: the case of motorcycle events PART III Regeneration, displacement and planning frameworks 8. Quake aftermath and conference industry transformation, Christchurch 9. A critical view on mega-events economic impacts studies: Milan 2015 and beyond 10. Destination Israel and Malawi wanderlusts 11. City rebranding, social discontent and bidding for cultural events 12. MICE tourism development in Ethiopia PART IV The future of events tourism 13. Reshaping metropolitan cities and creative tourism through artists’ vision 14. Counterculture and the future of music festivals and events 15. Events tourism: a critical debate for the 21st century

Summary: This book presents critical insights and contemporary perspectives for exploring current trends, concerns and prospects of events tourism. It examines modern-day global issues facing the events and tourism industry, policymakers, researchers and academics to advance understanding of practice and development of theory.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	NU Fairview College LRC	NU Fairview College LRC	School of Tourism and Hospitality Management	General Circulation	GC G 155 E94 2021 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		NUFAI000003984

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book presents critical insights and contemporary perspectives for exploring current trends, concerns and prospects of events tourism. It examines modern-day global issues facing the events and tourism industry, policymakers, researchers and academics to advance understanding of practice and development of theory.

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