Events Tourism

<p>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.</p><p>Organised in four parts this book examines how events tourism is designed planned and delivered. The first part engages with the core fundamental concepts of events tourism which establish a basic understanding of the field. The second part addresses contemporary issues related to visitor attractions music festivals small and user-generated events wanderlust and entrepreneurship. The third part focuses on meetings and challenges in the conference industry after disasters the economic impact and other dilemmas of mega-events and city and destination concerns. The fourth and final part provides a peek into the future of events tourism vis-à-vis reshaping cities music festivals and critical dilemmas of the 21st century.</p><p>With an international appeal because of cross-national contributions this book will interest events and tourism practitioners academics students researchers policymakers and business and investment sector professionals across the globe.</p>