... a process of repositioning the tourism product based on a portfolio of sporting events. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative research design using a case study approach examined resident attitudes in a beach community of south Italy. In total, 740 questionnaires were received and a cluster...

... Expenditure Sporting events Economic impact analysis Major events Direct expenditure approach Methodology Since the pioneering study of the 1985 Adelaide Grand Prix (Burns et al., 1986), there has been a significant growth in academic and policy‐related literature evaluating the economic...

...Richard Shipway; Naomi Kirkup; Girish M. Ramchandani; Richard J. Coleman Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether attending one‐off sport events might inspire audiences to increase their participation in sport or recreational physical activity. Design/methodology/approach...

... of those interested groups were several DMOs operating in the Vancouver region. They felt that the Games offered unprecedented opportunities to strengthen the region's global tourism competitiveness. Social capital Olympic Games Legacy momentum Tourism Sporting events Canada Despite...

... to the provincial economy and that more than 600 jobs are dependent on the event. Research limitations/implications It has a larger impact on the local economy than many similar sport events and this is attributed to the specialised nature of the event as well as its status as an ultra‐marathon. Originality...

...Richard Shipway; Naomi Kirkup; Kirstin Hallmann; Gesine Harms Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the determinants of volunteer's motivation at major sporting events, how those affect future voluntary engagement, and whether there are differences in motivation based on the type...

... Devine can be contacted at: Ha.devine@ulster.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Northern Ireland Recession Event management Challenges Innovation Creativity Stakeholders Consultation Sporting events The downturn of the global economy was primarily the result...

... Limited 2012 Germany Consumer behaviour Market segmentation Sporting events Mass participation Leisure activities Running Marathons Research in the last several decades has established that individual runners have independent motivations for participating in events (e.g. Frederick...

.... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Australia Event management Gender Women Leisure activities Cycle tourism Tourism management Ethnography Sporting events Sex and gender issues With the growth of event management as a multidisciplinary field there has been surprisingly...

...Girish M. Ramchandani; Richard J. Coleman Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the findings from ex ante and ex post economic impact appraisals of six major sports events. The ultimate aim of the paper is to identify the factors that cause differences between forecasts...

...Karin Weber; Jane Ali‐Knight; Eric W. MacIntosh; Lesley Nicol Purpose This paper aims to examine one primary stakeholder (i.e. athletes) and how they experienced the mega‐sport event environment of the XIX Commonwealth Games in the developing nation of India and the city of Delhi. A further...

..., this paper fills the gap in the literature in terms of analyzing the driving forces behind this growth and highlights important issues specific to a relatively unexplored region undergoing rapid development. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Tourism Mega‐events Sporting events Tourism...

...Kirstin Hallmann; Christoph Breuer Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse quantitative and qualitative image aspects of destinations hosting a small‐scale sport event, as perceived by spectators and participants. Design/methodology/approach A survey was conducted at different sport...

... and networking across social networks, blogs, personal email and instant messaging. Philip C. Rothschild can be contacted at: philrothschild@missouristate.edu Social networks Sporting events Entertainment United States of America The aim of this paper is to uncover how social media is used...

... Chalip's leveraging model in order to identify what strengths and weaknesses need to be addressed in order for a host city to leverage the opportunities and threats of hosting a sport event. Kostas Karadakis can be contacted at: kkaradakis@ufl.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010...

... the media present and frame issues related to mega sport event hosting, and whether involvement or commitment influences residents' media perceptions and overall event support. Practical implications Fairness in reporting appears to be a greater influencing factor than the type of media coverage...

... beyond those of mega‐sport and mega‐cultural events. Business events play an important role in generating export sales and fostering innovation, which extends beyond the outcomes usually associated with sport and cultural events. The focus of this paper is on mega‐sporting events, but most...

... networks, improved employment opportunities) (Coleman, 1994) and communities (e.g. social cohesion, lower crime rates) (Mohan and Mohan, 2002). Furthermore, sporting success, creates sporting heroes. Sporting heroes are very much part of our daily life and of the legacies of sport events, a sport...

... of and challenges inherent in sports events tourism for destinations with limited prior experience. Design/methodology/approach A case study approach is employed and the account is based upon the collection and analysis of materials in the public domain. This information is supplemented by primary data obtained...