International Journal of Event and Festival Management: Volume 15 Issue 4

Leveraging para sport events to create para sport legacies: a case study of the world para snow sport championship 2021

Svein Erik Nordhagen, Maren Fernandez Kvammen, Hege Kristin Moen

This study examines how the World Para Snow Sports Championship 2021 was leveraged to create para sport outcomes. The purpose of this study is to add to the knowledge of how…

University students' participation in campus-based events

Ricky Yao Nutsugbodo, Sarah Blankson-Stiles-Ocran, Benjamin Appiah Osei, Bernadette Ekua Bedua Afful, Conrad-Joseph Wuleka Kuuder, Thelma Ziemah Alhassan, Josiane Akogo, Esther Obeng, Philomina Dansowaa Agyiri, Gifty Nancy Amponsah

This study examined university students’ participation in campus-based events (CBEs). Using the Stimulus-Organism-Response (SOR) theory, the study specifically assessed the effect…

Does hosting FIFA World Cup attract inward FDI? An empirical investigation using sectoral panel data of 12 countries

Jihad Ait Soussane, Aomar Ibourk

The primary objective is to analyze the direct and short-run impact of hosting the FIFA World Cup on inward FDI, considering both aggregate and sectoral levels. Additionally, the…

Leveraging event portfolios for strategic business development: a case study of Singapore Changi Airport

Thanavutd Chutiphongdech, Jutamas Phengkona

This research article examines event marketing in the airport business, specifically how an airport leverages event portfolios to develop its businesses by marketing itself as a…

Leveraging para-sport events for accessible tourism development in non-host cities: Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

Kosuke Takata, Ryutaro Yamakita, Masaki Aoyama

This study aimed to explore Tokyo 2020’s non-host cities leveraging the Paralympic Games for accessible tourism development. Following their successful bid, the Japanese…

Who champions environmental sustainability? A stakeholder’s analysis of public assembly venues

Walker J. Ross, Jessica R. Murfree, Zhelun Wang

Despite an abundance of literature regarding the motivations of sport and entertainment managers to adopt environmentally sustainable practices (ESPs) within their venue, there is…

Barriers influencing the sustainable development of community-based tourism (CBT): evidence from Ciaotou heritage village in Taiwan

Austin Rong-Da Liang, Poh Theng Loo, Fu-Yung Kuan

In recent years, community-based tourism (CBT) in the global market has been combined with specific themes in order to establish various tourism activities. Relatively few studies…

Residents’ trust, perceived benefits and support for mega-sporting events: insights from the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games

Rei Yamashita, Kirstin Hallmann

The purpose of this study was to reveal the interrelationships between residents’ perceived trust, perceived social and personal benefits and event support intention for the Tokyo…