Download or read book Olympic Tourism written by Mike Weed and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to examine Olympic Tourism, this timely, breakthrough text offers a fascinating insight into the world's most famous mega-event.
Download or read book Olympic Tourism written by Mike Weed and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-11-15 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Olympic Tourism is the first text to focus on the nature of Olympic tourism and the potential for the Olympic Games to generate tourism in the run up to and long after the hosting of a Games. The awarding of the 2012 Olympics to London will see an increasing interest in the phenomena of organising, managing and analysing the issues which surround mega-event sport tourism. This text will address these issues and using detailed case analysis of previous and future games, discuss how to maximise the success of managing tourism at these events. Written from an international perspective this text provides the reader with: An exploration of the relationship between sport, tourism and the Olympic Games A guide on how to establish Olympic tourism as a phenomenon that goes far beyond the visits of spectators, athletes, officials and dignitaries during the Games themselves. An examination of the detail of Olympic tourism flows before, during and after the Games Analysis of the requisite partnerships between a range of sport, tourism, Olympic and other agencies to successfully leverage and deliver maximum tourism benefits The tools to draw lessons from case studies of previous and forthcoming winter and summer Olympic Games in the 21st Century A discussion of the potential tourism legacies of the Olympic Games Olympic Tourism is a timely response to this international interest and will be an essential resource for those studying and teaching on sport, tourism and the Olympics.
Download or read book Tourism at the Olympic Games written by Mike Robinson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Going far beyond being just a mega sport event, the Olympic Games are, and have been in the past, important settings for tourism and cultural change. Hosting the Olympic Games presents a unique opportunity for countries to promote, regenerate, and develop cities and regions, and to firmly locate them within an increasingly competitive global tourism marketplace. From Athens to Rio de Janeiro, Olympic landmark buildings, ‘districts’, and ‘parks’ have permanently transformed cities and regions, and gained tremendous material and symbolic value as tourist attractions. On another level, the Olympic Games produce a kaleidoscopic range of intangible and quasi-religious engagements with place and spectacle. They have a tremendous impact on the image of the host country, while invoking collective memories and touching on emotions such as suspense, compassion, togetherness, and pride. Tourism has also become a major watchword in ongoing debates on the ‘legacy’ of the Olympic Games, and it deeply penetrates discourses on social justice and cultural change on a local, national and global scale. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change.
Download or read book Hosting the Olympic Games written by Marie Delaplace and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hosting the Olympic Games: Uncertainty, Debates and Controversy provides a broad and comprehensive analysis of past Olympic and Paralympic events, shedding critical light on the future of the Games with a specific look at the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics. It draws attention to the debates and paradox that hosting the Games presents for the contemporary city. Employing a range of interdisciplinary theoretical and methodological approaches, individual chapters highlight the various controversies of the Games throughout the bidding process, the event itself and its aftermath. Social Science-based chapters place strong emphasis on the vital importance of sustainable strategy for contemporary host cities. Along with environmental concerns whether atmospheric, microbiological or otherwise, many other requirements, costs and risks involving security and public expenditure among others are explored throughout the book. Including a variety of international and comparative case studies from a range of contributing academics, this will be essential reading for students and researchers in the field of Event studies as well as various disciplines including Tourism, Heritage studies and Urban and Environmental studies.
Download or read book Introduction to Sports Tourism and Event Management written by Melville Saayman and published by AFRICAN SUN MeDIA. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The importance of Sport Tourism as a developing science and Sport Events specifically is on the increase. This is especially true when experts say that sport tourism is big business. South Africa, like most other countries, hosts thousands of sport events each year. Therefore, destinations compete fiercely not only to host these events but also to offer quality events. All this is happening despite the fact that there is a lack of properly trained sport and event managers. Therefore, the purpose of this book is toe equip the reader with specific knowledge and skills about the sport and events tourism phenomenon. The book deals with a wide variety of topics, stretching from the history of sport tourism to new and globally important issues such as the greening of sport events. The book is a useful tool for both students and practitioners alike, since it also provides guidelines and case studies.
Download or read book Tourism the Olympic Games written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Marketing And Management Sciences Proceedings Of The International Conference On Icmms 2008 written by Damianos P Sakas and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2010-01-20 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of selected papers presented at the International Conference of Marketing and Management Sciences held from 23 to 25 May 2008 in Athens, Greece. The papers focus on how globalization has had significant impact on companies, societies and individuals alike. They discuss the need for new strategies and practices that can help cope with changes that arise due to globalization. Written in a simple manner, this book will be of interest to academics studying and teaching marketing and management courses and to managers dealing with strategies to cope with changes due to globalization./a
Download or read book Tourism at the Olympics written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Olympic Games go far beyond just being a sporting event. Staged as a truly global spectacle every four years, the Games are pivotal sites of touristic activity, social encounter, and cultural change. Unlike any other event, the Olympics harness a ‘humanistic’ and ‘universal’ setting for celebrating global togetherness, staging cultural diversity, and performing (his)stories of national identity and provenance. Over time, and commensurate with the motto ‘higher, faster, stronger’, the Olympic Games have conjured up powerful imageries of modernisation, mobility and progress. At the same time, they have also functioned as arenas of conflict, where contested ideologies of nationhood, race and gender have been repeatedly fought over. Hosting the Olympic Games presents a unique opportunity for countries to promote, regenerate and develop cities and regions and to firmly locate them within an increasingly competitive global tourism marketplace. At the same time, Olympic landmark buildings, ‘districts’ and ‘villages’ have lastingly transformed cities and regions and have gained tremendous material and symbolic value as tourist attractions and heritage sites. On another level, the Olympic Games produce a kaleidoscopic range of intangible engagements with place and spectacle, invoking collective memories, and touching on emotions such as suspense, humour, joy, compassion, embarrassment, etc.
Download or read book Active Sport Tourism written by Heather J. Gibson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-05-21 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume serves to expand theory-driven understandings of active sport tourism by showcasing five empirical studies examining a variety of active sport tourism contexts. These include table tennis at the World Veteran’s Championships, ultramarathon, running/cycling/triathlon, skiing/snowboarding, and a range of issues such as active ageing and travel-related carbon footprints. The volume also seeks to explore possibilities for future directions in active sport tourism and act as a catalyst for ongoing scholarly inquiry. Travelling to take part in active sporting pursuits is growing in popularity around the world. Active sport tourism encompasses travel to participate in a myriad sports, as well as in competitive participatory sport events. Much of the recent growth in active sport tourism is associated with travel to compete in participatory sport events, notably the "big city" international marathon events; amateur running, triathlon, and cycling events; Masters Games; and team sport tournaments. While the broader sport tourism research literature has tended to focus on spectator-oriented sports events, particularly the mega events such as the Olympic Games, it is only recently that a concerted research agenda in active sport tourism has emerged, making this volume innovative and relevant. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Sport & Tourism.
Download or read book The Olympic City written by Jon Pack and published by . This book was released on 2013-06-21 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jon Pack is a Brooklyn-based photographer whose work has been exhibited in galleries in the US and Europe, and has appeared on book covers from publishers including Simon & Schuster and Random House. His previous projects include the limited-edition book Out There; That Thing We Call Nature.
Download or read book Sport Tourism Development written by Thomas Hinch and published by Channel View Publications. This book was released on 2004 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In setting the foundation for this book, the unique qualities of sport as a tourist attraction are presented and discussed theoretically. It then addresses in six chapters central themes of sport tourism development.
Download or read book Hosting the Olympic Games written by John Rennie Short and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hosting the Olympic Games reveals the true costs involved for the cities that hold these large-scale sporting events. It uncovers the financing of the Games, reviewing existing studies to evaluate the costs and benefits, and draws on case study experiences of the Summer and Winter Games from the past forty years to assess the short- and long-term urban legacies for host cities. Written in an easily accessible style and format, it provides an in-depth critical analysis into the franchise model of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and offers an alternative vision for future Games. This book is an important contribution to understanding the consequences for the host cities of Olympic Games.
Download or read book Sport and Tourism written by Peter Keller and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tourism industry and sporting events are two forces which can have a major socio-economic impact upon the development of individual countries and regions, in helping to make the concept of the 'global village' a reality. This report has been prepared for the first World Conference on Sport and Tourism jointly organised by the International Olympic Committee and the World Tourism Organisation. It seeks to analyse the challenges and future trends in the growth of sports tourism and considers how the opportunities its creates for sustainable development can be most effectively managed.
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Download or read book Olympic Tourism and the Beijing Olympic Summer Games 2008 written by Juliane Banner and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2007-06-10 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bachelor Thesis from the year 2007 in the subject Tourism - Miscellaneous, grade: 1,3, Stralsund University of Applied Sciences, language: English, abstract: Die Planung, Organisation und Beschaffung von Reisepaketen zu Olympischen Spiele stellen enorme Herausforderungen an einen Reiseveranstalter und unterliegen einer Vielzahl von Einflussfaktoren. Diese ergeben sich zum einen aus den Forderungen, die von den Organisatoren der Olympischen Spiele ausgehen, zum anderen aus den Charakteristika der Ausrichterstadt sowie seinem politischen, wirtschaftlichen und soziokulturellen Umfeld. Die Thesis analysiert die wichtigsten Einflussfaktoren, die sich auf die Produktentwicklung einer Reise zu den Olympischen Spielen auswirken. Während einige dieser Faktoren sich bei allen Olympischen Spielen ähnlich darstellen, verändern sich andere maßgeblich mit dem wechselnden Austragungsort und stellen völlig neue Anforderungen an den Reiseveranstalter. Der erste Teil der Thesis untersucht, wie sich die Einflussfaktoren generell auf die Produktentwicklung von Eintrittskarten, Unterkunft, Transport und Sightseeing auswirken. Zudem werden die Charakteristika des olympischen Reiseveranstaltermarktes in Europa und die verschiedenen Arten von Olympiatouristen analysiert. Diese Erkenntnisse werden im zweiten Teil auf das Beispiel der Olympischen Sommerspiele 2008 in Peking angewendet. Diese sind nicht nur für China eine Herausforderung, der gesamten Welt zu zeigen, dass sich das Land zu einer leistungsfähigen Nation entwickelt hat, sondern auch für europäische Reiseveranstalter, die ihre Arbeit und Vorgehensweise an die chinesischen Marktbedingungen anpassen müssen. Aufgrund der bedeutenden Unterschiede zwischen dem chinesischen und europäischen Wirtschafts- und Politiksystem sowie zwischen deren Kulturen und Werten wird angenommen, dass die touristische Produktentwicklung für die Olympischen Spiele 2008 in Peking sehr spezielle und besonders herausfordernde Anforderungen an einen europäischen Reiseveranstalter stellt. Mit Hilfe der Ergebnisse aus einer Umfrage unter allen offiziellen Olympiareiseveranstaltern im Europäischen Wirtschaftsraum sowie Interviews mit dem Organisationskomitee (BOCOG) in Peking wird aufgezeigt, wie die Reiseveranstalter auf die Besonderheiten, Herausforderungen und Schwierigkeiten, die während des Prozesses der Produktentwicklung in Peking entstehen, reagieren und welche Lösungen sie finden, um schließlich ein erfolgreiches Produkt zu entwickeln. Die Thesis gibt einen Einblick in die Besonderheiten der chinesischen Tourismusindustrie und präsentiert die aktuelle Hotelmarktsituation in Peking.
Download or read book Heritage and the Olympics written by Sean Gammon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Olympic Games have evolved into the most prestigious sport event on the planet. As a consequence, each Games generates more and more interest from the academic community. Sociology, politics, geography and history have all played a part in helping to understand the meanings and implications of the Games. Heritage, too, offers invaluable insights into what we value about the Games, and what we would like to pass on to future generations. Each Olympic Games unquestionably represents key life-markers to a broad audience across the world, and the great events that take place within them become worthy of remembrance, celebration and protection. The more tangible heritage features are also evident; from the myriad artefacts and ephemera found in museums to the celebratory symbolism of past Olympic venues and sites that have become visitor attractions in their own right. This edited collection offers detailed and thought-provoking examples of these heritage components, and illustrates powerfully the breadth, passion and cultural significance that the Olympics engender.This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of Heritage Studies.
Download or read book Celebration Capitalism and the Olympic Games written by Jules Boykoff and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Olympic Games have become the world’s greatest media and marketing event—a global celebration of exceptional athletics gilded with corporate cash. Huge corporations vie for association with the "Olympic Image" in the hope of gaining a worldwide marketing audience of billions. In this provocative critical study of the contemporary Olympics, Jules Boykoff argues that the Games have become a massive planned economy designed to shield the rich from risk while providing them with a spectacle to treasure. Placing political economy at the center of the analysis, and drawing on interdisciplinary research in sociology, politics, geography, history, and economics, Boykoff develops an innovative theory of "celebration capitalism", the manipulation of state actors as partners that drives us towards public–private partnerships in which the public pays and the private profits. He argues that the Athens Games in 2004 marked the full emergence of celebration capitalism, with London 2012 representing its quintessential expression, characterized by a state of exception, unfettered commercialism, repression of dissent, questionable sustainability claims, and the complicity of the mainstream media. Controversial, challenging, and forthright, this book opens up a fascinating new avenue for understanding the contemporary Olympics in the context of global capitalist society. It is essential reading for anybody with an interest in the Olympic Games, the relationship between sport and society, or global politics and culture.
