Optimising the potential of mega-events: An overview

International Journal of Event and Festival Management

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 220-237

  Jago, Leo ^a   Dwyer, Larry ^b   Lipman, Geoffrey ^a   van Lill, Daneel ^a   Vorster, Shaun ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c Ministry of Tourism   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Benefits; Festivals; Sporting events

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868706964     PISSN: 17582954     EISSN: 17582962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17852951011078023     Document Type: Review

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