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Developing a Successful Infrastructure for Convention and Event Tourism (Paperback)
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A multidisciplinary approach to the challenges of developing a
complete package for convention and event tourism To be successful
in today's competitive convention and event tourism market,
communities need to provide a complete package that includes
quality lodging, convenient and affordable transportation,
restaurants, entertainment, and tourist appeal. Developing a
Successful Infrastructure for Convention and Event Tourism presents
a multidisciplinary approach to the challenges of developing larger
infrastructural needs. This unique book closely examines what it
takes for a destination to be successful, providing a balanced
approach to developing convention and event tourism. Respected
experts from a variety of disciplines such as economics, tourism,
communications, law, and public policy discuss practical strategies
and what infrastructure should be in place to better ensure success
for a convention destination. Developing a Successful
Infrastructure for Convention and Event Tourism provides insights
into various complex aspects of developing the infrastructure for
convention and event tourism, including economic development, land
use issues, politics, social equity, marketing issues, security
issues, governance, and citizen participation. Tourism
professionals can get a broad and comprehensive look at how to best
apply this expert knowledge to their own situations. This text is
extensively referenced and provides tables to clearly present data.
Topics in Developing a Successful Infrastructure for Convention and
Event Tourism include: public financing for headquarter convention
hotels private sector investments in hotels assumptions and issues
that are critical to reliable estimates of the economic impacts of
event tourism the evaluation of economic impact studies a case
study of what Korea did to foster rapid growth to become a major
player in the international convention market emerging issues
facing convention and event tourism the use of convention centers
as staging grounds for disaster recovery and more! Developing a
Successful Infrastructure for Convention and Event Tourism is a
horizon-expanding text invaluable to tourism educators, tourism
students, researchers, local and state government officials,
policymakers, and anyone involved with local economic development.
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