Our recent research into sport events in Australia suggests that there are over 1000 events held every year. Every weekend thousands of dedicated sport event participants travel to the far reaches of regional and rural Australia to compete, marshal and officiate in an increasingly diverse range of sport events. For the first time researchers have … Continue reading Sport events in regional Australia
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News: Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games – what can we leverage?
There are few other events on earth that can attract over 6,000 media, 4,000 participants from 72 countries along with a few hundred thousand spectators. What we can learn from the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, is that the key opportunity for tourism, arts and charity organisations is the ability to leverage the presence of an … Continue reading News: Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games – what can we leverage?
Create: Niche events
One of the key elements to creating a festival that people will travel to, involves the use of a “special interest” or niche. Around the world, the use of planes, trains and automobiles as a focus for an event has proven to be a key to success in event tourism. An event like the RAAF air … Continue reading Create: Niche events
Know your potential
Research into visitor behaviour and satisfaction helps event and tourism managers understand their visitors and know their potential. Armed with the right information businesses, festivals and events of all size have sourced extra funding and demonstrated the true value of their business. We believe that research should be simple, straightforward and easy to understand, and … Continue reading Know your potential
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