A Scoping Study of Business Events: Beyond Tourism Benefits

Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Foley, CT https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8851-9119	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Schlenker, K https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9917-8973	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Edwards, DC https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8345-9700	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hayllar, BR	en_US
dc.date.issued	2010-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	2010, pp. 1 - 41	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/16848
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of this study is to provide an empirically-based assessment of the range and impact of contributions made by business events to host communities beyond the tourism dimension. This project is classified as a scoping study, delivering baseline data on which future stages of research could be built. Future stages of the project could be designed to deliver quantitative data on the contributions made by business events to complement the more qualitative focus of this study. It is well established that business events make a substantial contribution to the Australian economy from a tourism perspective. However, the Business Events Council of Australia (2009a) argues that impacts from business events in areas such as innovation, education, networking, trade, research and practice are likely to far outweigh the financial returns of the tourism spend. They have called for evidence-based research to be undertaken in this area (Business Events Council of Australia 2009b)	en_US
dc.publisher	Business Events Sydney	en_US
dc.title	A Scoping Study of Business Events: Beyond Tourism Benefits	en_US
dc.type	Report
utslib.location	Australia	en_US
utslib.for	1506 Tourism	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Management Discipline
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.confidential	false	en_US
pubs.place-of-publication	Australia	en_US

Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to provide an empirically-based assessment of the range and impact of contributions made by business events to host communities beyond the tourism dimension. This project is classified as a scoping study, delivering baseline data on which future stages of research could be built. Future stages of the project could be designed to deliver quantitative data on the contributions made by business events to complement the more qualitative focus of this study. It is well established that business events make a substantial contribution to the Australian economy from a tourism perspective. However, the Business Events Council of Australia (2009a) argues that impacts from business events in areas such as innovation, education, networking, trade, research and practice are likely to far outweigh the financial returns of the tourism spend. They have called for evidence-based research to be undertaken in this area (Business Events Council of Australia 2009b)

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