This essay will demonstrate economic and socio-cultural impacts of events and following this there will be some examples of certain events supporting the range of the impacts. All events have impacts. (Hall, 1997) „Impacts are immensely important because they relate to issues of sustainability and accountability.“ (Bowdin, 2010: 114) Those impacts may be positive and beneficial, which is usually the main point of doing an event. Some of them are being more evident than others. Positive impacts, such as strengthening community cohesion, engendering community identity and pride, revitalizing cultural traditions or enhancing place meanings to residents. “Impacts cannot be viewed in absolute terms of good and bad nor be regarded entirely in isolation from one another. Rather, the impacts on a host community are intertwined and depend on goals and values…within that community” (Boyko 2008: 162) But there are also negative impacts. Such as incur costs or they have negative consequences. These undesirable impacts reduce the benefits of the event. Negative impacts are those which collectively and negatively impact upon the lives of local communities, such as crowding, rowdy behaviour, traffic congestion, substance abuse, crime and loss of amenity, as well as feelings of community manipulation, commodization or exclusion. (Bowdin, 2010) This is the important task for event managers- to predict the impacts of events, to manage them in such a way so that „on balance the overall impact of the event is positive.“ (Bowdin, 2010: 80) The success of events is often ultimately assessed according to economic criteria such as income generation, employment generation or the attraction of inward investment. (Dwyer, 2000) However, in economic term... ... middle of paper ... ...lities for active recreation (cycling and walking paths) and passive leisure. The Olympic tourism was expected to have long-lasting benefits for Sydney as well as for Australia even before the Games have begun. It was estimated by the Tourism Council that as a result of the international exposure from the Games there would be an increase of 1.6 million additional tourists from 1997 to 2004. However, even though the park has had positive impacts, there exists media reports concerned about post-Games impacts reporting of post-Olympic problems. In 2001 and 2002 was Sydney Olympic Park frequently empty. For example, the Sydney Olympic Park has been re-created from 2006 to 2009 as an attempt to ensure that Sydney´s Olympic legacy was sustainable and positive. The main point of re-building the park was to have there the state election in March 2007, which was successful.
War is not a cheap man’s game. At the core of every nation sits an economy comprised of varying wealth and resources. A nation’s prosperity is dependent on its economic fortitude. In a constant state of fluctuation, economic prosperity is often fleeting, with a single event capable of causing economic turmoil for decades to come. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 acted as a catalyst for economic change in the United States. The attacks presented isolated economic desolation, but the growing concern for security and the war on terror provided the greatest economic impact for the United States and the world.
September 11, 2001 was a day that Americans and the world for that matter will not soon forget. When two planes went into the twin towers of the World Trade Center and two others went into the Pentagon and a small town in Pennsylvania, the world was rocked. Everyone in the United States felt very vulnerable and unsafe from attacks that might follow. As a result, confidence in the CIA, FBI, and the airlines were shaken. People were scared to fly after what had happened.
Tourism impacts can be generally classified into seven categories with each having both positive and negative impacts. These impacts include; economic, environmental, social and cultural, crowding and congestion, taxes, and community attitude. It is essential for a balance on array of impacts that may either positively or negatively affect the resident communities. Different groups are concerned about different tourism impacts that affect them in one way or another. Tourism’s benefits can be increased by use of specific plans and actions. These can also lead to decrease in the gravity of negative impacts. Communities will not experience every impact but instead this will depend on particular natural resources, development, or spatial patterns (Glen 1999).
In the past four years, Florida has cut their Unemployment rate in half. In 2010 the unemployment rate was at 11.4%; in January the unemployment rate for Florida was at 6.1% (Statistics 1). In this research paper I will be explaining why raising Minimum Wage will cost more to society than gain in the long run. WHile many people are happy that they are looking to raise minimum wage, more people are highly infuriated with the concept behind it. most people have questioned the idea behind it. For example; if the minimum wage goes up, what else will go up in prices? Or what prices go down? Will the people that are unfortanate and need help that get food stamps and WIC still get the amount they have been getting or will they get less? WIll they gte more? Will buisinesss let more people go due to the cost of employment? I will be showiing my research behind every question that came to mind and every aspect behind the Raise of Minimum wage.
From 2001 2002 there was a 23% increase in the construction of sports stadiums and arenas with costs of those facilities upwards of $7.8 billion. The growing global sport industry requires that sport facility and event management keep current of new and proven management techniques. Sport Facility Management: Organizing Events and Mitigating Risks by Ammon, Jr., Southall, and Blair, provides readers with a basic introduction to elements of facility management for the full range of sporting and entertainment events. There is a high demand for individuals who are educated and trained in facility management, event organization, and risk management and since the September 11 attacks there has been a great emphasis placed on facility and risk management. Each chapter provides theoretical foundations and practical applications for each critical phase of facility management. The authors provided photographs, case studies, and industry examples to assist the reader in gaining an overall basic, picture of the sporting event and entertainment industry today. The book provides in-depth discussions about positive advances that have made the entire experience easier and more comfortable for fans; and about the negative economic and cultural consequences for sport events after September 11 2001.
With over two hundred countries participating, the Olympic Games is easily considered as one of the largest multisport event known to history. The Olympics are held at a different country, and even more rarely at the same city. For a country to be chosen to host the Olympics, the country’s National Olympic Committee (the country’s representatives for the Olympics) nominates a city (from the country they represent) that they think has potential in hosting the Olympics nine years prior to when they wish to host the Olympics. It is a two year process that consists of: Application Phase, Candidate Phase and the Election of the Host City. The country that wins the election is given seven years to prepare for the Olympics. (International Olympic Committee, n.d., p. xx-xx) The hosting country expends billions of dollars, usually money they don’t have, preparing for the Olympics. Then the question is raised 'why would a country go through so much trouble and spend an outrageous amount of money to host this event?' Throughout this discussion paper it will address all the pros and cons for a country to host the Olympics. It will also see if a smaller sports event can produce the same benefits the Olympic offers with less cost and risk.
Another big change that Olympics brought to Beijing was the rapid increasing amount of tourists. According to Chen Jian, resident of the Beijing Olympic Economic Research Association, 2.5 millions domestic tourists and about 600 thousands of foreign visitors would visit Beijing during the Olympic games, with the total tourism expenditure about $4.9 billon. (Lee, 2008) Admittedly, since Beijing had been advanced the traveling environment and infrastructure constructions, it would attract more people to come and
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Firstly, being the host of a major sporting event such as the Olympics could actually benefit the hosting countries’ economic and cultural benefits of the Olympics. The Olympics have a very wide reach in this modern day with. This is a plus especially with the existence of today’s social media and the Internet. In the economic side, it could actually be a very powerful marketing and publishing tool for the host country. With all the present technology that is available nowadays, it actually is a good way to promote a certain country to the world. This eventually increase the economic level of the country that is hosting it, as they will receive visitors from all over the world and they will eventually spend their money to the host countries, thus improving their economics. Winbey (2014) states that the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics are somet...
The mentioned growth in the business tourism sector results in a raise in the gross production, leads to a higher wage for the 2.92 Million employees in the industry and a higher profit income. Conclusively, this leads to more disposable income for private households and generates revenue for the government, due to ascending tax revenues. This all results in a positive effect on the economy, therefore it has a positive impact. (Ahlert,
So, furthermore, it is quite easy to enter and exit the market however, brand loyalty can influence how well your event planning does in the industry. Thus, consumers tend to look at the level of knowledge, expertise, and experience many event planning businesses entails in order to differentiate one from other competitors. Therefore, you tend to see that many consumers generally base their decisions and choices on if they have utilized the services previously, does the company have a great reputation, is the company known for exceptional services and events, and does other consumers speak highly about the business. All these factors contribute to how well a company excels over its competitors in the market. Moreover, these attributes and qualities brings forth and bridge brand loyalty among its consumers and potential consumers looking for quality services and companies within the event planning business and causes many event planning businesses to stand out and reign supreme over others. All the more making it harder for other incoming event planning business to excel due to others in the industry have the upper hand when it comes to knowledge and expertise according to many
Decisions always have a consequence no matter who the person is that made the decision, decisions affect people’s lives. These decisions normally affect their lives in a negative way, and can cause more harm than good. For example, drinking alcohol has many negative effects on people, whether it be in their lives or their neighbor’s life. Alcohol has many negative effects on people like their health, family life, and safety of others.
...ally focused on why cities pursue large scale Mega-events such as the Olympics. The book provides a connection between local politics and economical factors into modern day Mega-events. The author focuses on mainly three recent Olympics that all occurred in the US, breaking it down into three separate case studies answering many such questions as why cities seek such an event their outcome and policy decision. In a well organized manner from the begging of the bidding process to the final outcome the cook gives great incite on concluding if the event was successful or a loss to the city. Overall the book gives great incite of preparing for such a Mega-event like the Olympics and its major issues, the authors do a great job explain and proving their points in a clear and organized manner, all in all a great read helping to understand the politics behind such events.
From business conferences to weddings, there are events going on all around us, and where there are events there are event planners constructing it, putting it all together, while making everything run effectively. Event planning is always unpredictable and you need to be always ready for any problematic situation that may occur. When starting out there is a great chance that problems will occur that one will not prepared to face, but this is all a part of the improvement process. These situations should be looked at as a learning experience and should give you some ideas of how to improve one’s event planning skills and one’s own business. Because of all the hospitality, craziness, and personal gratification, I have chosen to become an event planner.
Clarence, E, Huxley, J, Easton, H, Mountford, D & Patrick, S 2010, ‘Local Development Benefits from Staging Global Events’, Achieving the local development legancy from 2012, pp. 12.