Many top international sporting championships fit into this category and are increasingly being sought after and bid for, by national sporting organisations and governments in the competitive world of international major events.

by way of their size or significance, are those that yield extraordinarily high levels of tourism, media coverage, prestige, or economic impact for the host community, venue or organization

Major/one time or recurring events of limited duration, developed primarily to enhance awareness, appeal and profitability of a tourism destination in the short term or long term.

What is an Event?

anything regarded as unique is tremendously........ and cannot be repeated in exactly the same way even with a decent level of standardization

An event promoting the fine arts or other human intellectual achievement and its purpose shall not primarily be of a commercial nature;

Their volume should exceed 1 million visits, their capital cost should be at least $500 million, and their reputation should be that of a ‘must see’ event.

family-fun events that are considered ‘owned’ by a community because they use volunteer services from the host community, employ public venues such as streets, parks and schools and are produced at the direction of local gov.agencies/NGO

events are generally made up of meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions. - with a common purpose.

A key elements of all special events is its .................., even if repeated many times, the participants, surroundings, audience and any number of other variables will make the event unique

The group of people engaged in watching an event or (usually) passively participating in some aspect of the event activities

A group of people attending an event, for a range of purposes, from watching the event take place, to actively participating in some or all of the event’s activities