EVENT TOURISM: STATEMENTS AND QUESTIONS ABOUT ITS IMPACTS ON RURAL AREAS
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Keywords
Event Tourism, Events, Rural Areas, Rural Development
Abstract
This paper focuses on event tourism sector and its affection on the economy and the society of the rural community. The significance of events for rural development is argued by various researchers. In the current paper several cases from the event tourism literature and their results are studied. A general conclusion is that rural events affect host communities mainly by building community commitment. Cash injection is significant but not at a level that can lead to rural development. So, impacts on local population should be at the centre of event management in order to achieve development of destination. Further research is needed to be done in order to support such a statement.