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The Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure & Events provides a critical focus on a variety of policy debates relating to the tourism, leisure and events sectors. Such policy debates will encompass economic, social, cultural, political and environmental perspectives.

Please click the thumbnail image below to access a pdf document with a call for proposals for the new book series published by Palgrave MacMillan, "Mega Event Planning." For any queries please write to Eva Kassens-Noor, Assistant Professor at the School of Planning, Design, and Construction (Michigan State University). Her email is ekn@msu.edu We hope this announcement meets your interest.

The Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure & Events provides a critical focus on a variety of policy debates relating to the tourism, leisure and events sectors. Such policy debates will encompass economic, social, cultural, political and environmental perspectives.

Call for Papers, European Sport Management Quarterly 2015 Special Issue (15.1): Impacts and Strategic Outcomes from Non-Mega Sport Events for Local Communities The staging of sport events directly impacts the quality of life of people living in the host communities. Sport events are temporal and can trigger a variety of short- or long-term, positive or negative impacts, which lead to positive or negative...

Guest Editors: Kiki Kaplanidou and Kostas Alexandris Manuscript submission deadline: October 31st, 2013. The rise of the number of sport events that countries, regions and communities host denotes the importance of sport events for tourism and economic development and suggests a synergy between sport and tourism marketing. However, theoretical and applied research that explains the nuances of this relationship is rather limited. ...

The Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure & Events provides a critical focus on a variety of policy debates relating to the tourism, leisure and events sectors. Such policy debates will encompass economic, social, cultural, political and environmental perspectives.

Major international events such as World Expositions, Olympic Games or Football Championships constitute important opportunities for large investments and revenue growth in the tourism and hospitality industries. But do they provide sufficient cultural, social and economic benefits to the host communities or do mega events do more harm than good? The European Tourism Futures Institute and Stenden University Qatar conference...

Articles Examining the Stress and Coping Process of Mega-Event Employees Authors: Michael A. Odio, Matthew Walker, May Kim Article Type: Research paper Year: 2013 The Dutch Queen’s Day Event: how subjective experience mediates the relationship between motivation and satisfaction. Authors: Sjanett de Geus, Greg Richards, Vera Toepoel Article Type: Research paper Year: 2013 Constraints to Attend Events across Specialization Levels Authors: Miguel Moital, Rhiannon Santos-Lewis Article Type: Research paper Year: 2013 An...

Articles  Climate change mitigation policy and the tourism sector: perspectives from the South West of England Tim Coles, Anne-Kathrin Zschiegner & Claire Dinan Pages: 1-27 DOI: 10.1080/19407963.2012.734991 Tourism policy development in Vietnam: a pro-poor perspective V. Dao Truong Pages: 28-45 DOI: 10.1080/19407963.2012.760224 ‘Social tourism’ in Britain: history and prospects John K. Walton Pages: 46-61 DOI: 10.1080/19407963.2012.703377 Case studies  Collaboration deficiencies in meeting networks: case studies of two peri-urban destinations Mia Larson & Szilvia Gyimóthy Pages:...

Special issue: Events and Festivals Research Methods and Trends Articles An exploration of events research: event topics, themes and emerging trends Authors: Judith Mair, Michelle Whitford Article Type: Research paper Keywords: Events and festivals, Events research, Q methodology, Research work, Review Page Numbers: 6 - 30 Year: 2013 Evaluating event economic impact: rigour versus reality? Authors: Larissa Davies, Richard Coleman, Girish Ramchandani Article Type: Research paper Keywords: Costs, Direct expenditure...