The event Industry and Event Tourism

The event Industry and Event Tourism
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Table of contents
Chapter 1
Introduction………………………………………………………….………………3
Chapter 2
Importance of the event industry and event tourism…………………………………………….4
Development of the event industry…………………………………………………...5
Event manager……………………………………………………………………..…7
Challenges facing event industry and event tourism…………………………….….7
Chapter 3
Event industry, 20 years from now………………………………………………….8
Conclusion …………………………………………………………………………8
Reference …………………………………………………………………………..9
Chapter 1
Introduction
The event industry began its significance expansion in the 19th century. On the other hand, the tourism industry is believed to have gained the attention of various economies in the globe in the 1970s. The attention was brought about by the need from the public to recognize the significance of events to societies, environmental regeneration and economies (Popescu, & CorboÅŸ, 2012).
The ancient Olympic Games which were held in the early 776BCE were among the first events to be held in the past. In this modern society, people have adopted the modern culture which entails getting entertainment from bigger events. Moreover, the culture has expanded at a rapid rate particularly in the 21st century. This has also been hastened by the aspect of globalization. The world is becoming ‘smaller and smaller` as years progress due to the development of technology. Traveling from New York to London to attend an event only takes few hours unlike the past where it could take years. Therefore, people have begun to recognize the significance of events because they are able to travel to any place they prefer to attend events (Bowdin, 2006).
The event industry is one of the most popular industries in this contemporary world. From the past, people have been coming up with different ways to mark significant events. Besides, from one year to another, events evolve due to change in cultural practices. According to Hoffman & Ocasio (2001) there are historical records that indicate the existence of events before the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. This denotes that the event industry existed before the 21st century
There are various categories of events; they range from personal events to public events. An instance of a personal event is a birthday and an example of public events is summer festivals. All this events are essentially in particular ways. A birth day party makes one recognize the day he or she was born and thank his or her parent for giving birth to him or her. On the other hand, big summer festivals reunite people and hence enhance harmony (Stone, & Millan, 2011).
The 21st century is termed by scholars as the century of globalization or information technology. Some of the events that used to occur in the past which differ from the 21st events comprise of rain dances and traditional ceremonies. Then again, as human beings keep on developing events also develop.
There has been a noticeable increase in the event industry as well as event tourism. For instance, events have increased from 200 persons to millions of people. The outcome of this is the rise of proficient events. With the development of the industry communities with innovative events have entered the market which provides opportunities to a significant amount of individuals.
Chapter 2
Importance of the event industry and event tourism
The need for events arose from the mere fact that human beings needed a way of socialization. Events were created to remember important occurrences. In the process of going to these events, people acquire new information through interaction with other people. In relation to the tourism industry, events serve as tourist attraction features as they make the destination point more attractive.
Different researchers have embarked in the field of tourism to study about event tourism. However, prior studies s reveals that events have great effects to the society. For instance, events affect the way of life of positively and negatively. For instance, the Olympic and world cup games bring different nations together which creates patriotism. Besides, through these events people are able to learn and adopt other culture which is essential for knowledge development (Jennings & Lodge, 2011).
In this contemporary society tourism event is popular. Besides, the tourism business is a complex cultural, economic as well as social sector which is essential to any nation in the globe. Therefore, the event industry has become one of the major sectors which ...