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.
Mega 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
Mega Events
The individual, or organisation, who promotes and manages an event
Event organizer
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
Local Community Event
What is an Event?
event is an opportunity for leisure, social or cultural experience outside the normal range of choices or beyond everyday experience.’
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
Attendees
The group of people engaged in watching an event or (usually) passively participating in some aspect of the event activities
Audience
events are generally made up of meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions. - with a common purpose.
Business Event
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.
Major Events
anything regarded as unique is tremendously........ and cannot be repeated in exactly the same way even with a decent level of standardization
Perishable
An event promoting the fine arts or other human intellectual achievement and its purpose shall not primarily be of a commercial nature;
Cultural event
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.
Hallmark
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
Uniqueness
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